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Transcript: College Presidents Urge Rethink On Drinking Age
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- August 19, 2008
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MICHELE NORRIS
NPR All Things Considered
08-19-2008
College Presidents Urge Rethink On Drinking Age
Host: MICHELE NORRIS
Time 21:00-22:00 PM
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MICHELE NORRIS, host:
Binge drinking is a big problem on college campuses. A growing number of college presidents are trying to tackle the problem by encouraging lawmakers to lower the drinking age. You heard right. The college presidents are part of a movement called the Amethyst Initiative, and their goal is to promote a national dialogue about the drinking age.
John McCardell is the founder of the movement. He's a former president of Middlebury College and he's been pushing for years to lower the drinking age to 18. Welcome to the ...
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