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Article: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINAUPSTATE CHANCELLOR NOT IN SUPPORT OF AMETHYST INITIATIVE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 3, 2008
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The University of South Carolina Upstate Campus issued the following news release:
The Amethyst Initiative, a recent proposal launched by John McCardell, President Emeritus of Middlebury College and endorsed by more than 100 chancellors and presidents of universities and colleges across the United States to reduce the legal age for drinking alcohol, has grabbed national headlines and led to much discussion among parents, politicians and educators. Supporters of the Amethyst Initiative, many from prestigious institutions such as Duke, Dartmouth and Tufts, argue that lowering the drinking age below the current 21 would actually help combat alcohol abuse and curb underage and binge drinking. ...