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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Colleges: Drinking age 'not working'

Presidents say lowering from 21 may cut binges
By Stephen Kiehl |Sun reporter
August 19, 2008
Top university officials in Maryland - including the chancellor of the state university system and the president of the Johns Hopkins University - say the current drinking age of 21 "is not working" and has led to dangerous binges in which students have harmed themselves and others.

Six college presidents in Maryland are among more than 100 college and university presidents nationwide who have signed a statement calling for a public debate on rethinking the drinking age.
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