USC leaders: No support for reduced drinking ageBy Schuyler Kropf (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The notion of lowering the drinking age isn't gaining much support from South Carolina's most visible college. University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides said Wednesday he could not support lowering the drinking age from 21, legally expanding youth access to alcohol. But he did say he was "pleased that a light" has been focused on an important problem, such as drinking on college campuses. This week, presidents from about 100 universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, asked state legislatures to consider lowering the widely accepted state drinking age of 21 to 18 on grounds current laws encourage dangerous binge drinking. No South Carolina colleges or universities appear to have immediately signed on with the effort, called the Amethyst Initiative. Mothers Against Drunk Driving is against the change, saying lowering the drinking age would lead to more fatal car crashes. |
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