NBC4 picked up an AP story about the Amethyst Initiative, a movement to lower the legal drinking age from 21 to 18, noting that C.D. Mote, Jr., the president of the University of Maryland, has signed on as a supporter. Over 100 college presidents have joined the initiative, saying they have observed that the higher drinking age has created a dangerous climate of secretive binge drinking on their campuses.

Johns Hopkins University president William Brody also signed with the effort, which carefully calls for “an informed and dispassionate public debate over the effects of the 21 year-old drinking age.” Is your college or university on the list?

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