Official Article--Drinking: Is 21 too high?

It seems highly unlikely to walk around a college campus without having students complain about the drinking age.  Even adults, such as professors, alumni, and the like, think that the age is too high.  An older woman named Rachel Rosen, alumni of the class of '81 said, "I'm not against it."  This will continue to be a growing problem as elections start getting more and more intense.

Jackie Spitzer, a 19 year old student interviewed on campus, stated, "Because you're 18, you're legal to do pretty much everything else.  What is three years?"  Many agree with Jackie, such as Lyndsey T (who didn't feel right giving her last name) who said, "It's a good idea, then people will stop giving in to the appeal."  

Any article you will come across will tell you the same thing.  College campuses want the age lowered.  If students are able to easily access alcohol, they won't be pressured to drink indoors, or enclosed spaces without supervision.  They wouldn't want to drink as much either, which would cause less accidents on the road.

Jeffrey Lopez, also interviewed at the University at Albany, thinks that it "doesn't really matter, because there will be less underage drinking."  It was a unanimous vote across the board.  The age is too high.

"If you can go to war, you should be able to go to a bar for a drink," says 20 year old Kim.  This is also a common argument against the current drinking age.  If you are 18, you are allowed to go to war, risking your life at every moment.  People want change, and they want it soon.

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