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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (40646)	8/21/2008 11:09:19 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224744

Colleges: Lower Drinking Age to Boost Alumni Giving by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace (2008-08-21) — College presidents across the nation have signed on to an effort, dubbed the Amethyst Initiative, to lower the drinking age on campus to 18, a move some say could significantly increase donations to their institutions. “When an alumnus comes back to tailgate and watch a game, why should he have to worry that the co-ed for whom he buys drinks might not be of legal age?” said an unnamed spokesman for the Amethyst Initiative. “Jailed alums don’t write endowment checks. Happy alums give more, thereby advancing our academic mission.” The coalition of college presidents wants a national discussion on the drinking-age issue which they claim is crucial to ensuring that American maintains its competitive edge. “Studies show a direct correlation between institutional giving and the aggregate blood-alcohol level of older alumni at Homecoming, as well as their feelings of self-worth spawned by the fawning attention of inebriated teenage girls,” the anonymous source said. “It’s simple. Lower the drinking age, and you increase donations, thereby making America smarter.”