Lowering the Drinking Age

Feb 5, 2008

National Assn. of Independent Colleges and Universities

John McCardell, president emeritus of Middlebury College, talked about the effectiveness of The National Minimum Legal Drinking Age Act. He argued that making the legal drinking age 21 has not reduced alcohol consumption but has only forced it into riskier environments behind closed doors, underground, and off campus. He urged re-evaluating the .. Read More
John McCardell, president emeritus of Middlebury College, talked about the effectiveness of The National Minimum Legal Drinking Age Act. He argued that making the legal drinking age 21 has not reduced alcohol consumption but has only forced it into riskier environments behind closed doors, underground, and off campus. He urged re-evaluating the law. Following his prepared remarks he answered questions from members of the audience.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:10 Unidentified Speaker NOW A DISCUSSION ON LOWERING THE MINIMUM DRINKING AGE FROM 21-18. THE SPEAKER IS THE FORMER PRESIDENT...
00:00:34 Unidentified Speaker GOOD MORNING. I REALIZE THAT THERE MAY BE SOME FOLKS DRIFTING AND LATER. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT THE...
00:10:59 Unidentified Speaker FOR ITSELF, WE WILL CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION AND THE REOPENING IT IS AN ACT OF FUTILITY. BENJAMIN...
00:35:43 Unidentified Speaker QUESTION. WHAT ARE THE ODDS IN CONGRESS OF THE WAIVER? WHERE IS THAT? HAS ANYONE IN PARTICULAR, ...
00:35:54 Unidentified Speaker WE DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE DELIBERATELY STAYED AWAY FROM THAT. WE KNOW WHERE CERTAIN...
00:37:55 Unidentified Speaker INTERESTING THAT THE POSTER ABOUT REPEAL PROHIBITION FEATURE AD
00:37:58 Unidentified Speaker YES.
00:38:00 Unidentified Speaker AND MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVERS ARE SUCH A BIG FORCE AND LOBBYISTS. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSIONS...
00:38:09 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THAT ORGANIZATION BUT WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AND I THINK THAT...
00:39:03 Unidentified Speaker AS A COLLEGE PRESIDENT, I THINK ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES IS THE BARRIER, THE 21 BARRIER IS NOT OBSERVED...
00:39:49 Unidentified Speaker ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS -- THAT IS VERY INTERESTING POINT. ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS MADE IN THE '20s, RESEMBLED...
00:41:37 Unidentified Speaker YOU HAD THE DATA ABOUT THE NUMBER OF ALCOHOL-RELATED DEATHS OFF THE HIGHWAYS IN RECENT YEARS. DO...
00:41:49 Unidentified Speaker WE DON'T. PART OF THE DIFFICULTY WITH THIS SUBJECT IS THAT UNTIL PARTICULAR ISSUES OR RELATIONSHIPS...
00:43:14 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE].
00:43:16 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD INVITE YOU TO COME VISIT OUR WEB SITE, WWW.CHOOSERESPONSIBILITY.ORG. WE ARE GETTING A LOT...
00:45:06 Unidentified Speaker HAVE YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS STUDENT SERVICES PROFESSIONALS?
00:45:10 Unidentified Speaker YES.
00:45:11 Unidentified Speaker THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE MOST CONTACT WITH --
00:45:13 Unidentified Speaker THEY'RE ON THE FRONT LINES, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. AND, NASPA IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN RECEPTIVE TO...
00:45:45 Unidentified Speaker FOLLOW UP ON THAT QUESTION, I THINK ONE OF THE REAL ALLIES HERE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL EDUCATION....
00:45:57 Unidentified Speaker YES.
00:45:59 Unidentified Speaker AND I THINK AT LEAST ON OUR CAMPUS THAT'S THE WAY WE'VE GONE. DO YOU KNOW OF ANY PROGRAMS THAT ARE...
00:46:09 Unidentified Speaker BEING MOST EFFECT TIFF AND THEY'RE BEGINNING TO GENERATE DATA TO PROVE EFFECTIVENESS, CALLED, ALCOHOL...
00:46:56 Unidentified Speaker CAN YOU COMMENT ON THE SUPPORT OR LACK THEREOF YOU HAVE RECEIVED FROM SITTING COLLEGE PRESIDENTS?...
00:47:04 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I KNOW PERFECTLY WELL FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE THAT THIS IS A DIFFICULT QUESTION...
00:49:16 Unidentified Speaker I'VE SEEN THIS, SEEN DATE THAT THAT SEEMS TO SUGGEST THAT STUDENTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN THIS AGE...
00:49:38 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. AND THE DATA DO SUGGEST THIS PROBLEM MAY BE MORE ACUTE AMONG COLLEGE...
00:50:53 Unidentified Speaker NUMBER ONE HEALTH ISSUE ACROSS COLLEGE CAMPUSES IS STRESS. ALCOHOL IS A VERY EFFECTIVE DRUG BECAUSE...
00:51:09 Unidentified Speaker AND, IF THAT IS THE CASE, AND, IF STUDENTS, WHETHER WISELY OR NOT, BUT LARGELY UNINFORMED, ARE TURNING...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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