Tag Archive | "drinking age"

Prepaid cab debit card could prevent drunk driving in colleges

Posted November 19, 2008 at 7:02 pm
By Matthew Fuhrman // Contributing EDGE Writer

University of Central Florida graduate starts University Cab Cash, a program that partners with cab companies near universities throughout Florida to provide students with a prepaid debit card for transportation purposes.

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21: A thin line of responsibility

Posted September 28, 2008 at 6:22 pm
By Timothy Heacock // Opinion Columnist

Just the other day my friend turned 21. I always thought the drinking age being 21 was absolutely ridiculous but seeing him make the transition changed my mind.

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Binge drinking is dangerous, but still popular

Posted September 4, 2008 at 9:36 am
By Chelsea Kate Isaacs // News Editor

It’s hard to predict who you’ll meet in college, but there is one thing you can predict: 40 to 80 percent of them will be binge drinkers, said Toben F. Nelson of the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study of college students, a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Our Opinion: Minimum drinking age should be lowered to 18

Posted August 25, 2008 at 12:00 am
By Editorial Board // The Miami Hurricane

The United States is the land of opportunity, home base of the free world and one of few countries that prevents its adults from consuming alcohol. So why then do we allow the government to get involved with our personal choice?

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