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Amethyst Initiative Debate on November 13
11.13.08
WHAT: Manhattanville College hosts the first national debate convened to consider the proposition that it is time to rethink the legal drinking age. The elite panel will openly discuss the legal drinking age and explore whether or not it should be lowered to 18 years old. The debate is convened by the Amethyst Initiative, which supports informed and unimpeded debate about the current drinking age.
Moderated by Richard Berman, President of Manhattanville College, the debate consists of a presentation from both sides of the panel and the opportunity for each panelist to ask one question to their opponent. The debate will end with a Q & A section from the audience.
Follow this link to watch the debate live.
Panelists Include:
· Richard Berman, President of Manhattanville College and Moderator
· James C. Fell, Director, Traffic Safety and Enforcement Programs, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
· Alex Koroknay-Palicz, Executive Director, National Youth Rights Association
· Adrian K. Lund, Ph.D., President, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety; Highway Loss Data Institute
· John McCardell, founder of the Amethyst Initiative, former President of Middlebury College
· Stanton Peele, Ph.D., J. D., author of Addiction-Proof Your Child: A Realistic Approach to Preventing Drug, Alcohol and Other Dependencies
· Mel Riddile, Ed.D., National Center for High School Leadership, National Association of Secondary School Principals
· William Rorabaugh, Ph.D., author and President, Alcohol and Drugs History Society
WHEN: Thursday, November 13, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Manhattanville College (Reid Castle), 2900 Purchase St. Purchase, NY 10577
Admission is free and for additional information please contact:
Jodi Burack at Giles Communications, (914) 798-7132 or jburack@giles.com