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9/5/2008 Arguing the age it's OK to drink
Out of Hudson County, it had to be Stevens Institute of Technology that, among more than 100 college presidents across the nation who are calling for lawmakers to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18, is most vocal for the change.

9/5/2008 Drinking age back at center of debate on college campuses
Thousands of students headed back to Rowan University's campus this weekend, nearly a week after more than 100 college presidents signed onto a petition saying the legal drinking age needs to be reconsidered.

9/5/2008 Montclair State prez endorses discussion of lower drinking age
The president of New Jersey’s second largest university has joined a nationwide movement that encourages a “rethinking” of the 21-year-old drinking age.

9/3/2008 SEABROOK: Open house at Seabrook House
Seabrook House is marking National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month with an open house at the inpatient treatment center.

9/3/2008 Longwell: Are DWI roadblocks necessary?
These roadblocks demand considerable staffing hours and extensive funding. Are they necessary?

9/3/2008 Passaic High band members punished for drinking
More than a dozen members of the Passaic High School marching band have been suspended and might not get to play for the rest of the school year, after being caught drinking beer at a band camp in Pennsylvania last week, school officials said Tuesday.

9/3/2008 No drinks, but plenty of fun at LollaNoBooza
The fall semester began Aug. 26 with the College's annual LollaNoBooza festival. The event, organized by the College's Alcohol and Drug Eduction Program, was purposely scheduled on Tuesday night to coincide with the popular drinking night and designed to show students they can enjoy college life without alcohol.

9/2/2008 Congress should look at lower drinking age
Efforts and laws should be focused on stopping drunken driving and risky binge drinking.

9/2/2008 The Quintessence of Help
"Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility, that's the essence of the American promise" said Barak Obama in his historic acceptance address closing out the Democratic convention. And so it is at Integrity House where 'self help and mutual help' play a major part in our philosophy.

9/2/2008 Edison traffic stop corners drinking drivers
With the help of a few thousand dollars in state funding, Edison police have had hundreds of chances over the past two weeks to ask motorists one important question: "Have you had anything to drink tonight?"

9/2/2008 Drinking age back at center of debate on college campuses
Thousands of students headed back to Rowan University's campus this weekend, nearly a week after more than 100 college presidents signed onto a petition saying the legal drinking age needs to be reconsidered.

8/26/2008 Editorial: Sober reflection
UNDERAGE drinking on the nation's college campuses is rampant. College administrations have long been on the defensive about the problem, particularly when an alcohol-related tragedy occurs.

8/25/2008 Bike tour helps fight against addicti
For 10 years, Road Recovery has worked to help young people battle addiction and other adversities, with the influence of entertainment industry professionals who are familiar with the battle they now face.

8/25/2008 The burden of proof on the drinking age
Did the laws that set the minimum drinking age at 21 reduce teenage deaths on the highway but increase dangerous drinking binges on campus?

8/25/2008 Educators pop open can of worms on drinking age
The college presidents said they wanted a national debate on the 21-year-old drinking age. They got it.

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