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  • The national policy that set a minimum legal drinking age of 21 is being questioned by a group of 135 college and university presidents through an effort called the Amethyst Initiative.

    Drinking age of 21 saves lives 2009

  • To be fair, over 130 college presidents, as part of something called the Amethyst Initiative, have called for an end to the drinking age of 21.

    Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Drink Glenn Harlan Reynolds 2011

  • The group, called the Amethyst Initiative, argued current laws only encourage binge-drinking by driving it into the shadows.

    College president fights campus binge-drinking 2008

  • The movement called the Amethyst Initiative began quietly recruiting presidents more than a year ago to provoke national debate about the U.S. drinking age, which is among the highest in the world.

    College presidents want lower drinking age 2008

  • “Storm is supposed to search out something called the Amethyst Clock.”

    The Black Madonna Davis Bunn 2010

  • The West Strand of the Amethyst is the best developed and contains up to 0.2 ounces per ton gold, 3.8 ounces per ton silver and 4.3% lead over 9.5 feet.

    unknown title 2011

  • Advocates have begun to rally around something called the Amethyst Initiative.

    CampusProgress.org 2009

  • The movement called the Amethyst Initiative began quietly recruiting presidents more than a year ago to provoke national debate about the drinking age.

    New York Sun - All Articles 2009

  • The question of whether 21 should be the legal drinking age surfaced recently in news reports across the country because of what's known as the Amethyst Initiative.

    The State Journal-Register Home RSS 2008

  • The question of whether 21 should be the legal drinking age surfaced recently because of what's known as the Amethyst Initiative.

    pjstar.com Home RSS 2008

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  • purplish quartz used for jewlry--I have a ring and earrings set with amethysts

    July 30, 2009