Editorial Articles

Reviewing the legal drinking age

By Heights Editorial Board
Choose Responsibility, "an initiative defined by balance, maturity, and common sense" led by former Middlebury College President John McCardell, is now actively lobbying to lower the drinking age in the United States. McCardell and his advocacy group point to statistics that prove the ineffectiveness of the current age limit on alcohol consumption.

Duke lacrosse players vindicated

By Heights Editorial Board
Yesterday, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced that he would drop all charges against the three Duke lacrosse players involved in last year's scandal. Just as quickly as Cooper declared the three players to be innocent, he denounced Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong for his handling of the case, which had essentially turned into a much-publicized witch hunt.

Letters to the Editor 4/12/07