I want to throw out a laurel to the Daily’s David Roepke, who wrote the article on minors in bars.

I whole-heartedly agree with him.

I remember the many trips that I made to Iowa City last year.

They could have been prevented.

There are so many benefits to allowing minors in bars, and those are evident in just one visit to the Fieldhouse.

All ages have a good time, yet not all are allowed to drink.

This system works for Iowa City, why not Ames?

I have been to Greek parties and they are fun, but let’s face it, there is plenty more opportunity to drink your fill at a house than there ever would be at a bar where there is an age limit.

Not only is this slightly dangerous, it is the opposite of what university officials have in mind.

My boyfriend, a transfer student from Iowa, insists that the bars here could make a killing on the minors that are just itching for a decent place to kick back.

I agree with him.

Businesses here could really rake in the money from the cover that they could charge minors and of-age patrons.

All of this with strict watch over the under-21 crowd.

What could be wrong with this?

What could be more dangerous than drinking at a house, apartment, in the dorm rooms or at a fraternity party where it is easier to forget how much of that Captain Morgan bottle you really consumed.

What better distraction from this common situation than a night of clubbing with their closest friends?

Dancing the night away to blaring music at a place where they know they can’t drink, but really don’t care, because they aren’t bored enough to.

The lack of things to do in the city of Ames just might be the problem that officials are battling.

The very policy that they thought was in the best interest of the minor crowd might be the one causing the abundance of under-age alcohol consumption.

This is something to think about, concerning students and the community of Ames.

If Iowa City can do it, then why not us?

Why should we make the trip. Can’t the Hawks come here once in a while?

Thank you, David, for voicing what many of us were thinking for a long time.

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Kara James

Sophomore

Journalism and mass communication