Jim Andrews returns to present Beer, Booze, and Books

Torch File PhotoBeer, Booze, and Books: Pictured here is Beer, Booze, and Books lec­turer, Jim Andrews.

Based on stu­dents’ rec­om­men­da­tions, Beer, Booze, and Books has come back to Ferris for its fourth year.

Jim Andrews will return to present Beer, Booze, and Books on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 11 a.m. and at 7 p.m. in the Williams Auditorium.

Andrews has pre­sented this pro­gram to over 300,000 stu­dents on more than 300 cam­puses around the country.

This pre­sen­ta­tion does help decrease drink­ing among first year stu­dents, but it’s not a dras­tic drop, just enough to keep stu­dents and col­lege cam­puses ask­ing for more information.

The pre­sen­ta­tion will be sim­i­lar to the past four years, said Shelly VandePanne, FSUS Coordinator, but the basic con­cepts and ideas will not change; Andrews does a good job keep­ing the stu­dents interested.

“I enjoy [the pre­sen­ta­tion] every year. He has com­mer­cial clips and posters that show humor and keep the audience’s atten­tion about alco­hol,” said VandePanne.

Andrews teaches peo­ple how to drink wisely and responsibly.

VandePanne said, “I want the stu­dents to know the pre­sen­ta­tion is not about how drink­ing is bad, but about how to make good choices when it comes to alco­hol consumption.”

It’s hard to take the knowl­edge you gain about drink­ing in high school with you to col­lege because the cul­ture is so dif­fer­ent here than in our alma maters.

Even the peo­ple who don’t drink, are still encour­aged to attend because they will be informed of the dan­gers of alco­hol consumption.

For more infor­ma­tion con­tact VandePanne at vandepas@ferris.edu or at x2360.