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The Michigan Daily - W/4.e, ct.
4B - The Michigan Daily - Wu(e*4d, et. - Best of Ann Arbor - Thursday, April 18, 1996
Best Prof.:
Ralph Williams
Once again, we like you, we really
like you!
Best Course:
Primo Levi
Ralph Williams,again. Nobody does
it better when it comes to the stirring
story of this Holocaust survivor.
Best Residence Hall:
West Quad
Close to campus, mini-mall in the
basement and there's few first-year stu-
dents. Who could want more?
Best Sports Team:
Wolverine Hockey
Alas, a NCAA Championship, and,
not one hockey player broke a window
doing it. Great job, skaters!
Best Michigan Athlete:
Tom Dolan
The best in the world. Enough said.
Best Library:
the Grad
Lots of cool places where nobody
can find you, and lots of cool books to
distract you from studying. Of course,
it'd be nice if one could actually find
the books one needs ...
Best Place to Study:
the Law Library
It's quiet, it's Gothic and, dammit,
you just have to work in this place. If
you don't, the gods of higher learning
will strike you down.
Best Place to Work Out:
the CCRB
The CCRB could also be the win-
ner for "Best Place Not to Pick a
Fight," but that's another story. We
hear the NCRB is really nice, too.
Best Campus Tradition:
the Naked Mile
Naked boys and naked girls, oh
my! We just hope the participants
don't fall.
NOPPORN KICHANANTHA/Daily
The West Quadrangle used to be for men only. Attached to the Union, it is a popular first choice for freshmen.
THE RESULTS!
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Best Direction of a Base-
ment Arts production:
Roxy Font, "The Marriage
Dance" (Honorable Men-
tion: Brandon Epland,
"Glengarry Glen Ross" '
Working with original material could
have had many pitfalls, but Font pulled
off "The Marriage Dance" by balanc-
ing a live string quartet and in-the-
roundseating with innovation and style.
The What-Was-She-
Thinking award:
Allison Tkac
For her directorial debut Tkac se-
lected Michael Frayn's problematic'
"Here" for production in the Basement
Arts series. Though she made some
creative attempts, no director could re-
vive such a dead-end script.
The What-Can't-She-Do
award:
Roxy Font
She's a director ("The Marriage
Dance"). She's an actor ("Twelfth
Night"). She's even a dramaturg (also
"The Marriage Dance"). And some-
how this multi-talented woman found
time to serve as editor in chief of the
feminist publication "Third Wave."
Hey, Roxy, what's your GPA?
The Whatever-You-Give-
Me Award:
Matthew Whitten
Moving from the dramatics of
"Twelfth Night"and the Basement Arts
production of "A Walk in the Woods"
to the witty, humorous and touching
Basement Arts production of "The
Good Doctor," Whitten delivered ev-
ery role with power and ease.
The Whatever-You-Give-
Me Award Part Two:
Matt Schicker
He wooed Cinderella in MUSKET's
"Into the Woods"; he talked a great
game in "Glengarry Glen Ross"; he
even managed to shine in the ensemble
cast of"Oh, Coward!" And then there
was that bit he did with Patti LuPone at
Hill Auditorium ... Work it, work it,
Matt. Own it, own it.
The Have-They-Got-It-
Together-Or-What
award:
Musical Theater Class of
1999
Opportunities for first-year perfor-
mance majors are scarce; knowingthis,
these up-and-coming MTs put together
their own show - "Our Time," a col-
lection of Stephen Sondheim songs.
And they directed, choreographed and
staged it themselves. Gangway, world
- get off of their runway!
The It-Defies-Categoriza-
tion award:
"Falsettoland"
Though in the Basement Arts space,
this production transcended the bounds
(and budget) of the average Arena The-
ater show. Lovingly directed by Job
Christensen,,this heartwarming produc-
tion of the William Finn-James Lapine
one-act musical was an achievement
both in concept and in execution. And
they cut a CD!
And we couldn't forget
these performances in the
Basement:
Seth Hitsky and Stephanie
Bernstein, "Love's Labor's
Lost"; Greg Zola,,
"Glengarry Glen Ross";
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"Falsettoland."
Or these MUS- The cast and
KET performers:
Christopher French, "Into
the Woods"; MaryArchbold
and Tad Emptage, "Guys
and Dolls"
Or these performers in
crew of "Falsettoland," a Baseme
University Produc
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"Wuthering Height
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Best of
Restaurants:
coffee * Espresso Royale
Cafe
burgers * Krazy Jim's Blimpy
Burger
french fries * McDonald's
pizza * Cottage inn Pizza
hot dogs * Red Hot Lovers
wings * Mister Spots
low cal * Salad Days
cheap beer " Rick's
bar drinks * Rick's
ice cream * Stucchi's
chipati * Pizza House
sandwiches * Amer's
subs * Pizza Bob's
cookies * Mrs. Peabody's
bagels * Brueggers
italian food * Palio
indian food * Raja Rani
middle eastern food * Jerusa-
lem Gardens
chinese food " Dinersty
korean food * Kana
mexican food * Pancheros
vegetarian food * Seva
deli * Zingerman's
service * (Tie) Maude's,
Sweet Lorraine's, The
Cottage Inn
greasy spoon * Fleetwood
Diner
sports bar * Touchdown Cafe
breakfast * Angelo's
lunch " Amer's
dinner * Mongolian BBQ
take-out Dinersty
cafe " NAC
late-night munchies * Pizza
House
place for folks to take you «
Gandy Dancer
romantic evening * Gandy
Dancer
dorm cafeteria * Bursley
best overall restaurant " Mongo-
lian BBQ
happy hour « Mitch's
best overall bar * Mitch's
Best of Business:
records * Tower
used records * Wazoo
men's clothing * Urban Outfit-
ters
women's clothing * Urban
Outfitters
thrift/used clothing * Value
Village (in A2, Light Wraps)
bicycle sales/repair * Student
Bikes
books * Borders
textbooks .Ulrich's
used books * David's
tanning Supertan
haircut Charisma
first-run theater " State Theatre
video store " Blockbuster
test prep " Kaplan
liquor/party store " Village
Corner
photocopying * Kinkos
sporting goods " Harry's
groceries * Meijer
florist 9 Normandie Flowers
travel agency " Council Travel
magazines * Borders
michigan items (sweats, mugs,
etc) " Moe's
posters " Michigan Book and
Supply
Best of the
University:
professor " Ralph Williams
course " Primo Levi
blow-off course " Soc. 100
residence hall * West Quad
sports team " Hockey
Michigan athlete " Tom Dolan
library Graduate
place to study " Law Library
place to work out " CCRB
campus tradition " Naked Mile
cause/issue/movement * The
Code and GEO
activist group " GEO
protest slogan " Six way tie
between "Say No,""Love,"
"Peace," "Democracy,"
"Prop. 187," "Causes Suck"
speaker/lecturer in past year."
Oliver Stone
computing center 9 Angell Hall
Computing Center
student group/organization "
AIESEC
fraternity to party with " Sigma
Chi
sorority to party with Pi Beta
Phi
co-op " Joint Co-op
ugliest building " Perry
bathroom eChem
lecture hall " Chem 1800
Best of
Entertainment:
local band " The Bucket
dancing spot " Nectarine
concert in the past year " Tracy
Chapman
radio station " 89X
place to go when in an altered
state " Arb
Best of Dating:
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place to meet a mate " Class
pick-up line " "Hi."
rejection line " "Goodbye."
place for first date *The Arb
place for secret rendezvous "
Arb
idea for unusual date " Meijer.
"date movie" " (tie) Sleepless
in SeattleUp Close and
Personal
Best of the Rest:
excuse for late paper " Com-
puter problems
excuse for cutting class " A
sunny day
fad " Corduroys/mini back.
packs
slang " "Random!"
thing about A2. *People
hangout for smokers i Diag
place for people watching "
Diag
new business 'Einstein
Bagels thing about football
Saturday * Pre-partying
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