7f w 9 w 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! v' 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"; Ann Arbor' Y C xood. Mch! ssNt hot ds v-6650 OPEN 1441 SEVEN EDAYS A WEEK 333 E. HUHON fn~ur Comp inC Cctth.y s e Cest and b deto t ef~~~~~le flame" Kirstin Kennedy, "The Good Doc- tor"; Laura Heisler, "The Contemporar- ies"' Adam Hunter Rosenblate, "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 Jonathan Berry, "Wuthering Height UFEGUARO APPLY f CALL OU! ANE I Huten-Ci METRO BEACH METROPA Ner Mt. 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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: ,-P 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 TA I. -~ 4, I. IF « .r