VOTE Continued from page 11B /ne of the things that made the work of VYV so impres- sive was how very new it all was," Woiwode wrote to me in an e-mail. "None of the machinery of the 2000 election was still in place, either personnel-wise or institu- tionally. So at each juncture, we were blazing our own path." This is impressive indeed - but it's also 0 w v W- _T not the most efficient way to run a recurring effort like a voter regis- tration drive. If a good portion of the work Voice Your Vote does in an election year were institutional- ized, it could get done much more easily; leaders of the effort, instead of starting anew each election cycle, would be able to build upon past efforts and, spending less time hammering out logistics and guide- lines, would have more time for long-term strategic planning. More importantly, it wouldn't need such a massive volunteer effort to get done, because it could use more of the University's exist- ing resources. YouVote, for exam- ple, doesn't need to send an army of volunteers to the dorms because it has access to the RAs, who pass out registration forms and infor- mation to students in their halls. Even though Voice Your Vote may be able to get similar results in a presidential election year through sheer power in numbers and effort, it is difficult to imagine that it could mobilize such a large num- ber of volunteers and inspire the same passion for a City Council election. The weekend Ls SFIoPEATDRIA Sweet U has golden ticket New candy store satifies your sweet tooth By A 3ron PotekI For the Daily FrYidayT V yvJ6005 Bear vs. Shark The Blind Pig hosts Bear vs. Shark with special guests Fire When Ready, The Holy Fire and Russian Circles. Hailing from the Detroit suburb of Ferndale, Bear vs. Shark will begin a U.S. tour in October. The Blind Pig is located at 208 S. First St. and doors open at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for guests age 21 and $8 for guests ages 18 to 20. National Security Lecture Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), a member of the Senate Committee on National Security and Government Affairs, will deliver this special lecture, titled "New Directions in National Security." The lecture will take place at Hale Auditorium at 5 p.m. Free. Mady Kouyate This West African artist will perform songs on the kora, a 21- stringed harp. The performance will take place at The Ark at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at The Ark box office at 316 S. Main. Mark Morris Dance Group Modern choreographer Mark Morris combines dance moves with many different genres of music in the group's first performance as residents at the University. The performances will take place at the Power Center tomorrow and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $44 and can be purchased at the University Musical Society. Bienvenidos Dance The Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and the Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers will hold their annual Bienvenidos (Welcome) Dance. All are invited. The dance will take place at the Michigan Club of the Michigan Union at 9 p.m. Free. "Mural" Film student Sultan Sherrief will screen his new film, "Mural," a documentary about students making a mural in Detroit. The screen- ing will take place at 5 p.m. at the Hill Seminar Room in Alice Lloyd Residence Hall. Free. Saturdav 09105 Faculty Recital Pianist Arthur Greene will perform works from Schubert and Cho- pin, among other composers. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. at the Britton Recital Hall at the School of Music. The perfor- mance is free, and no tickets are required. Cobblestone Contra Dance This traditional folk event, presented by the Ann Arbor Coun- cil for Traditional Music and Dance, will feature instruction and live music in a lively format. The dance will take place at 8 p.m. at the Pittsfield Grange. $8. 1 ast year, when Rend6z-Vous Caf6 owner Nazir El-Awar needed an idea for a new store on campus, he surveyed stu- dents who came into the cafe. Their mostpopular request: a candy store. Three months ago, the students got their wish when El-Awar opened the Sweet U Candy Store on South University. The seemingly endless walls of candy on both sides of the narrow store may cause customers to act like little kids again, but Sweet U doesn't yet merit the title of para- dise. It's clean and has everything expected of a candy store, but the prices are high and the organiza- tion needs some improvement. However, the store is still in its early stages, and the reaction from students has already been extreme- ly positive. "The girls are really excited. The guys are probably just as excited but don't want to act like they are," manager Amanda Sieg- fried said. The homemade products are some of the most popular items, according to Siegfried. The store makes and sells its own cotton candy, flavored popcorn and cinna- mon roasted almonds. Now that the students have flooded the streets of Ann Arbor, employees have started selling the cotton candy right out- side the store where students can watch it being made. Student input has been extreme- ly valuable to the store's success. To cater to a variety of student tastes, Sweet U set up a sugges- tion list and now boasts Habiro Raspberries and snap licorice. It sells plenty of the classic candy bars such as Reese's Peanut But- ter Cups and Butterfinger found in vending machines for about the same price. In addition, the store ships in New York chocolates for people looking for a more expen- sive indulgence. Students can also make a per- sonalized bag from a large selec- tion of sweets sold for $3.99 per half pound. Although stores such as Meijer offer similar candies for about half the price, Sweet U's convenient location is the reason most students are overlooking the difference. Also, students like how all the candy is a uniform price, which makes buying an assortment simple, Siegfried said. The store offers a few unique treats as well. It is the only place that serves soft frozen custard on this campus, according to El-Awar. Additionally, Sweet U's large M&M candy dispenser offers 21 different colors of M&Ms. Simi- lar in taste, they can be arranged to make a colorful and tasty gift. There is even a section with items like Balance Bars and Slim Fast products for the more health-con- scious customers. If that's not enough, El-Awar has a lot more planned. In the next few weeks, the store will start selling homemade caramel apples and smoothies, and El-Awar said he would like to begin catering for parties. Still, he doesn't forget the driving force behind the store. "I'm open for suggestions, what- ever the students want," he said. Sweet U Candy Store Where: 1113 S. University Hours: 9 a.m. -10:30 p.m. every day. Sweet U Candy Store on South Univer made and original treats. - (And you don't want to leave your room and computer?) (What can be any easier? You'll never need a paper menu or a phone again!) Professional It sets us ap School of Information master's stuc accept internships that closely supr their in-class instruction. In Ann Ar other states. For that matter, on of continents, too. The valuable trainir students receive in their chosen ca area gives them valuable experiencE kind that employers look for when h graduates in the information profes Be part of it. 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