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WHAT
Ann Arbor
NEEDS
"You know, this campus really needs a good
We've all had this moment -
be it on State Street at 3 a.m. bumbling around
with our sloshed roommates, blazing on our
friend's leather couch during a spring afternoon
or drowsily pulling an all-nighter in the Fishbowl.
Sure, Ann Arbor's great (mostly), but the cam-
pus area is lacking in some key food and fun cat-
egories. Most of us aren't even from New York
and we know this city needs more stuff. Call us
haters, but it's true. Here's a partial list of our
suggestions for major improvements.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY MICHAEL THEODORE

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RESTAURANT
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Many people don't even know what they are,
but you'd be more than happy if we had them.
The premise is simple: Bringyour own bottle of
wine to any restaurant, they uncork it and boom,
you've saved $30. But creativity is the key here.
Imagine an $8 bottle of Pinot Grigio and a blue
cheese burger at Mr. Greek's. How abouttwo 40s
of Mickey's at Sadako? Done. They might even
pour them into a wine glass. Why spend $12 on
two pints of Sierra Nevada when you could bring
a six-pack for the same price?
- MATTEMERY

Aside from the fact that there's nothing to do in
Ann Arbor but get high, eat (not necessarily mutu-
ally exclusive) and lie around on the city's various
grassy knolls, everyone simply needs to bowl more
often. Even though there are two alleys within driv-
ing distance that most students are aware of, there
needs to be one that kids can walk to - to smoke
and drink excessively with friends. And frankly, the
number of people who can't muster up 100 pins in 10
frames -looking at you, Obama - is just embarrass-
ing. So, if for no other reasonthanyour future presi-
dential campaign, Ann Arbor should have a closer'
house of strikes, spares and cosmic gaming.
- CHRIS GAERIG
There's no music scene in Ann
Arbor. The Arksy crowd doesn't
count. If our scene is aging hip-
pies with beards, bongos and six-
strings, we're in a lot of trouble.
When the majority of the music
r scene" leaves for a third' of the
year you dont have amusic scene.
Yes, Nomo, My Dear Disco and
Saturday Looks Good to Me are
legit. But outside of that, your
buddy'sband from West Quad that
booked a night at the Blind Pig
doesn't count for anything. With
Detroit just aleap away, where are
the punk and Motown influences
of old? No burgeoning identity, no
scene - it's that easy.
- MATTEMERY

1. THE BROWN
JUG (20%)
2. Ashley's
Restaurant and
Pub (19%)
3. Good Time
Charley's (1%)

TEST PREPARATION
1. KAPLAN
2. Princeton Review
3. Institute for Higher Learning
THRIFT SHOP
O 1. SALVATION ARMY
2. Plato's Closet
3. Value World
LIQUOR STORES
0 1. VILLAGE CORNER
2. Campus Corner
3. (TIE) Beer Depot/Stadium
Market
CLUB
O 1. BLIND PIG
2. Necto Nightclub
3. Studio 4

MEDITERRANEAN
0 1. JERUSALEM GARDEN
2. Ahmo's Gyros and Deli
3. Ali Baba
ICE CREAM
O 1.STUCCHI'S
2. Ben and Jerry's
3. Cold Stone Creamery
INDIAN
O 1. RAJA RANI
2. Shalimar
3. Madras Masala

ITALIAN
O 1. GRATZI
2. Palio's
3. The Original Cottage Inn
KOREAN
O 1. SEOUL GARDEN
2. University Cafe
3. Seoul Korner Cafe

FAN CLOTHES
1.STEVE AND BARRY'S
~2. M Den
3. Moes Sports Shops.
OUTDOOR GEAR
O 1. BIVOUAC
2. Mooseaw Mountaineering
3. Dunham's Sports
PLACE TO PAMPER
O 1. DOUGLAS J. AVEDA
2. Relaxstation
3. Bellanina

CHINESE
O 1. CHINA GATE
2. Lucky Kitchen
3. TKWu
COOKIES
1. ZINGERMAN'S
BAKEHOUSE
2. Mrs. Field's Cookies
3. Dreat Harvest Bread
DELI
O 1. ZINGERMAN'S DELI
2. Potbelly Sandwich Works
3. Jimmy John's

1. ANGELO'S
(50%)
2. Afternoon
Delight (13%)
3. Broken Egg
(12%)

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1. BLIMPY
BURGER (37%)
2. Red Robin
Gourmet
Burgers (22%)
3. Wendy's (18%)

1. COTTAGE INN
(27%)
2. Pizza House
(25%)
3. NYPD (12%)

CHEAP EATS
1. BTB BURRITO
2. JimmyJohn's
3. NYPD

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