~IC I It 28 - Thursday, September 8, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOODSWARS Each week, one Ann Arbor staple menu item becomes a battlefield as Daily Arts editors butt heads over which restaurant makes it best. Where should you go for your burger, fro-yo or garden omelette? Daily Arts will fight for the truth. NACHOS DropAdd ARTS Let's face it. At least one of your classes sucks. Instead of wallowing in boredom, choose one of these artsy classes in- stead! creativity in the Sciences and the Greek Vase Painting; Arts; HONORS 252, Sec. 002 HISTART 439 TIOS 401 East Liberty The chicken nachos at Tios are a study in mediocrity. The chicken is too salty, but acceptable. The cheese appears to be clumped around four or five chips in total, but at least it's tasty cheese. The guaca- mole and sour cream are fine and served amply, but they're presented in scoops, which is inconvenient and does nothing to remedy the general "fill 'er up" reputation of Tex Mex joints. All in all, "eh." JOLLY PUMPKIN 311 South Main Fancy nachos. Pretentious nachos. Nachos with pickled red onion and artisan cheese and organic chips. If you are drink- ing beer that actually tastes like beer and want to add a dash of class to your night, Red Chicken Nachos will elevate your game. Unfortunately, they are plagued with the classic ingredient dog pile and the tomatillo salsa comes with a sour taste not on the menu. BUFFALO WILD WINGS 205 South State In truth, the only thing that was ulti- mate about B-Dubs's Ultimate Nachos was the size of the dish. Piles of tortilla chips that were slightly soggy covered with nacho cheese, beef and salsa made for an average experience that would only be enjoyable if they were incredibly cheap (which they weren't, by the way). The over-spiciness didn't help, either. BWW should stick to the wings. BTB CANTINA 1140 South University BTB has an "everything but the kitchen sink" approach to nachos, loading their translucent chips with mounds of black beans, a watery substance that resembles salsa and cold cheese. If you've consumed enough cheap vodka when stumbling into BTB, this monstrosity might be edible. But during the unforgiving light of day, the mountains of food in your stomach will leave you yearning for Taco Bell. Humanities or the sciences: Which is the more productive to human race? You've had this debate over and over again with your hallmates, like some never-ending Luke Skywalker/Darth Vader death match. Yet, this struggle may be fickle. The Honors seminar "Creativity in the Sciences and the Arts" will uncover the confluence of the two disciplines, exploring how science and art are truly invested with each other - possibly even have Luke and Darth Vader band together to fight the Emper- or Palpatine of the Business School. World-Wide Witchcraft: Witch- Belief and Witch-Hunting in Global Perspective; HISTORY 196, Sec. 001 We thought we were safe. We thought we'd got 'em all in the 17th century. But those damn, pesky witches are back and badder than ever. Luckily, we have this groundbreaking course to train us, because the only way to hunt your enemy is to know your enemy. Learn the art of throwing buckets of water at your foes and the precise science of balanc- ing witches against ducks on scales. But this first-year seminar really needs to be opened up to all students. Are we sup- posed to leave our civilization's future in the hands offreshman?! Rewriting the World with Google Maps; WRITING 200, Sec. 002 Because it wasn't enough to give the public a street view of your home, the latest version of Google Maps will allow users to rewrite the world in their own vision, and this course will teach you the ins and outs of this new feature. Want to transplant the Jersey Shore far, far away from human civilization? Take this course and the world is yours. Need to fill a hole in your schedule? Consider this art history course on Greek vase painting. It's like basket weaving, except instead of weaving the actual baskets, you get to look at pic- tures of really, really, really old baskets. You also get to analyze them stylistical- ly and talk about where they were made and who made them! Required texts are to be determined, but we'd assume that there'll be a lot of books full of glossy pictures. Disney's Lands: Consuming Wonders in America; HISTART 489, Sec. 002 A long time ago, a guy named Walt Dis- ney had amazing visions of mythical cartoon worlds for the edification and enjoyment of everybody (unless you were Jewish). In 1955, he turned these dreams into theme parks, which are also open for the edification and enjoy- ment of everybody (unless you're poor). 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