2A — Monday, March 21, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Ann Arbor suggested as one explanation for drug-friendly survey results By TIM COHN Daily Staff Reporter Michigan ranked sixth highest in the nation and the highest in the upper Midwest for enthusiasm about marijuana, according to a survey published by online blog Estately last Monday. The rankings are based on five criteria including the number of reported marijuana users per state, affordability of high-quality marijuana, number of marijuana- related Google searches per capita and state marijuana laws, as well as the number of subscriptions to marijuana-related Facebook groups. The information was compiled from a broad range of sources. To determine the number of marijuana users in each state, Estately used data compiled by theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The cost of marijuana in each state came from the user-submitted website, priceofweed.com. Data from Facebook, and Google Trends was used to determine statewide interest in marijuana. The survey also drew from the New York City-based nonprofit organization, Drug Policy Alliance, for information about individual state’s drug laws. Michigan legislators are considering legalizing the drug, but use of marijuana in Michigan is currently illegal. Medical marijuana however, is legalized in the state. All of the states who ranked in the top slots are notable for their recent legalizations of marijuana for recreational use. Colorado was ranked #1, followed by Washington and Oregon. Alaska, the most recent state to legalize recreational marijuana, was the only state with similar policies to be ranked outside the top 10 at 12th. Ryan Nickum, the author of the Estately article, pointed out most states that rank highly tend to border states that also display an enthusiasm for marijuana. Michigan and Wisconsin, Nickum noted, were outliers from this trend. In his state-by-state analysis of the 10 highest ranking states, Nickum made a specific reference to the University of Michigan. “You have to go all the way back to 2011 to find a year when Michigan was ranked this much higher than Ohio, but that was in football, not weed (University of Michigan ranked 12th, Ohio State University was unranked). Michigan tops Ohio (20th) in these rankings because medical marijuana is legal, as opposed to just decriminalized like in Ohio.” Nickum wrote in the report. An LSA freshman and ON THE DAILY EVAN AARON/Daily A performer from Element 1 breakdances at the Hip Hop Summit at the Michigan League Ballroom Saturday. BRE AKING IT DOWN University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh took on a new role this weekend — actor. During the musical Big Fish, put on by MUSKET!, the University’s student- run musical theatre organization, Harbaugh sat in the audience for most of the show, but then took to the stage when the cast needed a little extra help. Harbaugh didn’t have any lines, but his role included handing a football helmet to the main character, Edward Bloom. Though his time on the stage was only about 5 minutes, when he took and left the stage, the audience gave a vocal and loud applause. Big Fish is a musical adapted from a book and movie, following the journey of a father and son as they grapple with the father’s ailing health and the son’s search for the truth about his father’s life as he sifts through stories his father has told. Harbaugh took to Twitter prior to the show to express his excitement about it, noting that his son, LSA freshman James Harbaugh, was in the show and his family would be attending all three showings of the musical. MUSKET! also tweeted their excitement for his involvement in the musical. After the show, students were enthusiastic online as well, thanking Harbaugh for his participation. 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Though many University of Michigan students may not be as familiar with the eatery as spots closer to campus — the cafe is near the intersection of West Washington Street and Main Street — Café Zola, part of the downtown Ann Arbor scene since March 1996, was busy with hungry customers on a recent Friday afternoon. In an interview, manager Lucia Lagoy said the loyal, returning customers were the reason for the restaurant’s continued success. She estimated that 50 to 60 percent of all customers are returning customers, a feat achieved mainly through word of mouth rather than the restaurant’s active advertisements. “Most of advertising really comes from word of mouth,” Lagoy said. “We don’t do a lot of print (or online) advertising. Once you come to eat here, you can’t help but talk about it and come back.” Lagoy said the establishment only recently became part of OpenTable, an online restaurant reservation site. The restaurant is also now on Yelp, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to attract new customers. But the old customers keep coming back, Lagoy believes, for the restaurant’s unique menu. While Café Zola now calls itself as an “eclectic” restaurant, it began as a more traditional café, serving primarily coffee drinks and French pastry dishes such as crepes. The name “Café Zola” was inspired by French writer Emile Zola as the original breakfast and lunch menus were largely based on French cuisine and culture. “The eclectic mix of food we offer sets us apart from other places,” Lagoy said. Soon after the grand opening, co-founders and co-owners of the restaurant, Hediye Batu, from Turkey, and Alan Zakalik, from Poland, consulted with several local restaurant owners in Ann Arbor to include more dishes in their menu. The restaurant’s current menu is influenced by a variety of cultures in addition to French, including Mediterranean, Italian and Turkish. Some of the most popular breakfast dishes are Turkish Eggs, Crab Cake Benedict, the vegetarian Artichoke Omelette, Belgian-style waffles and their crepes. The restaurant also offers a variety of coffee drinks, alcoholic drinks and fresh smoothies. Lagoy said because of the diverse nature of the menu, customers could enjoy a good range of meals. “You can come in and have any range of meal here,” Lagoy said. “It’s a great place to come with friends and pick out a few items for everyone to share.” Lagoy said having a large menu for a restaurant is a double-edged sword, but for Café Zola, it hasn’t been an issue. The restaurant has won the title of Best Brunch in Washtenaw County in 2014 and was a runner-up for Best Breakfast in Ann Arbor in 2014 and 2015. “What makes our brunch menu THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan hockey team will open the NCAA Tournament Friday against No. 3 seed Notre Dame in Cincinnati. >> SEE SPORTS on 1B 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Public Finance Lecture WHAT: Stantcheva from Harvard will present a theory of capital taxation. WHO: Department of Economics Seminars WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Lorch Hall- 301 According to BBC News, President Barack Obama flew to Cuba Sunday for a historic visit. The last time a sitting U.S. president went to the island was 88 years ago. In the two-day visit, Obama will meet President Raul Castro. They hope to discuss trade and political reform. 1 Panel on Prison System WHAT: Reuben Miller, assistant professor of social work, will host a panel presentation involving a panel of experts. WHO: Department of Sociology WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work Building- Education Conference Center A bus carrying foreign students crashed on a Spanish motorway Sunday, killing 13, BBC reported. Most of the 57 passengers were students on the Erasmus programme. They came from European countries, Peru, Japan and the Palestinian territories. 3 Sally Fleming Master Class WHAT: Karl Pituch and Johanna Yarbrough from the DSO horn section will conduct a master class and concert on solo horn repertoire. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 4:40 p.m. WHERE: Earl V. Moore Building- Britton Recital Hall Supreme Court Research WHAT: Daniel Chen from the National Bureau of Economic Research will present on the connection between court outcomes and perceived masculinity. WHO: Social, Behavioural, and Experimental Economics (SBEE) WHEN: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: North Quad- 3100 (Ehrlicher Room) Black Student Union talk WHAT: Tyrell Collier, former leader of the Black Student Union will conduct a talk on #BBUM, which launched in November 2013 and later became a national phenomenon on social media WHO: Department of Sociology WHEN: 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: LSA Building Black Lives Matter talk WHAT: New York University Prof. Nicholas Mirzoeff will show how Black Lives Matter has formed a visual commons for Black people and affiliated communities to engage with each other. WHO: Center for Global and Intercultural Study WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Angell Hall CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Chocolate Week WHAT: Michigan Dining will serve a week’s worth of chocolate-themed dishes. Chocolate will be incorporated into different food stations. WHO: Michigan Dining WHEN: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. all week WHERE: Dining Halls l Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. Film on Ghana Puppeteer WHAT: Film director Steven Feld will host a screening and discussion of his documentary about J.C. Abbey, a puppeteer in Ghana with a 50-year artistic career. WHO: African Studies Center WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: State Theatre MAZIE HYAMS/Daily The Turkish brunch at Café Zola. See ZOLA, Page 3A See MARIJUANA, Page 3A DO YOU LIKE READING THE NEWS? WHY NOT TRY WRITING IT? Join us! Email news@michigandaily.com to get more information about joining the news staff.