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WHO: Tiny Budda Yoga Studio WHEN: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: Ann Arbor Distilling Company, 220 Felch St. Love Story: the Musical WHAT: The Michigan premiere of this London West End musical takes on the classic Eric Segal novel and movie about a young couple in love in the ‘60s. Tickets are $25. WHO: Ann Arbor Musical Theater Works WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: CCC Stage, 1600 Pauline Blvd. Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase: Mike Stanley WHAT: Stanley, a Chicago-based observational comic, is known for his snappy delivery and poetic suggestions. WHO: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: 212 S. Fourth Ave. Graduate Concerto Competition Finals WHAT: An annual competition for graduate and undergraduate students. The winner will perform their piece at an upcoming SMTD concert. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Hill Auditorium Snowflake Making Workshop WHAT: Snowflake master Dr. Thomas Clark shares his paper- cutting techiniques and helps participants experiment with their own designs. WHO: Gifts of Arts WHEN: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: UMH-Gift of Arts Gallery, Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1 Tin Pan Alley and Early Jazz WHAT: An acoustic trio will play early jazz and blues on piano, cello, guitar, banjo and ukelele. WHO: Front Porch Swing band WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Silvio’s Organic Pizza, 715 N. University Ave. Israeli Dancing WHAT: Dancing instructor Cheryk Fekt and DJ Amnon Steiner will be teaching a variety of Israeli dancing, started with easy dances and moving to intermediate at the end of the class WHO: Jewish Community Center WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. WHERE: 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. Transforming Mobility Lecture WHAT: Dr. Lawrence “Larry Burns, former vice president of research, development, and planning at General Motors will give a lecture on the future of transportation. This is the first of a six-part lecture series. WHO: Osher Institute WHEN: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Rave Theater In a recently compiled list of all 50 states by their respective winter’s level of misery, the state of Michigan came out as having the second-worst winter, behind only Minnesota. The online travel site Thrilllist considered a variety of factors when ranking the states, such as those with most unbearable winters, including temperature, local anecdotes and poor traffic condidions. The site stated Michigan’s winter is notable for its length: beginning in October and historically not ending until April, when much of the country is already welcoming spring. While research indicates that other states ranked lower on the list may have subzero temperatures or higher average snowfall, Michigan is unique for its lack of sunshine and constantly gray skies, according to the site. Bison Messink, Thrillist deputy editor and a self-described “recovering Michigander,” also noted in the report that other aspects of winter, like snow sports, do not salvage Michigan because of the state’s unfavorable topography. “Overnight, the road freezes,” Messink wrote. “In the morning you wake up and it is still dark. … You actually look forward to proper snowfall, just to cover the dirt. Even then, you do not go skiing, because there are no hills.” Indeed, as students return for second semester at the University of Michigan, which is uniquely named “winter term”— rather than the common “spring term”adopted by many other universities like Ohio State and the University of Pennsylvania— skies will be consistently gray in Ann Arbor this week, and low temperatures expected to drop to 10 degrees Fahrenheit after sunset. These conditions, which will persist for at least three more months and also described by Messink as “Godforsaken,” inspired Michigan’s high ranking on the list. All contributors to the lsit are familiar with the various states, but the top states are notorious even among debaters of weather. “(We) have both experienced the personal hell that is winter’s awkwardly long, frigid embrace,” editors Matt Lynch and Kevin Alexander wrote for Thrillist. “And so began an intense period of research and debate. … This is one of those things where you probably actually want to finish last.” ON THE DAILY: MICHIGAN WINTER RANKED 2ND WORST IN U.S. PAUL AHNN/Daily Student exercise at the Intramural Sports Building on Wednesday. NEWS YE AR S RESOLUTIONS The American Institute for Economic Research ranked Ann Arbor as the best small metro college destination on its 2017 list of top U.S. college destinations, released Wednesday morning. This ranking evaluates college metro areas based on their quality of life, economic climate and student demographics. The rating system is also broken down into large metros, midsize metros, small metros and towns. According to the AIER website, quality of life and demographics played a larger role than economic climate in this year’s top rankings on the AIER College Destination Index. To measure quality of life, AIER researchers looked at the presence of art, entertainment venues and restaurants, as well as commuter use of public transit, walking, biking and other alternatives to cars. “Another characteristic of a great city is its abundance of ‘third places,’ that is, places that are neither work nor home, where people can gather,” the AIER website states. “These spaces may be parks and plazas or bars and pubs.” Researchers at AIER analyze the economic climate of a destination by looking at youth unemployment rates, labor force participation of the working-age population, presence of workers in STEM fields and rent. AIER researchers selected Ann Arbor as the top small metro due to the substantial number of graduates living in the area and the high level of diversity and affordable homes. The researchers claim these features attract many younger residents. “(Ann Arbor) unsurprisingly has the highest percentage of college graduates in our Small Metro category, along with relatively high diversity, many restaurant and entertainment options, and good public transportation access,” the website states. “Ann Arbor offers lower rents than coastal cities with similar amenities.” The University of Michigan itself has been listed in many college rankings in the past year, including being ranked as the number one public university in the country by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education, the world’s number one public college ranking by the global education company Quacquarelli Symonds and 27th nationally among all colleges and universities in 2017 in the U.S. News and World Report annual ranking. Tallahassee, Fla., and Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C., took the second and third rankings, respectively, on the site’s small metros rankings. Ann Arbor tops list of small metro college destinations in the country Researchers factor economic climate, quality of life into annual ranking SOPHIE SHERRY Daily News Editor Tweets Harper @HarperHahey I just got 9 emails in a row from umich. I did not miss this Follow @michigandaily UM Sch Public Health @UM_SPH ‘Jonas’ has taken up a rather permanent residence on the NW corner of the SPH grounds. Our first resident @UMich squirrel. #AnnArbor Theyoncé @wonderrstruckkk Describe Ann-Arbor weather: The feeling of sharp needles going through your face causing excruciating pain as the wind hits you. Kelley Phillips @kelleyAphillips DNC hacked, US election hacked..but no one can tell us if Najee Harris is coming to Michigan? Seems unfair. #GoBlue Quality of life and demographics played a larger role than economic climate