From black pants and the Diag, to computers and parking tickets ...

Computer Problems

OK, we all know this one isn't valid, since the computers at U of M are soooo reliable. Right, ITD?

KEVIN KRUPITZER/Daily Ann Arbor's swinging hipsters party at the Liquid Lounge.

Best Excuse for Cutting Class:

Sick/Asleep (tie)

When in doubt, tell your teacher that you had a nervous breakdown, then slept through the class and then your dog ate your homework when you finally did wake up. Let me tell you, it works every time. Oh, I think I'm gonna be sick ...

MALLORY S.E. FLOYD/Daily LSA sophomore Shauna Fulbright makes a classic 'U' fashion statement.

Best Fad:

Black pants

Wasn't this the best fad last year? Hello - isn't a fad supposed to be something new and different and original? Well, on this campus, black pants are more than a fad ... they're a way of life.

Best Slang:

"You're so money"

Psst. Guess what? "Swingers" came out two years ago! Let's keep up the retro trend and have next year's winner be: "What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?"

Best Thing About A2:

People

Wow! The voters are very smart. They love themselves. They love people. They love shiny happy people. But do they love smelly, dirty people during Hash Bash? That is the question.

Courtesy of Miramax Films "Swingers"' Vince Vaughn inspired this year's best slang phrase.

Best Hangout for Smokers:

Java House

Smoking in a fishbowl. That's my idea of a good time. Nothing like stale air, stale coffee and stale cigarettes to go with it.

Best Place for People-Watching:

The Diag

My favorite spot is from the book depository, but that's beside the point. The Diag is, without a doubt, the best place to watch people talk to each other, fight, eat, study, declaim their beliefs, you name it. It provides hours and hours of nonstop entertainment.

Best Place to Get a Parking Ticket:

Everywhere

Remember Ice-T's "Cop Killer"? Yeah, you know you do. Automobile owners, please back me up. We'll meet on the corner of S. State Street and North University Avenue, then head down where they store the gardening equipment and ...

Best New Store/Business:

Liquid Lounge

Nectos finally has some competition in the dance-club department. At the Liquid Lounge, you can drink martinis to your heart's content and groove to techno all night long. OK, so martinis are more appropriate to swing music than techno, but whatever ...

Best Thing About Football Saturdays:

Winning

We won the Rose Bowl! We won the Rose Bowl! We won the Rose Bowl! We won the Rose Bowl! Nyah nyah nyah, poo poo, Washington State! We've got your little dog Toto, too, and he's signed a commemorative T-shirt/mug/hat/sweatshirt/shorts/ bumper-sticker deal. No. 1 all the way to the bank!

- Compiled by Daily Arts Writer Stephanie Jo Klein.

04-16-98