University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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University students flock to haven: Stucchi ' s serves up sweets It can be casual, it can be divine, it can happen on a rooftop, on a busy street, or at an elegant table in a posh dining room. It is imported from all parts of the country and the world. It has been called grub, chow, cuisine and most commonly food. Everyone wants food, but many Wolverines dream of luscious frozen yogurt, smooth ice cream, and mouth-watering popcorn as they drag themselves from class to class. In 1986, brothers Chris and Dave Fichera, - two long time residents of Ann Arbor, began making dreams come true. The Ficheras wanted to make Stucchi ' s different than other yogurt chains. Providing a family atmosphere and happy customers became primary goals they opened their first store on South University and Church Street. The store was such a success that eight months later another Stucchi ' s opened on State Street. Today, Stucchi ' s serves approximately 1,800 customers daily. People flock from all over to Right: Savoring the pas- tries and coffee at Espresso Royale on State Street. Opposite left: In line at Stucchi ' s. Opposite right Andy Willse enjoys Coke and yogurt. Opposite top: Susie Blair and Dave Goldberg dine at Red Hot Lovers. Chocolate by the pound at Drakes. (BENTI.EY HISTORICAL LIBRARY) this haven of sweets and for all different reasons. Sarah Osburn, LSA junior said, Every Friday I go to Stucchi ' s. It has the best yogurt and a great atmosphere. Like Osburn, Harry Husted, a student in Rackham says, The yogurt is great. It is my reward after finishing an exam. Others, like Amy Wigler, LSA senior, come to hang out and listen to the music. And, Julie Komorn, LSA senior, is drawn in by the smell of freshly popped popcorn, and - - the gumball machine. Besides the great atmosphere, the Ficheras are proud of Stucchi ' s products ' homemade quality. Every- thing is prepared in the stores with tender loving care. The Ficheras have more than met the goals they set in 1986. Business is booming and Stucchi ' s products are spreading. Fifty stores in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Birmingham now provide Stucchi ' s treats. Good news for those who want to continue this delicious love affair, even after leaving campus. by Julie Nemeth (PHOTOS BY AMIT BHAN)

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Off the walls: Graffiti paints the town Some call it junk. Some call it art. Some call it crime. In the books it is called graffiti, and in Ann Arbor, it is everywhere. Into town off M-14 it is prophecy; pink hippie- talk on the rail way bridge proclaims, Strawberry Fields Forever. Next to Tally Hall, it is fun; a spray paint rendition of Ann Arbor ' s favorite criminal, the skate punk. On the Diag it is important: politics, ideology, shanties and banners. And on South University it is big; seven feet high and half a block long, covering the mess of a new mall ' s construction site. Somewhere within the diversity of the University of Michigan and the city of Ann Arbor, people find a place for this giant range of art and interpretation. Graffiti and diversity are not all that different. They are both full of individuality, beauty and controversy. An d frequently it is the controversy that draws the most attention. Finding its way into headlines and arguments, graffiti ' s motives, intentions, and messages are topics of intense debate. Practically no one is graffiti-neutral. The writers and the artists who scrawl their messages around the town, invite everyone to consider and reply. Fresh graffiti scribbled on a Diag shanty addresses everything from the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts and South African divestment to sexual harassment. When the political statements and world problems fade and are replaced with sprawling murals and funky splotches of color, graffiti ' s general worth is assaulted. Colin Longcore, a third year art student said, Graffiti as art, falls somewhere between the extremes of ' High Art ' and useless trash. It is not junk, but the fact that it is so quick to disappear tends to diminish its importance. Will Scharrenberg, an engineering student at U-M Dearborn says, Graffiti is valid if it gets its point across. It is not flawless, but if it makes you think, at least it has done something. One of the U-M ' s best examples of graffiti that splits art ' s spectrum and makes people think is the construction wall on South University. Instead of erecting a plain plywood wall to close off the new mall, the Artist ' s Coop was enlisted to decorate. They came up with a junk art montage of picture and paint that walks the fine line between museum piece and trash heap; poignant and ignorant. Like the best art and politics, it is powerful, and like the best trash, you could throw it away tomorrow and no one would miss it. So whether graffiti is junk, art, or on its way to the dumpster, is really not important. In an age when the best art is junk, the best junk is art and the best politics are often thought criminal, who really cares about definitions anyway? by Maurice Frechette U-M Students protest draft. (BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY)

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Sweet Treats Stucchi ' s TCBY Steve ' s Mrs. Peabody ' s Pizza Cottage Inn Uno ' s Domino ' s Geppetto ' s Pizza House Fries Red Hot Lover ' s McDonald ' s Mr. Spot ' s Bicycle Jim ' s Blimpy Burgers