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Treat yourself to these new donuts on W Main Street Charlottesville welcomes Glaze Burger and Donut, a new vegan-friendly grub shop

Madeline Choung | Feature Writer

Your teeth sink into the crispy outer shell that encapsulates the nostalgic cloud of homemade dough, melting like butter on the bed of your taste buds. Unfortunately, not everyone can testify they have felt the same way from a donut. It may be difficult for those who don’t consume dairy or animal products to find this soul-satisfying goodness from a donut compliant with their dietary restrictions. The manager of Glaze, Frederick Early, hopes to create a way to share this goodness with the community despite these preexisting restrictions, striving to bring Charlottesville together one donut at a time.

Early is a former Air Force Academy cadet who recently received an associate degree from John Tyler Richmond Community College. He decided to start his journey in Charlottesville because of his love for the area and the relationships fostered within the closeknit community.

“I just really love Charlottesville … because of the sense of community it has and the people,” Early said. “I feel like part of that is because of what [has] transpired in Charlottesville over the last couple of years.”

Early said he appreciated seeing people of different ages, sexes and races come together to show support for the community during the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville riots. After attending student protests held for the riot’s anniversary, Early grew to respect the community’s passion for the city.

Within the next two weeks, Glaze will be opened to the University community and Charlottesville townies with its “college-priced” hand-baked donuts, coffees, milkshakes and more. It will be offering a wide variety of vegan options — striving to make the community that is welcoming Glaze feel welcomed itself.

“Glaze will be a place where everyone will always be able to see a smiling face serving them and giving them what they need to have a good day,” house manager and baker Gabi Ebron said. “They have a place to eat, enjoy a few minutes of their time and most importantly be themselves.”

Renovations on 1001 W Main Street have been ongoing since January in preparation for Glaze’s grand opening. Early’s intention to foster a welcoming and accepting environment in Charlottesville’s diverse community is reflected by his precision in creating the menus, prices and decorations. Early filled his menu with his hand-baked delights ranging from $1.45 to $4.00, making it a more affordable option for students on Grounds.

“That’s the other thing, we decreased a lot of prices comparatively with past donut stores in the area,” Early said. “Just to open up options for the community ... because I know a lot of our customer base is students.”

Glaze was created with the purpose of providing conveniences to students and workers as they go about their busy routines — allowing them to indulge in authentic and accessible treats in order to ease their stressful days.

“It’s breakfast — easy hand-held breakfast food,” Early said. “You can take them on the go with you … 90 percent of our traffic is probably going to be people walking to class or walking downtown, and it's harder to get people to sit down and enjoy eggs.”

The shop will feature coconut, almond and soy milk options to be inclusive to those who cannot consume dairy products. Accompanying those dishes, there will be a seasonal menu to incorporate a variety of options as well.

As of now, Glaze will be implementing flavors inspired by candy bars, fruits and other favorite food items, like Girl Scout Samoas. In the milkshakes, donuts and possibly ice creams, Early hopes to fulfill the customers’ sweet tooth cravings while appealing to the greater community in a unique and memorable way.

The ingredients Glaze uses will be sourced from local businesses in Charlottesville to support other markets and show respect for the community. They will be carefully selected to provide an authentic vegan product that will provide joy for everyone.

“I’m happy that we’re … selling vegan items because it’s much more environmentally sustainable to encourage a community to eat vegan,” said Skylar Wampler, Glaze barista and third-year College student.

The donut dough is created with vegan batter that is achieved with Glaze’s specific recipe. Depending on the combination of toppings, some donuts will be completely vegan, while others will have non-vegan toppings like milk chocolate. As Glaze wants to include all variations of tastes and styles to appeal to different dietary preferences, more than half of the topping menu options will be vegan.

“If you make things vegan then anyone who has issues with dairy can consume it as well, so I think it opens up to the entire communi

ty,” Early said. “The thing is, if you can make vegan products without sacrificing flavor, then why not? If people who aren’t vegan enjoy it, then why does it matter? Everyone can enjoy it.”

All of the donuts are freshly baked every day to ensure each product is of utmost quality right from the opening. Glaze’s donut recipe does not use preservatives, so the donuts are perishable. As part of the valued standards for fresh donuts, they will never reuse, but donate to local events or shelters on a case-by-case basis. However, Early anticipates this not being an issue for Glaze.

“Usually, we don’t have anything left at the end of the day,” Early said. “They’re usually all sold out.”

Although Glaze is not open for business yet, you can expect to treat your cravings by early March.

US Attorney Zach Terwilliger’s impact in pursuit of justice How Terwilliger’s perseverance and passion have inspired those around him

Elise Kim and Nayeon Kim | Staff Writers

The rigor of law school is notorious for being difficult even for the brilliant student, and being able to go through such an arduous academic journey with a learning disability seems unimaginable. However, that is precisely what U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Zach Terwilliger did.

Terwilliger received his undergraduate degree from the University in 2005 and his Juris Doctor degree from the William and Mary School of Law in 2007. Behind his various titles and degrees, though, are the inevitable challenges he had to overcome — some of which were predominantly caused by his dyslexia.

Although the reading-heavy coursework that comes with law school is daunting for the average individual, Terwilliger never let his dyslexia stand in his way of achieving his goals.

“It makes me a slow reader at times, [but] it makes me very analytical,” Terwilliger said. “There were aspects of law school where I really succeeded … But when we [had to] regurgitate facts and holdings of cases, it was incredibly demanding. So whereas some of my classmates could get their readings done in three or four hours, it would take me five or six.”

His career path is notably impressive, consisting of accolades including being a paralegal for the Department of Justice and working as an assistant U.S. attorney, to serving as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — all within the span of 20 years. It was while serving as a paralegal at the DOJ between his receiving his undergraduate degree and law school that Terwilliger solidified his future intentions.

“It’s there where I realized that there is a mission — a service-oriented mission,” Terwilliger said. “There’s a mission of not only public service but of helping others in cleaning up communities.”

Terwilliger has also inspired others throughout his career thus far, including Lana Robins, a third-year student at the U.Va. School of Law. As an undergraduate at George Washington University, Robins was a student in a class that Terwilliger co-taught with assistant U.S. attorney and University alumnus Michael Frank. Witnessing the commitment and passion that Terwilliger embodied encouraged Robins to seek his mentorship in what would become a formative experience for her as she continues her journey towards a career in law. She took to heart some new advice from his recent visit to the School of Law Feb. 20.

“Chaos is a ladder, and if you can dig deep during that chaos and work harder than you have ever worked before, you can really make things happen,” Robins said. “That really resonated with me and was a really great lesson to keep in mind as I'm being thrown into my first few years of legal practice too.”

As Robins continues her pursuit of law through her clerkship, she hopes to continue in Terwilliger’s footsteps as a federal attorney through what she has learned as a student in his class at George Washington and his role as a mentor in her life.

“[I’m] just going to keep [Terwilliger’s] advice,” Robins said. “Digging deep, working hard, being kind to people, being passionate about what you do and being committed to helping others and mentoring others.” Inspiring others through his consistent strive for justice, Terwilliger had known from the start that he wanted to be someone who was able to use his skills of communication to help people within his community. Despite the hardships Terwilliger knew he would have to face to serve his community through the law, he knew these challenges would only be a small obstacle in the way of pursuing his passion — to help victims and make their voices heard.

His perseverance is further demonstrated in his commitment to “Project Guardian,” an effort which aims to reduce gun violence in Washington, D.C. by making it legally harder to traffick guns from Virginia into district neighborhoods. Terwilliger’s desire to be a part of the solution and make a positive impact is evident in his priorities that focus on the welfare of the people.

“One of the things that’s important to me is that we focus on all communities — it’s not just communities that complain or have political influence,” Terwilliger said. “It’s not a particularly complex subject, but it’s one that’s important, and it’s one that we’re focused on.”

Beyond his formidable legal pursuits, Terwilliger has always managed to leave his impact on the people around him with his dedication and passion for justice. Larry J. Sabato, politics professor and founder and director of the Center for Politics, recognized the lawyer’s potential when he had invited Terwilliger — his undergraduate student at the time — to intern at the Center for Politics.

“[Terwilliger] was an intelligent and hard-working student,” Sabato said. “When you asked [Terwilliger] to do something, you could be sure it would get done well… his record proves that. He has achieved an influential position at a very young age [and] I have no doubt he’ll go even further in his career.”