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Your guide to this week's events in CU!

A profile of a glassblower

on readbuzz.com Arts & Entertainment: Get to know some of the local artists on display at Boneyard Arts Festival and the history behind the county-wide celebration of art.

Food & Drink: Have you ever tried a new recipe that didn’t turn out exactly the way you pictured it? Go to readbuzz.com to check out Bryan Boccelli’s attempt at garlic and herb potatos in our new column, “Food Fail.”

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Movies & TV: Staff writer Adlai Stevenson takes another look at David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis in this wek’s edition of For Your (Re)Consideration.

Community: Missing the ‘90s? Reminisce with Kelly Fritz as she rediscovers the greatness of Boy Meets World.

Music: Check out our reviews of new music from The Black Angels, The Strokes, Tyler, the Creator and more!

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The sheer amount of insanely talented and driven people in Champaign County may pass you by if you don’t take the time to get out and check out your surroundings. Now that it’s April and officially springtime, campustown is buzzing with beautiful, busy, young people. The Quad bustles with life, both arboreal and animal, and the picturesque harmony of it all makes an oddly snowy March seem like a distant memory. It’s easy to get caught up in “Spring fever” walking from class to class; just check out the University of Illinois’ Secret Admirer Facebook page.

Seriously, do it. It’s hilarious. (It’s worth noting that former buzz Music Editor and Pizza FM founder, Adam Barnett, also has a hilarious secret admirer page dedicated to him. Check that out, too.)

But don’t let the beauty of campus stop you from getting out into the community and appreciating the vastness of Champaign-Urbana’s incredible art scene. Last week we dedicated the issue to Skeletal Lightning Fest, a music festival started this year by Enta bassist Sean Hermann to celebrate DIY, punk and underground culture. If you glance at (and hopefully read) the cover story of this issue, it’s about the Boneyard Arts Festival, now in its 11th year. The beauty of Boneyard stems from the idea that it’s a community and county-wide event; more than a hundred local businesses open their doors and participate, showcasing pieces and exhibits created by individuals with roots in Champaign. This way, local businesses and local artists work together to improve their visibility and clientele acrosss the county. It’s a win-win.

Another beautiful aspect of festivals like Skeletal Lightning or Boneyard is that for the people running the festivals, it’s a labor of love. Individuals like Kelly White, Amanda Baker and Janet Soesbe, who take on these exhausting and complicated endeavors, don’t care for profit. They just love the art, and they want to share it with anyone else who loves art. Literally, they want to share it with anyone. They don’t charge an entry fee. Any place that can safely display art for others can be considered a venue. There are no barriers to entry and no egos, just an inviting and positive atmosphere.

By now, if you read buzz at least semi-regularly, you already know the major players like Mayor Don Gerard, Seth Fein and most of the bigger local bands.

No disrespect to them, but we know how talented, dedicated and in love with CU they are. We know how much they give back. They frickin' rock. This weekend, get out into the community and discover some of the lesser-known local talent. But don’t forget to check out our Boneyard coverage in the Arts section; they did a fantastic job covering it, both in the magazine and on readbuzz.com.

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by Krystyne jones Invite your moms and prepare your cameras to capture every moment of one of the most anticipated weekends here on campus: Moms Weekend. It’s that time of year again for moms to visit their kids in college and have a good time. If you haven’t decided what to do, no need to worry, because the choices are endless.

Events range from award ceremonies to baseball games and even ice skating! Maybe you want to start off the weekend with something relaxing. If mom wants to let loose and work off some tension, she can visit any campus recreation facilities, which are free for mothers all day on both Friday and Saturday.

The fun doesn’t stop there. If you’re looking to have a good laugh, New Revels Players will be hosting their second show of the semester, Clouds. It is one of the oldest and most highly honored comedies of all time. The show will take place at 8 p.m. on April 12-13 at the Chapel of St. John the Divine. Tickets are only $5.

Moms Weekend will come to a close with a Sunday brunch at the Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center in Champaign from 9-11 a.m.

Tickets are $20, and seats are limited, so hurry and get yours before it’s too late!

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Cover Design Chelsea Choi Editor in Chief Evan Lyman Managing Editor Dan Durley Art Director Dane Georges Assistant Art Director: Tyler Schmidt Copy Chief Thomas Thoren Photography Editor Animah Boakye Image Editor Dan Durley Photographers Liz Brinckerhoff, Lauren Aguirre, Designers Yoojin Hong, Chelsea Choi Music Editor Maddie Rehayem Food & Drink Editor Carrie McMenamin Movies & tv Editor Jamila Tyler Arts & entertainment Editor Andrea Baumgartner Community Editor Karolina Zapal CU Calendar DJ Dennis Copy Editors Neal Christensen, Karl Schroeder Distribution Brandi and Steve Wills student sales manager Molly Lannon CLASSIFIED SALES MANAGER Deb Sosnowski AD DIRECTOR Travis Truitt Publisher Lilyan J. Levant

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» Moose Tracks: I like Moose andrea baumgartner

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ter I retired from swimming last year, it was difficult to find the motivation to get back in the pool right away — the summers of waking up at 4:20 in the morning had scarred me. But regardless of my new life as a NARP (NonAthlete Regular Person), I couldn’t stay away from rigorous workouts. Ask swimmers and they will tell you that their least favorite physical activity is running; functioning on land is just not our forte. Since open swim hours are inconvenient and I needed an outlet to burn off my stress, I decided to shake the dust of my tennis shoes and hit the pavement. My shins hated me after the first few weeks, and I was doing laundry a lot more frequently, but I kept at it.

For some reason, my old disdain for running slowly began to change into enjoyment.

Running around campus is the absolute worst though — there are too many people on the sidewalks, and crossing intersections can be a death sentence if you’re not careful. So after running a 5K this past fall at the Arboretum on Lincoln Avenue, I had discovered my new running sanctuary. With the weather finally getting warm again, it has been such a relief to get outside and run through the wooded area, soaking up the fresh air and taking in the quiet stillness of the small pond and surrounding gardens.

My shins love me for choosing the padded grass as my track. When I’ve finished running my circuit of hills, I can’t resist rolling down the verdant slope and just laying at the bottom, letting the lactic acid filter out of my muscles.

España gripe Melissa Asst. Food & Drink Editor

» The lack of McDonald’s on campus: Although I completely understand why there’s no Golden Arches on Green Street or anywhere near campus, I really hate it. Sometimes when the dining hall food is gross and everything in the area is closed for the night, I get a craving for some McNuggets and a strawberry shake. I know, I know. I could probably head to a certain 24-hour diner in the area or get delivery, but nothing beats that Dollar Menu.

Three or four bucks can get me a meal that’s not only tasty, but actually makes me full. Granted, it’s a good thing there isn’t a McDonald’s near my place, because if there was, I guarantee you I’d find some time every day of the week to order at least one large order of fries. » People who take too long to order: Maybe it’s because I’m afraid someone will give me a dirty look or that I’ll hold up the line, but I always know exactly what I’m going to order before I go up to the cashier.

I can’t stand it when I’m line to place my order somewhere and the person in front of me has been in line for at least 10 minutes and is still trying to read the menu when it’s his or her turn to order. Make up your mind, already. Stop holding up the line!

Tracks. I like Moose Tracks so much that I now actively dislike all other ice cream flavors. Thorough swirls of chocolate, peanut butter cups and vanilla ice cream — it’s the perfect mixture of humble milky sweetness and dangerously addictive cocoa. As for that mint variation — my time will not be wasted. I have found perfection and you can, too.

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Tyler Schmidt

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» Real life: In merely a month and a few days, my education at the great University of Illinois will come to its conclusion, which leads to the all-too-asked question: "So what are you doing after graduation?" The truth is I absolutley have no idea. The last time I had a job interview was two years ago, and when I was asked what are my worst qualities, I said I steal individual cotton balls, eggs, pickles, carrots and noodles from the grocery store. So, dear buzz readers, if you're like me and have no set future plans, feel free to borrow a few of these responses when asked what you're doing with your life.

1.) I've decided to persue my truest passion and raise sheep in southeastern Siberia where the rivers run rampant with wild sheep. I will take these sheep and turn them into my own personal army and eat the grass of my enemies. 2.) I've formed a band called The Lazer Blazers. It's a concept sci-fi punk band where we are all business executives from the future on a mission to save the zarglok race from extinction using only the power of music and squids. 3.) I'll be playing professional robot wrestling. I've built what I consider to be quite the condender in Crusher McGear pants and I really think he could take the title away from Buzzsaw the hammer-slinging knife slasher. And lastly, 4.)

I stock milk at Target.

Yike

Dan Durley

Managing Editor

» Business classes: I am the lone business major in the buzz office, and I’m starting to wonder if anybody here really understands the kind of bullshit I have to put up with as a business student at the University. I’m going to let you in on a little secret: A lot of business curriculum is pointless. My last textbook devoted precious space to the key terms “helping,” “compromise” and “accommodation,” spelling out a descriptive definition for each term. My jaw hit the floor after I realized what I would be “learning” in that course. At first I was angry, seeing as how my parents were paying a great sum of money to the University for this “education.” Though eventually my anger turned into hysteria, and I now let out a maniacal laugh every time I turn a page in my textbook, realizing that life is one long, sick joke.

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The Wolverine Because you need to see Hugh Jackman shirtless again

By Amanda Toledo

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an alternative ending to X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Wolverine enters a bar in Canada, the same one in which audiences are introduced to him in the first film, X-Men (2000).

The man who owns the bar greets him with a rifle.

“Heard a noise,” the man says, “thought it might be an animal.”

When Marvel’s X-Men comics were first comBUZZ ing out, Wolverine’s character was seen as just THURSDAY that: an animal. Little of his backstory was known, APTIL 11 and he was character shunted the sidelines. corpanote...keep this same sizeto always This was until Chris Claremont and Frank Miller came in and Wolverine his own comic book 1 Xgave 5.417 mini-series in 1982.

From then on, Wolverine took 1/8th page off as a wildly popular character and arguably the backbone of the highly lucrative X-Men film franchise, which, over the span of five films, has grossed approximately $933 million according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.

The trailer for James Mangold’s film The Wolverine (coming to theaters July 26) was recently released. Mangold’s rendition of the film appears to follow some of Claremont’s backstory, with actor Hugh Jackman reprising his role as Wolverine/Logan.

Through the X-Men films, you’d think we’ve seen all there is to see of Logan. We’ve seen him go from cage fighting in Canada to teaming up with Charles Xavier’s (Patrick Stewart) school of mutants to fight off the metal-controlling baddie Magneto (Ian McKellan). We’ve seen him fall in love with Jean Gray (Famke Janssen) and be forced to kill her when her psychotic alter-ego, Pheonix (who Xavier calls, “A purely instinctual creature. All joy and desire...and rage”) emerges, threatening to disintegrate everything with her psychic powers. He’s fought against people trying to turn everyone into mutants, people trying to rid the world of mutants, people trying to “cure” the mutants existing in the world and the people who tried to use mutants to make their own personal mutant super-soldiers. A lot of what drives Logan is trying to discover what caused his total lack of memory of his past, his healing powers and his skeleton made of an indestructible metal called adamantium.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) delved into Logan’s mysterious past, revealing how he got manipulated into joining an experiment that would meld a powerful metal into his skeleton.

All of these experiments were done to use mutants’ powers and combine them to create the ultimate weapon/solider. Origins allowed audiences to witness how Wolverine came to be the man who hides out in a Canadian bar getting into fights for money. X-Men Origins is also the least impressive of the X-Men films, receiving a score of 38 percent on RottenTomatoes.com, the lowest among the five.

What then can this new Wolverine film offer?

Despite not having the X-Men moniker in front of

it, The Wolverine's trailer suggests that Wolverine’s past will not go ignored. ComicBookMovie. com shows the film loosely following Claremont and Miller’s comics. The film continues Logan’s story, picking back up in Canada and moving him to Japan. It shows him fighting off an old comic book enemy, the Silver Samurai, and shows him being given the opportunity to be rid of his healing capabilities — and the immortality that comes with them. Most importantly, it allows for moviegoers to delight in seeing Wolverine fight off a swarm of ninjas.

It’s difficult to ascertain from the trailer

whether this movie will be worth a $9 ticket.

The problem I found with Wolverine’s Origins film was that it was not engaging enough as a story to stand on its own. It tried to simultaneously divest the story of the characters we love (Professor X and Cyclops), while giving them minor roles or cameos, cheaply pushing them into the background. If The Wolverine can respect the past stories while not leaning on them, it has the potential to be an action-packed good time, taking both audience and Wolverine to places they have not yet been and challenging them to grow and adapt.

Used with permission from Twentieth Century Fox Films

community

A Step towards relief One organization’s efforts to support HIV/AIDS sufferers

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by Matt Jones

“Hey Hey Hey”--that’s what you’ll say.

by Nicki Halenza

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ince 1985, east central Illinois has maintained an organization centered on helping people cope with their HIV/AIDS status. The Greater Community AIDS Project has been established to provide many services to people in 10 counties dealing with this epidemic. Some of the ways in which the proejct aims to help is through providing assistance in medical, housing, food and financial areas, as well as accommodating for many other clients’ needs.

Of the 10 counties associated with the organization, 76 percent of the clients it handles come from Champaign County. This is largely because of Champaign-Urbana, said Mike Benner, the executive director of the organization. This staggering number represents why the Greater Community AIDS Project is so vital to our area.

Not to mention, Champaign County is home to several important facilities the organization works with, such as the Carle Hospital, the ChampaignUrbana Health District, the Prairie Center and others. The way in which the Greater Community AIDS Project gets in touch with their clients is often through referrals by case managers or direct contact from the people who need assistance.

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health factsheet, Champaign County had around 169 people living with HIV and 189 people living with AIDS in 2012. This clearly isn’t an epidemic that should be overlooked. It is still prevalent not only in Champaign County, but all across Illinois and the United States. Fortunately, though, many people who are forced to deal with this epidemic are able to receive medical treatment and attain other necessary resources on their own. But there are thousands of others in east central Illinois who are not able to access these facilities and need the assistance that the AIDS Project has to offer.

Another vital service provided by this organization is education. The Greater Community AIDS Project focuses on three main elements: exposure, infection and diagnosis. At this point in time, many people in the United States feel that HIV/AIDS is not as relevant as it was in the 1980s and 1990s. Others may think this is something that is only problematic among specific target groups and geographical areas. However, the epidemic has expanded to include people of all different backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations. No one is exempt from the risk and harm of HIV/AIDS. Over the years, testing procedures and availability of treatment have gotten significantly better. However, as Benner said, while it is no longer a terminal illness, it is still a chronic illness that must be dealt with for a lifetime. Not only this, but it is not as easy to manage as other chronic illnesses because the symptoms are not always obvious and present. Because of this, the AIDS Project finds it essential to inform its clients

The Red Ribbon to symbolize the solidarity of people living with HIV/AIDS. Used with permission from The Red Ribbon Foundation.

about how to effectively cope with their HIV/AIDS status and make sure they have access to vital resources. The organization makes attempts to reach out to the University as well by working with the sexual health peers, LGBTQ communities and others.

This year, the AIDS Project partnered with the University’s Young Women in Leadership group to help organize an event to raise money and awareness about HIV/AIDS. On April 7, the Greater Community AIDS Project hosted an HIV/AIDS Walk and Run at the University’s Arboretum.

The organization has been hosting an AIDS walk since 1988, but in consideration of those who are running the marathon, they gave participants a choice of a one-mile walk or a 5K run. The event operated on donations provided by participants, and this money will be used to help fund the organization and their education programs.

Because the Greater Community AIDS Project functions through the help of volunteers and donations, there are always opportunities to get involved with the organization. To find out about contribution opportunities, one may contact Benner. Through the education, resources and amenities the Greater Community AIDS Project provides, citizens of Champaign County and the other nine counties are given a reminder that HIV/ AIDS is still an important issue. It is not only a worldwide problem, but one that needs attention in our own community as well.

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Arts & Entertainment

'Rover' Lands at Boneyard Arts Festival Meet local painter Leif Olson

by Alyssa Rege

Boneyard Arts Festival featured artist, Leif Olson, in his studio. Photo by Liz Brinckerhoff

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ight off the bat, Boneyard Art Festival’s signature artist Leif Olson doesn’t spare a moment getting to know his subject.

"Tell me about yourself," he says.

The lines etched around his blue-gray eyes momentarily contract as he listens, nodding

earnestly when he hears something he agrees with. He laughs as he reaches into his pocket for a box of American Spirits. His fingers cup the lighter, the little flame flickering in the breeze as we sit outside of Joe’s Brewery.

Olson grew up close to Berkley, Calif., in

the early 1960s, when post-war baby boomers were in their adolescence, embracing the counter-culture ideals of key artistic figures like Kerouac and the liberal idealism that was the “Flower Power” movement. The '60s is romanticized for its emphasis on communal peace and harmony, the “hippie” mentality, most notably demonstrated in the student-led protests of the Vietnam War and the 1969 Woodstock Festival.

The movement instilled a generation with a profoundly humanistic attitude towards life, living in the moment rather than possessing concern for the future, able to choose the direction their life would take rather than abiding by the constructs of predestination.

“The decision to become an artist wasn’t really a choice for me,” Olson said. “I was drawn to drawing from a young age. No pun intended.”

His desire to pursue art drove him to apply to the California College of Arts and Crafts where he majored in lithography, the study of the transfer of prints and drawings from a stone or metal plate to paper. Olson quickly realized the economic strain his profession would put

on him and abandoned his degree, returning instead to the familiar mediums of strict sketching and painting.

In the early 1970s, Olson embarked on an excursion to the Far East, nicknaming it “Leif’s Big Adventure.” The trip spanned multiple regions, from New Zealand to Sri Lanka. “(I was) basically a part of a floating, nomadic hippie commune,” Olson said. “(Experiencing) something like that challenges you, forces you to interact with different people and learn things about yourself and the way you live your life. After the trip, I didn’t know who I was anymore, either artistically or spiritually.”

Olson’s hermitic outlook gathered from his various tours abroad and across the country is evident in his work. His paintings connote an expression of spirituality and oneness artists and critics seek to procure in every piece.

“Art is about living together and experiencing the trajectory of life in its entirety, conscious of the duality of choice, of reality.” Olson said.

“Painting allows you the freedom to start again, yet still acknowledging that with each brush

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BRING YOUR MOM ON MOM’S DAY WEEKEND Krannert Art Museum’s

21st Annual Petals & Paintings Exquisite Floral Designs Paired With World-Class Art Boneyard Arts Festival featured artist, Leif Olson, in his studio. Photo by Liz Brinckerhoff

stroke, each layer of paint that decorates the canvas, the faint ghost of the message still comes through. It’s hauntingly beautiful.”

Presented annually by 40 North | 88 West, the Boneyard Arts Festival is a four-day event showcasing the broad variety of creative activity thriving in the greater Champaign-Urbana area.

The organization strives to bring together local artists, businesses and organizations to showcase the artistic talent of Champaign County.

The festival, along with the organization, was founded in 2002 out of the necessity for an arts council in Champaign County. In 2005, 40 North began marketing the festival with a “signature image” as a method for highlighting a single artist.

The judging panel for the Boneyard signature image consists of up to five individuals, including the prior year’s signature artist, as well as an array of artists, critics and graphic designers. The panel blindly receives up to 90 possible contenders from all mediums, successively narrowing it down to an image that embodies the distinct feeling of the festival. This year, the top two choices were both works by Olson. “(Olson’s 'Rover') has a unique combination of

abstraction with references to literal objects — you see faces, you see the dog. It’s not completely abstract,” said Kelly White, executive director of 40 North. “(Olson’s work) intrigues me because there is a personal connection there in every painting, a mystique. The audience is drawn to it, but they don’t know why. That’s what makes it exciting.”

Jason Michael Bentley, a judge for this year's signature image, also appreciated the work.

“I think an image used to represent something bigger than itself should be engaging, eclectic and accessible,” he said. “This piece by Leif Olson speaks to a broad audience with playfulness and artistic spontaneity, yet doesn’t leave the viewer bored or scratching their head.”

As the local art community continues to expand in both size and talent, White encourages artists across Champaign County to submit artwork to the festival, emphasizing the notoriety will follow artists throughout their careers.

Sophie McMahan, a local student at Parkland College, created the 2011 signature image. “(McMahan’s) work is very distinct, but even now people remember her piece — they’re like, ‘Hey, wasn’t that the signature piece from a few years ago?’” White said.

Free and open to the public Saturday, April 13 • 9 am–5 pm Sunday, April 14 • 12–5 pm Raffle of Tom Goldenberg’s Little Bend at the opening reception, Friday, April 12.* * For further information: 217.244.0516 or kam@illinois.edu

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Wondrous Wings

Wingstop’s Champaign location worth a visit

by Amirah Zaveri and Paul Angelillo

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aving previously featured a location in Urbana, Wingstop returned to the area on March 7 with a location at the corner of Green and Neil in Champaign, marking one of the Texas chain’s two central Illinois locations. Though many CU restaurants and bars toy with different incarnations of “wings,” few establishments have wholly dedicated themselves to the frying and saucing of these tasty morsels of chicken. Set against this backdrop of buffalo-sauced mediocrity, Wingstop’s effort to fully embrace and attempt to perfect the humble wing pays off, as the franchise offers some of the best chicken in the area.

The restaurant’s decor takes on an early 20th century aviation theme, with sepia postcard prints and the like scattered on walls and decorating the surface of tables. While this attempt at atmosphere ultimately comes off as forgettable and contrived, the dining space remains tidy and comfortable for those dining in. Though seating for around 10 tables may seem small, it proved ample for the crowd and for a business model that deals majorly in takeout and delivery orders. Perhaps commanding the most attention in the interior, however, is the restaurant’s partially open kitchen, which allows customers a great view of all the action and dispels any sense of “fast food” dining.

Though the corporate-mandated interior design might be bland, Wingstop’s service has all the professionalism expected of a franchise. The menu is well-organized and legible, making sure to distinguish between traditional and boneless wings. It also illustrates the various combo options available. Similarly, the brand’s host of different sauces is listed on a scale of spiciness, a helpful display for flavors lacking the signifiers of “hot” or “mild” in their names. The staff is friendly and attentive, particularly in handling the mixing and matching of various wing styles, sauces and quantities in an order. Though the nature of cooking chicken wings to-order means a 12-minute minimum wait, orders tend not to exceed that estimate and are delivered, predictably, hot out of the fryer. Wingstop does not currently offer delivery, but it stated that it intends to have the service running by the end of April, a definite strongpoint in an area offering so many places that do the same.

Food-wise, Wingstop, as its name signifies, is all about the wings. No lousy burgers, salads or wraps are available to distract from the main focus. All of the wings are cooked fresh and are still sizzling upon arrival. The classic chicken wings are flawlessly cooked so that every bite is light and crisp.

Equally, each wing is well-coated in sauce — but not soggy! — and prime in size, with none of the wimpy, bottom-of-the-barrel pieces that sometimes blemish an order.

It’s hard to find a great boneless wing at most places. Either the breading is not crispy enough or nonexistent, or the meat is secondhand, dry and completely lacking in flavor. However, Wingstop brilliantly succeeds at producing a glorious shell of crispy, saucy breading, while still maintaining

a core of meat that is deliciously juicy and tender.

Even plain, these perfectly crisped boneless wings would get no complaints. However, the 10 different sauces Wingstop offers elevate their wings to a whole new level.

Wingstop offers an array of sauces ranging from mild to spicy: teriyaki, Hawaiian, garlic Parmesan, lemon pepper, hickory smoked BBQ, Louisiana rub, original hot, Cajun and atomic. The popular favorites are the BBQ, Louisiana rub and the original hot.

While the original hot does not do much to distinguish itself from your average vinegar-y pizzeria chicken wing, the BBQ, Parmesan and Louisiana rub sauces deserve attention as seriously tasty flavors.

Even if certain sauces fall below par, the inherent crispy goodness of the wings help to make up for it.

The fries, the franchise’s principal side item for its wings, are one of a kind. Cut fresh daily from Idaho potatoes, and fried upon order, these sizzling fries are perfectly sized, crisped and seasoned to perfection. Wingstop offers three blends of seasoning: signature fry, lemon pepper or Cajun. The signature fry seasoning is definitely the most popular; it is dis-

tinctively sweet but not overpowering, and blends well when dipped in ranch, bleu cheese, honey mustard, ketchup or cheese sauce. In addition to fries, Wingstop also offers Bourbon baked beans, cole slaw, potato salad, rolls and veggie sticks.

Along with classic and boneless wings, Wingstop sells 100 percent all-white breast meat strips, breaded and fried upon order, and sauced in any wing flavor. They also offer a glider, which is strictly a breast filet on a fresh roll. While the breast filets and strips are appealing, they pale in comparison to the main attraction: the wings.

Though perhaps lacking in way of style and menu depth, Wingstop more than lives up to its name, providing a fundamentally tasty chicken wing with a variety of fair to good accompanying sauces. In this way, the restaurant seems likely to carve out its own place on the food landscape — no small feat given the great bulk of other fast and casual eateries in the area.

Wingstop is located at 114 N. Vine St. in Urbana, and can be contacted by phone at 217-344-2200.

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Midwest Zine Fest brings the best of zine culture to the IMC

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ike the copy of buzz Magazine you are holding in your hands, zines are meant to be read and enjoyed. Unlike buzz, though, a zine can contain absolutely whatever its author desires – and people will read it!

In the wake of Skeletal Lightning Fest’s musical DIY success, the third annual Midwest Zine Fest will take place at the Independent Media Center this Saturday.

A zine is typically a small-run, inexpensively produced booklet, distributed through networks of “zinesters.” They can be about anything, ranging from punk fan-zines to zines making a political statement. Jeanie Austin, one of the fest’s organizers, said she likes zines that discuss things overlooked in the mainstream.

“The publishing industry, like every other capitalist institution, has histories of racism and sexism and homophobia,” Austin said. “There are still longlasting effects of those histories in what can get published and what sells ... (and) I’m really interested in zines that counter that as a huge narrative.”

Punk and riot grrrl movements are often what come to mind when thinking of zines, but they have always been much more than that. Not to

say that zines don’t continue to circulate about the punk community, but Austin said zines may date back to the 1920s, when science fiction writers sent their work to each other before sci-fi even became a genre.

Today there are zines for just about any interest – among just the zines that people will be “tabling” at the fest, there are poetry, art, cooking and even horror zines. And if there isn’t one that fits your interests, there will be a station for those inspired to create their own.

One zine tabler, Joe Coyle, who will also be speaking at the fest, will table zines made by youth in juvenile detention centers.

“I’m pretty stoked about that getting out there 'cause I feel like it’s just something that people don’t think about that often, and (the youth are) just really creative and really smart,” Austin said.

Midwest Zine Fest also incorporates other forms of DIY media. This year, there will be a stencil-making workshop as well as a film screening and a DIY punk show (featuring locals Unnerve, Chain’s Gang and Laughboy).

Zines, DIY and DIWO (do-it-with-other people) ethics ultimately have do with the sense of belong-

By Maddie Rehayem

ing they provide to everyone who takes part in creation and consumption. The zines at the fest are usually for sale or for trade. The event is free, and no zine should cost very much.

“It’s a fun space for sharing with people, and I think it really speaks to the DIY ethic of community over this sort of competitive individualism,” Austin said.

“It’s hard to make (a zine) and not have a feeling

of intimacy with it. ... I don’t think there are a lot of spaces really that are as public as a zine fest that also facilitate potentially that kind of sharing and coming together.”

Midwest Zine Fest takes place at the IMC this Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. Visit midwestzinefest. ucimc.org for more information, including a schedule of events and list of tablers.

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The Virginia Theatre Reopening Open House The Virginia Theatre, 203 W. Park Ave., Champaign Saturday, April 13, 1-5 p.m.

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Spring Awakening Krannert Center for the Perfoming Arts April 11 to 21 $9-15 The hit Broadway musical derived from Frank Wedekind’s late-19th century masterpiece investigates the ways in which students deal with the mysteries, frustrations, fears and tragedies resulting from their sexual preoccupations. This production has adult content and is for mature audiences only. —Jamila Tyler, Moves & TV Editor

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eff Richards possesses a craftsmanship different from what many see when they describe talented artists. Glassblowing is a rare skill that is difficult to master. Richards is an experienced glass artist who brought art to east central Illinois. He is the owner and operator of Big Shed Glass in Homer, Ill., where he provides rentable space for established artists, as well as classes for novices.

Big Shed Glass opened for business April of last year. It took Richards six years to build the studio, which he runs out of the machine shed next to his house.

“Glassblowing is a very expensive proposition,” he said. “Certain things I had to buy, but most of the equipment in my studio I built myself.”

Richards completely renovated the shed, which originally had a dirt floor and no electricity, to a professional glass studio. Richards fell into glassblowing unknowingly. He graduated from DeVry Institute of Technology in Chicago with a degree in digital electronics engineering and worked for 18 years as a computer engineer. In 1990, he was awarded field engineer of the year for the Midwest region.

“When I was a computer engineer, I hated every minute of it,” Richards said. “When I went to work every day, I couldn’t believe I was getting paid for the work I was doing. When anybody describes finding what they really love to do, it just can’t really be put into words. It’s where you feel most at home at.”

After he was laid off at his engineering job, Richards left for New York to work for a computer business. In New York he sought out a public access glass blowing center and stumbled upon Urban Glass. He attended an open house where they were doing demonstrations and was mesmerized. After that, he left computers and developed his techniques at Urban Glass for about seven years, until he felt comfortable calling himself a professional.

Richards said he’d never forget the day he became intrigued by glass. He was on his way out the door for a meeting in Chicago when a television program on TBS caught his attention. He was late for his meeting, but watched in awe as this program introduced him to this new world.

“A lot of times, I tell people who start classes with me, ‘Here is your chance to walk out the door before you get hooked in,’” Richards said. “I got hooked in and there was no turning back for me.”

Richards is represented by Cinema Gallery and 40 North | 88 West. He will be participating in Boneyard Arts Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Glassblowing demonstrations will be held at Big Shed Glass Studio in Homer.

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