As I’m sure many other Marvel fans did, I watched all twenty-one of the previously released movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as preparation for the highly-anticipated Avengers: Endgame. Since seeing the film, I’ve thought a lot about the impact I didn’t realize MCU has had on me, what I’ve taken away from all of […]
Author: Ashley Wijangco
Twelve Things: Favorite Books
In honor of World Book Day, I felt it would be appropriate to compile a list of some of my favorite books. I will admit that I haven’t always been an avid reader—let alone someone who cared about books. As a writer, I know this sounds terrible, but it’s the truth. I had nothing against […]
Book Blurbs: March 2019
At the end of each month, I will write blurbs about books I have read, purchased, and/or received. I will briefly review books that I read, giving them a rating out of five stars. I will also briefly describe the new books I got, explaining where I got the book and why I want to […]
Book Blurbs: February 2019
At the end of each month, I will write blurbs about books I have read, purchased, and/or received. I will briefly review books that I read, giving them a rating out of five stars. I will also briefly describe the new books I got, explaining where I got the book and why I want to […]
Twelve Things: Books I Want to Read in 2019
“Twelve Things” is a blog post series in which I feature a list of twelve things that concern a specific topic. The idea behind these posts is a nod to my username “wijangco12” and my favorite number. 1. Basketball: A Love Story by Jackie MacMullan and Rafe Bartholomew How I Discovered the Book: I know Rafe and found out about it from his Twitter. What It’s About: The book is a collection of first-hand accounts from some of the biggest […]
Book Blurbs: January 2019
From beginning the Crazy Rich Asians series to taking advantages of all the book sales in the New Year, I devoted a decent amount of time to books in January.
2017: The Most Eventful Year of My Life (So Far)
I’ve known—or rather, hoped—for years that 2017 would be a somewhat eventful year of my life, as it, ideally, would be the year I graduate college. And I did just that on May 13 when I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. Going into college, I […]
The Journey of a Yerd
A yearbook nerd’s reflection on doing yearbook for six years When I was a freshman in high school, I remember filling out a form during my English class that expressed my interest in wanting to join yearbook. The form was supposed to help me determine what classes I wanted to take the next school year. […]
Illinois Happened for a Reason
A very recent alumna’s reflection on the opportunities of four years at Illinois When I was applying for colleges a little over four years ago, I was fortunate enough to already know what I wanted to do with my life and where I wanted to go to help make that a reality: the University of […]
One Book, One Campus, One Group of People Brought Together By One Person
Meeting Jamie Tworkowski with the TWLOHA UIUC UChapter On June 30 at 1:02 p.m., my twin sister, Amanda, received a text from our best friend Carly: “If you’re free right now, please call me! I have (some) exciting news!” We text, tweet, and Snapchat one another all the time, but we never call one another, […]