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 […]
Category: Life
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, […]
(S)Portlandia Adventures
This semester, I decided to take an overload semester just for a chance of going to Portland. As difficult as all of the school was at times, I’m glad I did it. I enrolled in a second eight-week Media course called “SportsMedia Industry Immersion” and the class was centered around a week-long trip to Portland scheduled […]
A Decade of TWLOHA
Wednesday, March 30 marks the 10th anniversary of To Write Love on Her Arms. While I haven’t been completely invested in TWLOHA since its start, I have known about the organization for most of its 10 years of existence. In recent years, I’ve become very, very supportive of TWLOHA and its message, contributing to the excitement […]
New Year’s Eve 2015: Holding on to Hope
As I’m writing this, there are less than four hours until the New Year. I’m not one to make New Year’s resolutions, and I’m not really one to celebrate New Year’s. I just don’t find it exciting like some people do and am not into the whole party scene associated with it. I’m not hating […]
Two Decades
Four weeks ago, I turned 20 years old. I didn’t think much of it then, and I don’t think much of it now. I don’t find birthdays too exciting anymore. When you’re little, birthdays are a big deal because you get presents, cake and all of this attention. Everything is about you, and it’s great. Your […]
World Suicide Prevention Day 2015: “You will see me tomorrow”
This post was partially inspired by Anis Mojgani’s “You’ll see me tomorrow” post. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, and it coincides with National Suicide Prevention Week. Both events have become more meaningful to me than ever before, but it’s not because it’s something I’ve personally dealt with. I’ve never had suicidal tendencies and/or attempts, […]
2015 Summer Bucket List Evaluation
Now that it’s Labor Day Weekend, it’s time for me to accept that summer is, unfortunately, over (even if it still feels scorching hot outside). And it’s probably something that I should have accepted two weeks ago when I school started back up again, but that’s beside the point. This past summer was one in […]