The Other Side of Bullying
One doesn’t realize that they are a bully until they lose something valuable. When it comes to bullying, that lost valuable thing is usually a friendship or a significant relationship.
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Internship Insight: The Nittany Network
To many, you are familiar with the saying, “Where you go to school for your undergraduate doesn’t really matter.” Oh, but it does.
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Emoji Equality For All
At first the original emoji may not have seem like a problem when the image of what looks similar to you is of the “norm.” But to other racial identities that we’re being ignored, a change in representation needed to happen.
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Why You Are More Than Your “Likes”
Let’s be honest, every now and then you may look at a celebrity and think that you wanted his or her _____. But in reality, the goal is not trying to look like someone else by doing insane challenges that can be actually harmful to your body, but by being happy with yourself and being the best version of you that you can be.
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Your Nude Is Not My Nude
The infamous shade of nude is a color that many are familiar with. The problem is, not everyone has the same skin tone, and therefore your shade of nude doesn’t exactly fit my shade of nude.
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Finding Your Inner Peace
Inner peace is something that comes within you despite the surroundings, circumstances and people that come in your path, you are able to be center with yourself spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically.
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Why It’s So Hard to Find A Good Book to Read
It is also hard to find a book that sparks up your interest if it is not required in the syllabus in your English015 course. But why is that? When is the last time you read or even thought of reading a book for your own personal leisure?
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The Woes of Working on State Patty’s
Working on State Patty’s can be the ultimate nightmare for a student, but before you start to cry, understand that as you get older, you will start to learn that there is a thing called responsibility and it’s important to develop this quality over the course of your college career.
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Channel Your Inner Disney Princess for Finals Week
If there was a guide written about how to master finals in the same detailed structure that Cosmo puts out on how to master the perfect winged liner without looking like a scary raccoon, there would be no doubt that Valley would have those how-to steps signed, sealed and delivered to anyone in need. But while that’s in the works, you can get help from another group of boss females that can make sure you are in good hands.
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Let it Grow: No Shame in No Shave November
If you take a close look at the guys around this time of the month, you will probably notice that some of them have joined the trend of having a beard. Aside from your personal ideas about whether the guy can pull off the beard or not, there is a strong possibility that there is a bigger cause behind his new look.
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Why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is More Than a #WomanCrushWednesday
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is more than just Wednesday’s woman crush. She’s a role model to all on any day of the week. You’ve probably heard her name, or the sound of her voice in the feminist monologue in Beyoncé’s song “Flawless.” Besides the beautiful voice of Queen Bey’ herself, what really draws you in is the message behind Adichie’s speech.
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Controlling Common Food Cravings While On Your Cycle
Ever get the sudden urge around the time of your period to stuff your face with carbs, sweets and that little devil named chocolate? Well great news, you are not alone! Many girls like myself not only have these sudden cravings but many more.
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The Unhealthy Mindset of Becoming “Healthy”
It’s 2 a.m. and you find yourself staring at the fridge. You already ate dinner earlier that evening but you find yourself at the same place around the same time, three times a week. Next thing you know, you are stuffing food down your throat just because. You eat until you feel “satisfied” because you didn’t eat the slice of pizza that all your friends ate during lunch that day. You didn’t eat it because you thought it was “unhealthy” for you.
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