For Your Eyes Only
When your outfit seems to be missing a little something, you subconsciously reach for sunglasses. Adding eyewear to an outfit is always a safe bet…
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Latinos for the Likes
Latinas and Latinos in the entertainment industry are underrepresented but remain a force to be reckoned with. For American-born celebrities of Latina descent, their cultural…
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The Lie of Quiet Luxury
Sometimes, the things we love most about fashion aren’t the clothes themselves, but the fantasy they afford us. Let’s admit it: the pieces we wear…
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A Few Mad Men: Trump’s Foreign Policy
Since taking office for the first time in 2017, Donald Trump has arguably become one of the most controversial figures in politics. Now at the…
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
If you rummage far enough through your closet, it’s likely you’ll find at least one piece with a military past life. So many of our…
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U.S. Under Scrutiny For Treatment of Deportees
As Donald Trump takes office for a second time, questions regarding immigration bubble to the surface during his first weeks as president. The ethics of…
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Opinion: Emilia Pérez is Worse Than You Imagine
With 13 Oscar nominations and four Golden Globe wins, Emilia Pérez has been racking up a series of appraisals and controversies. The bottom line: Emilia…
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Flou Flou and Free: the Lasting Charm of Boho Chic
Clothes — in their most basic form — exist to protect the wearer from the elements. At its best, clothing serves as a form of…
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Airport Kind of Love
It’s that time of year again when airports start to fill to the brim and you’re rushing to your gate after a last-minute change. It’s…
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Assad Regime Topples in Syria
Within days of relaunching an offensive, anti-Assad rebels gained rapid control of southern and northern portions of Syria. The offensive resulted in the end of…
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Fuel to the Fire
A home is engulfed in flames, with thousands more to follow. A forest fire is so hot that the flames are purple. A wasteland of…
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The Women of State: AFROTC Edition
It’s likely you’ve seen them on campus in their OCPs on Thursdays or marching in perfect synchronicity to and from the Shields Building, but there…
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Indigenous Designers to Know
November is Native American Heritage Month and if you’re looking to refresh your closet (and your mind) with some new names, VALLEY has you covered!…
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Our Sacred Spaces
We spend so much of our lives leaving our spaces to find ourselves in others. But how far must one really go in order to…
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A Guide to Eating Vegetarian at Penn State
Penn State’s University Park campus has come a long way with its culinary options. In 2017, Pure, a wholly kosher and allergen-free (and the only…
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Hispanic Heritage Month Events at Penn State
September marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, but Penn State has numerous events to offer well through October. This year’s theme is “Unidos en…
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The Firstborn Fray
Have you ever dealt with the suffocating sense of duty that comes with being the firstborn in your family? Maybe you’ve been delegated the task…
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What To Know About the Apalachee High School Shooting
Earlier this month Winder, Georgia’s Apalachee High School suffered the state’s deadliest mass shooting. On Wednesday, Sept. 4, student Colt Gray, armed with an AR-15-style…
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Why You Think You’re Ugly (And Why That’s Not True)
Let’s admit it, we all want to be pretty or good-looking. Perhaps it’s not at the forefront of what people think in their daily lives,…
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Far From Home: Battling the Post-Summer Blues
As I step off the plane, I can immediately feel it: the humidity that sticks to the skin and the sweat that begins to form…
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