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  • Beauty & Health
    • How to Have a ‘Sick Day’ When You Can’t Stay Home
      How to Have a ‘Sick Day’ When You Can’t Stay Home
    • Myth Busters: Mouth Taping
      Myth Busters: Mouth Taping
    • Preventing Ingrown Hairs
      Preventing Ingrown Hairs
    • Recipes
  • Entertainment
    • What your favorite “Outer Banks” character says about you
      What your favorite “Outer Banks” character says about you
    • Classiest Responses to the Internet’s New Alpha (Fe)male
      Classiest Responses to the Internet’s New Alpha (Fe)male
    • Here’s Your Forehead Kiss
      Here’s Your Forehead Kiss
  • Campus Culture
    • The Key to State College’s Lock Boutique
      The Key to State College’s Lock Boutique
    • Penn State Introduces New Meditation Rooms Across Campus
      Penn State Introduces New Meditation Rooms Across Campus
    • THON’s Rockin’ Bands
      THON’s Rockin’ Bands
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • Unlocking Fashion’s Secrets: The Science Behind Color Combinations
      Unlocking Fashion’s Secrets: The Science Behind Color Combinations
    • Purge Those Promotional Emails! 3 Reasons to Shop For Clothes In-Store
      Purge Those Promotional Emails! 3 Reasons to Shop For Clothes In-Store
    • Is Urban Outfitters irrelevant?
      Is Urban Outfitters irrelevant?
  • Self-Improvement
    • If Not Love, Then What Do We Call It?
      If Not Love, Then What Do We Call It?
    • Revel in Your Sadness
      Revel in Your Sadness
    • “Ceilings” and Running to Your True Love
      “Ceilings” and Running to Your True Love
    • College Crisis
  • This Just In
    • A Butcher Site Found Dating Back 2.9 Million Years
      A Butcher Site Found Dating Back 2.9 Million Years
    • The Tragic Murder of 16-Year-Old Brianna Ghey
      The Tragic Murder of 16-Year-Old Brianna Ghey
    • Murdaugh or Murder: An American Crime Story
      Murdaugh or Murder: An American Crime Story
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Tori Rooney

Tori is a senior print and digital journalism major with minors in business and international relations. Tori is a lover of all things music. She also has passions for writing, photography and her dog. When she's not writing or out photographing, she's either sleeping, watching documentaries or thinking about what's for dinner.

Campus Culture, THON

Get to Know the THON 2019 Executive Director: Kelly McCready

By Tori Rooney

The Penn State Dance Marathon has become nationally and internationally recognized as the largest student-run philanthropy in the world with over 16,500 student volunteers and…

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Beauty & Health

5 Health and Wellness Bloggers to Follow on Instagram

By Tori Rooney

Finding good Instagram content that deviates from the typical post-football game day posts can be refreshing. Mixing up your feed and using social media instead…

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Self-Improvement

Turning Culture Shock into a Comfortable Lifestyle: Traveling Tips 101

By Tori Rooney

Becoming accustomed to a brand new culture and environment can be tricky. Health and wellness blogger, Lee Tilghman, also known as @leefromamerica on Instagram, recently returned…

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Entertainment

What the Podcast “Caliphate” Will Teach You About Investigative Journalism

By Tori Rooney

“Caliphate” is the New York Times‘ riveting 10-episode audio series highlighting foreign correspondent and resident terrorism expert Rukmini Callimachi‘s experience infiltrating all things ISIS. Her extensive…

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Entertainment

Fall 2018 at the BJC: What Events To Look Out For

By Tori Rooney

The Bryce Jordan Center in University Park has, for decades, hosted some of the most notable artists and performers of their generation. For this upcoming…

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Campus Culture, Events

Happy 4th of July in Happy Valley

By Tori Rooney

As Independence Day festivities loom, families and friends nationwide will celebrate our country’s independence with all things red, white and blue, poolside barbecues, fireworks and…

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Beauty & Health

5 Nutrient-Dense Detoxifying Foods

By Tori Rooney

Rid your body of all those toxins and bad bacteria for the holiday season so you can make room for all of the festive food to come. Save the bad foods for when you really deserve them―Thanksgiving.

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Campus Culture

College GameDay at Penn State Then and Now

By Tori Rooney

ESPN’S College GameDay is to return to Penn State for the sixth time since 2009.

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Campus Culture

No Penn State Gym Membership Fee, No Problem—Except One

By Tori Rooney

Generally speaking, Penn State fitness has started the year off right for those gym-loving fitness gurus, and now it seems to be getting even better with the White Building renovations finally being completed and the soon-to-be state of the art facilities being added to the IM Building.

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Self-Improvement

That Morning Stretch is More Important Than You May Think

By Tori Rooney

You don’t have to be an experienced yogi to understand the importance of a routine morning stretch.

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Self-Improvement

Maintain Motivation for the Home Stretch

By Tori Rooney

It can be easy to let your studies slip away from you, but staying on top of everything will make the rest of the school year a piece of cake. Keep going, you are almost there!

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Campus Culture

LGBTQ Community Shows Their Pride at Old Main

By Tori Rooney

As the gusty winds swayed through the large rainbow flag draped over the front steps of Old Main, close to 40, even 50 Penn State students of the LGBTQ community gathered together for a cause bigger than just themselves.

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Campus Culture

New Vegan Hotspot in Downtown State College

By Tori Rooney

On the block in between Panera Bread and Rita’s, Cafe Verve is the first fully established vegan cafe to open in the streets of downtown State College.

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Self-Improvement

How to Avoid the Awkward Political Talk at the Thanksgiving Table

By Tori Rooney

Remind everyone that keeping political conversation to a minimum and maintaining a mature etiquette is nothing but the proper thing to do. If all else fails, just argue about which grandkid Grandmom likes best.

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Campus Culture

Discovering the Spice of Life: State College Farmers’ Markets

By Tori Rooney

Fresh produce, flowers and seasonal favorites like fresh made apple cider seem to bring total elation to some Penn State students.

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Fashion

Talking Chokers with Albright Beads

By Tori Rooney

The best part about this comeback trend? Chokers are easy to make yourself! Valley sat down with Penn State student and entrepreneur, Jordan Albright, to find out more.

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Campus Culture

Survival Guide to Sorority Recruitment 101

By Tori Rooney

Between balancing your schedule, finding acceptable outfits, fighting through the pain of wearing heels, and dealing with the incessantly long and redundant conversations with chapter members, just know that rushing can indeed be done!

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Entertainment

The Least and Most Successfully Iconic Celebrity Marriages

By Tori Rooney

Any relationship exceeding a mere five to seven years in Hollywood is basically considered a lifetime so Valley found some of the most and least successful celebrity marriages of our time.

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Founded in 2007, VALLEY is Penn State's premier student-run life and style magazine. Our mission is to recognize other students for their academic and extracurricular accomplishments, and to feature local style, entertainment and lifestyle trends. We publish one print issue a semester and also post daily online content throughout the academic year.

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