Wanderlust: Make The Most Of Your Weekend Trips Abroad
Being abroad for a semester provides you with the ultimate opportunity to travel each weekend around the country or continent you’re in. Since planning is…
Self-Improvement
Oversleeping Can Make You More Tired
Ever wonder why you feel so groggy after waking up from a nap that was supposed to be 20 minutes but ended up being 2…
Mindfullness Habits for a Stress-Free Summer
For many of us, the beginning of summer fosters a blank-slate type of feeling. Goals are set, trips are planned and jobs are started. However,…
How to Handle Prickly Professors
During the four years spent in college classrooms, everyone is bound to run into a professor or two that we believe is out to get…
Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2018 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Brandon Rothrock
Brandon Rothrock, a senior from Stewartsville, N.J., has a history of going for what he wants, even if it means making major life changes. Right…
What You Should Know Before Hunting for an Internship
As spring finally comes around to State College, every student at PSU has more than a few things to stress about … but possibly the…
18 Going on 80: Six Elderly Things That College Students Should Do
Do you ever wonder why elderly people seem more relaxed (well, besides retirement)? Don’t you wish you could feel that in this hectic time of…
Keeping Confident: How to Be Your Best Self this Summer
With summer quickly approaching, guides preparing for bathing suit season are abundant. While diet plans, exercise routines and self-tanning regimens can make you look a…
5 Good Reads Every Feminist Needs
We’re all familiar with the classic feminist novels like “The Feminine Mystique” and “The Second Sex,” but VALLEY has put together a list of some…
Rise Up
“Fresh start” is a phrase often used when trying to describe entry to college. When beginning college, you are given the chance to start over…
College Crisis: Reversing the Stigma Around Therapy
I was embarrassed to be going to therapy. There. I said it. It is 2018, and yet, some people still think that going to talk…
Relationship Roulette: Getting Back with an Ex
In the world of sports, there is a cap on how many times you can try to succeed before you have to call it quits…
Mental Illness Does Not Mean Mass Shooting
America has an epidemic of mass shootings. A just as concerning misconception of mental illness has followed this disturbing trend. There have been instances of…
Long Distance BFF Relationship-Tips and Advice
College is an exciting time to meet new people in a new environment, but with that comes saying goodbye to your hometown friends and sadly…
Alternative Spring Cleaning
Cleaning out your dorm or apartment can be a freeing experience, but cleansing your life of negativity makes a greater impact. The coming of spring…
Saving Grades: Before It’s Too Late
We’re officially past the halfway point in the spring semester. How are your grades? The good news is that if you’re fearing for your GPA,…
Cold Email Your Way to Success
Emailing someone you don’t know can be incredibly intimidating, and even more so if they happen to hold the keys to your dream job. Liz…
A Week Of Meditation
Life as a college student quickly becomes busy and overwhelming with deadlines, meetings and projects all flooding your planner and taking over your calendar. With…
Going Phone-Free During Class
Most college students can agree that our phones are crucial to our everyday lives. Whether we’re checking social media, texting our friends or listening to…
How Joining a THON Committee Changed My Perspective on THON
Since 1973, Penn State students have participated in the year-long fundraising efforts that benefit Four Diamonds at Penn State Children’s Hospital. What started as an…