Meet VALLEY’s Fall 2018 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Rachel Braun
Beginning college can be intimidating for most incoming freshmen, but for one student in particular, it was a culture shock. Rachel Braun didn’t have a…
Self-Improvement
Students Face Their Anxiety Head-On
As mental health has become widely accepted and more a part of the global conversation, we talked to students about how they are able to…
Modern Spirituality: The Ancient World of Tarot Cards
At the mention of a Tarot reading our minds are programmed to imagine an old woman with a crystal ball eerily telling you a fortune…
“Words matter,” Following Pittsburgh
Over a week ago on Oct. 27, a gunman walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s historic Squirrel Hill neighborhood and killed 11…
Stop Trying to Build the Perfect Résumé and Start Doing What You Love
For many college students, outside involvements are driven by the pursuit of a ‘perfect résumé.’ Freshman and seniors alike strategically select many involvements to appeal…
Cut Climate Change by Cutting Meat
A UN study made disturbing headlines this month for its dire conclusions regarding climate change. While Generation Z has generally been aware of the climate…
Looking Better, Doing Better
VALLEY believes looking better makes you feel and do better, but is there really any proof? Or is it all just in our heads. There has…
Can’t Spell ‘Truth’ Without ‘Ruth’
An unwavering advocate for gender equality. A judicial powerhouse. A pop culture icon at 85. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has become an inspiration…
College Crisis: I Hate My Boyfriend’s Girl Friends
She’s that girl you love to hate, and you hate that other people love. She’s somehow simultaneously the seemingly unattainable girl next door and just one…
About Last Night …
After midterms, group projects and loads of homework to do, we’re all overdue for a much needed night out. Going out is a way to…
Costume or Culture?
Online lingerie and Halloween store, Yandy, made headlines this month for its questionable “Brave Red Maiden” costume, an ill-advised sexual take on “The Handmaid’s Tale.”…
Decluttering for a Happier Headspace
On move-in day in August, nearly everything you’ve brought to school with you finds the perfect place. Pillows and decor are strategically placed, each drawer…
Stress Test
It sees you when you’re sleeping, it knows when you’re awake, it knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good to your body…
Creating an Online Portfolio
Regardless of what kind of career you are pursuing, setting up an online presence is essential to not only show people yourself, but also to…
Give A Boost To Your Creativity
Stimulating your brain to constantly produce creative thoughts can become a difficult task when you see the pile of upcoming assignments in front of you….
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
What Cancer Cannot Do Cancer is so limited… It cannot cripple love It cannot shatter hope It cannot corrode faith It cannot destroy peace It…
Breaking Up With Breaking News
If someone were to approach you saying they have both good and bad news, which one would you ask to hear first? Maybe hearing bad…
Train Your Brain
Have you ever considered how much time you spend on your phone throughout the day? Most people spend their time spread between different social media…
It’s Not Me, It’s You
More often than not, after an unsuccessful relationship we find ourselves in deep contemplation about when it all really went wrong. There is the all…
A Better Night’s Sleep
“Are you still watching?” As you wake up from a dead sleep this message pops up on your computer screen from Netflix. While you were sleeping,…