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Smart Style: Meredith Keeps Up With All the Trends

Smart Style: Meredith Keeps Up With All the Trends

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Name: Meredith Moore
Age: 20
Major: Biology
Year: Junior
Hometown: Doylestown, PA
What She’s Wearing: Shirt, H&M; Sweater, Forever 21; Jeggings, Pac Sun; Scarf, H&M; Shoes, DSW. (Everything is under $30!)

Making it Work: “A lot of people say it’s out there, only I can ‘pull it off,’ I don’t
know. People always tell me ‘if I put that on I would look stupid but somehow you
do it’ so that’s always nice to hear.”

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Kitchen InFerno: A Gobble-Free Holiday Meal

Kitchen InFerno: A Gobble-Free Holiday Meal

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Like many of us, Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite meal of the year. My mother makes the most delicious food– everything from sweet potatoes, to mounds of homemade stuffing, to baked apples. It’s so good that I always make my parents host the family because I refuse to let anyone else cook the meal besides my own momma.

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Weighing In: Reason To (Turkey) Trot

Weighing In: Reason To (Turkey) Trot

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Do you want to gobble down delicious turkey, savory pie and mom’s casserole next week without guilt? Participating in a 5K race on Thanksgiving morning can boost your metabolism for the rest of the day, meaning that the turkey thighs on your plate won’t put meat your own legs.

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Goodwill Hunting: Our Kind of Club

Goodwill Hunting: Our Kind of Club

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It’s no secret that thrift stores are packed with weird, fantastically fun clothing and accessories. Although walking into one and browsing the awesome treasures is certainly reason enough to make the trip, there are other reasons to feel good when you buy something from a thrift store. Especially the State College Woman’s Club Thrift Shop.

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DIY Duo: Tiny Details

DIY Duo: Tiny Details

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The DIY Duo is hitting the HUB this week.

Come celebrate Valley Week and Valley’s 10th issue by make your own earrings today, cost on us, at our DIY table on the ground floor. Take a break between classes to spice up your wardrobe and accessorize.

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Kitchen InFerno: Going Greek

Kitchen InFerno: Going Greek

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Instead of resorting to a boring can of Campbell’s Chicken Noodle or some old school Progresso Chili, both of which are exploding with sodium and additives (I can just hear it clogging my arteries), I’ve taken some inspiration from the Greeks and whipped up a hearty Grecian soup. And, whoa, did it get our taste buds tingling!

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Weighing In: No-Guilt November

Weighing In: No-Guilt November

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Thanksgiving is quickly approaching which often means multiple slices of mom’s pie and second helpings of grandma’s casserole.

Let’s face it – the holidays can tempt even the most health-conscious foodie to throw caution, and diet, to the wind. To make things a little healthier this November, Valley has uncovered several baking substitutions that improve nutrition without sacrificing taste. So give these healthy swaps a try this year and feel free to gobble, gobble, gobble guiltlessly!

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DIY Duo: Creative Kitty

DIY Duo: Creative Kitty

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In the midst of the is-it-Halloweekend-or-not confusion last weekend, you may or may not have already used three (four? more?) costumes. By now, you’re fresh out of ideas and fresh out of cash. And there’s still tonight and all of next weekend.

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Goodwill Hunting: Seeking Costume Inspiration

Goodwill Hunting: Seeking Costume Inspiration

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“So, what are you gonna be for Halloween?”

Your friends, acquaintances and coworkers are all dying to know, and you still don’t know what you’re going to dress up as.

It’s getting down to the wire, but that doesn’t mean you have to settle for a boring costume. Ditch the sexy kitten outfit you’ve worn the past three years and impress people with an awesome, original costume.

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DIY Duo: Spook Up Your Tee

DIY Duo: Spook Up Your Tee

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This week, DIY is getting a little… scary. It’s Valley’s very own Halloween countdown and we’re taking our project out of Lindsay’s backyard and into the graveyard.

Don’t be too freaked out: skulls and spikes are in.

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