A Pep Talk From Your Plants
Now that you’re settling into school and adjusting to the semester, your houseplants are enjoying their new job of spicing up your room and brightening…
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Who is Listening to the Willard Preacher?
Walk by the Willard Building on Penn State’s University Park campus on any given day, and you’ll likely walk past a tall, gray-haired man with…
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Untamed: Unlocking Your Inner Cheetah
What if we all lived our lives unafraid to be our truest selves, with nothing stopping us from becoming who or what we were born…
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A Guide to Establishing Personal Style
To many of us, personal style is an elusive concept. With the amount of fashion trends circulating social media at any given moment, it can…
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Online Thrifting — The New Wave
The leaves are beginning to turn and the scent of pumpkin spice is filling the crisp autumn air. Fall is just around the corner, and…
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Britney’s Conservatorship: Freedom At Last?
Last Britney update, VALLEY discussed how Britney Spears’ request to end her father’s role in her conservatorship had been denied by a judge. In more…
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Study in Style: The Best Study Spots Around Campus
It has been a while since students have been able to fully take advantage of study spaces around the Penn State campus. VALLEY is here…
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Confidence — Fake It ‘Til You Make It
It seems that confidence is a constant topic of discussion — and reasonably so, because confidence is life changing. However, achieving confidence is easier said…
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Under Pressure: The Healing Practice of Acupressure
Let’s face it, jumping back into a full semester of in-person classes and rejoining the face-to-face world comes with a lot of stress. We’ve spent…
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Hookup Culture: Good or Bad?
Sex. It seems like everyone around you is having it, even if they are not in a relationship. “Hooking up” has become so normalized across…
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Pfizer Gets FDA Approved
On Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 was granted full approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Prior to this approval,…
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Dressing For Your Skin Tone
While skin tones vary greatly – we all share one of three undertones: cool, warm and neutral. Knowing your undertone is key to looking your…
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Heliotropic Girl Summer
We’ve all heard of hot girl summer. After all, what’s hotter than looking and feeling your best? But what if the way to feeling your…
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Britney’s Conservatorship Continues
Britney Spears’ request to end her father’s role as her conservator has been denied by a judge. Following her public breakdown in 2007, Britney’s dad,…
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The Breakdown of The Starbucks Shortage
The last thing any avid Starbucks-goer wants to see when arriving to the drive-thru window is a warning sign the supply shortage. COVID-19 may seem…
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How to Be an Ally During Pride Month
June is Pride Month, a time of year full of celebration among the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. While the parades, parties and colorful attire…
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Balance My What? A Beginner’s Guide to the 7 Chakras
From meditation and yoga to crystals and tarot cards, spiritual healing practices have gained popularity, especially after a long year of quarantine. Chakras, aka the…
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7 Nostalgic Summer Activities to Make You Smile
A wise icon from one of our favorite 2000s rom-coms once said, “I think all of us want to feel something that we’ve forgotten or…
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Johnson and Johnson Vaccine Resumes Use
After a brief pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the CDC has recommended that the use of the vaccine should…
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Keeping Wellness Days?
While this year has been extremely overwhelming for college students in particular — more students have experienced the ‘mid-semester burnout’ earlier than usual. Penn State…
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