Downtown Shutdowns in State College
You might be thinking that every downtown State College shop shut down due to the global pandemic. Actually, there are some State College stores that…
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Bring on The Caffeine, Hold The Calories
We all love Starbucks — it can sometimes even seem like a necessity to get through a long day of classes. But what not everybody realizes is that your favorite order could be racking up hundreds of calories, sometimes even enough to almost be a full meal.
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Raiders, You Won’t “See Them Aliens” at Area 51 — They’re in Site S4
Okay, you’ve heard it about a hundred times in the past month, but we’ll say it again: Area 51. Sorry.
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Professional Piercing: What it’s Like to Nudge the Needle
VALLEY dropped into Ikonic Ink Tattoo and Piercing Studio to talk to Jesse Barto about what it’s like to be a body piercer.
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One Beast of a Company: Release Sunglasses
Not many college students are able to boast about owning their own company, but Penn State juniors Joshua Shikoff and Max Wasserman can.
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Journaling; Meditation for the Busy Mind
Here is VALLEY’s guide on how to start your own personal log and how it can help you live healthier and happier.
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Running With The Sneaker Trend
If your shoes are littered all over your apartment, flying out of your closet, and are in a greater abundance than your actual clothing, you…
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Gender: A Societal Construct?
In a time when Title IX will possibly be redefined by lawmakers to exclude transgender individuals, the seminar new series surrounding trans and intersex issues…
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Six Things To Know Before Getting Your Nose Pierced
There are a lot of thoughts and decisions that go along with getting a piercing. Where should you get it? What kind of piercing do…
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Spooky For a Cause
With spooky season in full swing, many of Penn State’s organizations, fraternities and sororities have organized fundraisers and events in light of the Halloween spirit….
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Six Relationships You See in College
College can be a pretty interesting place full of young people from all different backgrounds. That’s why the dating game is super weird on college…
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Here’s Why You Should Recycle
Penn State is one of the largest universities in the United States, with 46,606 undergraduate students. Penn State is not only a community, but a…
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Cobalt: Shades of Blue’s First Ever Extended Play
Your search for fresh new music is finally over thanks to Penn State’s very own a cappella group, Shades of Blue! The group released their…
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Club Spotlight: Penn State Dance Alliance
In 2007, a group of former dancers in search of a home came together with a vision of bringing a new dance team to campus….
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Downtown State College: From Traditional to Transitional
All Penn Staters from alumni to current students probably picture “downtown” the same way: we think of The Corner Room on College Avenue across from…
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Podcasts With A Twist
The success of the podcast “Serial” in 2014 left the podcasting doors wide open and allowed everyone who owned a microphone to walk through. Amateurs and…
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Sense8ional Comeback
Filmed in nine different locations around the globe and one of the most inclusive television shows in our era, Netflix’s “Sense8” is anything but simple. …
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Phone Eats First: The Art of the Foodstagram
Remember the iPhone 3G commercials that rattled off a list of needs and proudly boasted, “There’s an app for that”? With the technological advancement in…
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I Got It From My Mama: The Debate About “Hereditary”
When critics hail a film as “this generation’s exorcist,” horror movie junkies can be expected to line up outside their local theaters in anticipation of…
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10 Reasons To Love and Hate “The Kissing Booth”
The soapy teen rom-com, “The Kissing Booth,” first hit Netflix in May of 2018 … and to say it went viral would be an understatement….
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