When Home is Lost: The Search for Hope in Crisis
Wars, hurricanes, and corrupt politicians crowd headlines so that there is little room for good news. In times of stagnant conflict and disaster, where is there hope?
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Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2024 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Sarah Strent
When do you know if something is a calling? For Sarah Strent, a fourth-year early childhood and elementary education student, the answer came in the…
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Thoughts, Prayers, Songs — Are They Enough?
During times of global hardship, there are many wishes of “thoughts and prayers” to those suffering around the world, especially from the A-List community. Gal…
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Four Diamonds: The Fund Behind THON
THON has become a distinctive mark of the Penn State community, as the dance marathon is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. THON weekend…
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Wrapping Up the Weekend | THON 2017
The THON 2017 total of $10,045,478.44 was revealed, the dancers have gone to bed and OPP has begun the post-THON breakdown. In other words, THON 2017 is pretty much wrapped up.
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Under The Sea Fashion Show | THON 2017
Valley thinks everyone can agree that the Under The Sea fashion show made a big splash at the BJ-Sea!
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Meet the Valley Girls Dancing This Weekend | THON 2017
This year, two of Valley’s own are down on the floor, dancing the full 46 hours for the kids. Valley caught up with Carolyn and Katie 16 hours into the dance marathon to get an inside look of how the experience has unfolded.
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Dancing For Hope
Senior elementary education major Ali Smith will be standing 46 hours this weekend with over 700 fellow dancers, 3,400 committee members and 15,000 student volunteers. However, there’s only one person Ali regrets won’t be there to hold her hand on the BJC floor this year.
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