Stop Worrying, Start Hustling: How to Begin Your Side Hustle
People like to talk about the freedom and lack of judgement that comes with going to college, but it’s not always that simple. Even at…
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Keeping Up With Your Friends Across the Pond
Undergrad students are often encouraged by everyone in their lives to drop everything and spend three months in Europe during their junior year. College grads…
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Pinterest Perfection: How Unrealistic Expectations Can Be Harmful
When Pinterest first gained popularity, it was originally hailed as a wedding planning website. However, what started with newly engaged people planning their dream days…
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The Women’s March: Continuing the Impact in 2020
On January 18, people across the nation took to the streets for the 2020 Women’s March. Although it is a fairly young movement — the…
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“Self-Care” TikToks: Are They Helpful or Harmful?
TikTok is, yet again, slowly taking over our lives. This time, it’s in the realm of self-care. The economy of TikTok is based on “trends,”…
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Do it for You, Not for the New Year
At the start of every year, there is constant buzz about New Year’s resolutions. Everyone sets new goals and hopes for the upcoming months, motivated…
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Friending Your Co-Workers on Social Media?
In the days before social media, it was easier to keep work life and personal life separate. Now our online profiles are blurring the lines and making it more important than ever to be aware of the proper social media etiquette when you want to be taken seriously at your job.
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The Return of Olivia Jade
Almost nine months after the initial news of the college admissions scandal, which is now one of the biggest scandals of 2019, Olivia Jade has made her return back to social media.
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Instagram Removing Likes? Oh No!
No more likes on Instagram? Oh no! What will people do if they can’t see who likes anyone else’s pictures?
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The Best Things in Life Are Free … Clothes
By now, just about everybody knows what an influencer is. You’re probably most familiar with macro-influencers, people who are typically considered famous within their respective field and have a lot of followers that they influence to wear certain things, purchase certain products, etc.
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Why Celebrity Marriages Never Seem to Last
From Britney Spears’ 55-hour marriage to Kim Kardashian getting cold feet after 72 days, celebrities are known for their short-lived marriages.
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Sadfishing 101
Social media has encouraged vulnerability and outreach for those who use their platform to be personally authentic, in that way. However, this authenticity has been put into questioning with the new term and trend: sadfishing.
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Forces of Fashion Conference Recap
On October 10 and 11, Vogue hosted its 3rd annual Forces of Fashion conference in New York City.
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How Lizzo Transformed the Body Positive Movement
Since the beginning of time, people everywhere and of all different backgrounds have been told that they have to fit a certain criteria to be accepted by others, especially in the entertainment industry.
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Instagram Accounts That Will Actually Make You Feel Good
When thinking about the amount of content we are exposed to daily, it’s incredibly important to try our best to view media that makes us feel happy and inspired, instead of bringing us down.
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10 Things I Wish I Knew as a Freshman
College life is one big learning curve; you learn what works and what doesn’t. VALLEY wants to let you in a few little secrets, some specific to Penn State, that we wish we knew when we were freshmen.
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Instagram to Block Minors from Weight Loss Ads
Instagram announced a big change this week in hopes of making their app a more positive community to those under the age of 18.
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The Problem with #SelfCare
In theory, self-care is a great concept — it simply means taking care of yourself. However, like most concepts that become popularized by social media, self-care has evolved into an Instagramable, trendy movement, shifting it away from looking inward and taking care of yourself physically, emotionally and mentally.
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Social Media Likes Do Not Define You
Instagram has taken over the minds of many, and it has now become the life goal of teenagers around the world to make their feed as amazing as possible.
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#FreeBritney?
Britney Spears is the kind of megastar who’s always being talked about, but over the past week she’s been trending on Twitter for a new reason.
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