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Study Abroad Style Guide
As the fall semester starts to fade away, many students are gearing up to study abroad in numerous countries across the world. Going abroad comes…
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Inside the Scandal: The Downfall of Miss USA
For the past 100 years, beauty pageants have symbolized society’s definition of femininity and glamour. Uniting women from around the country, pageants such as Miss…
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Productive Procrastination
Halloweekend came and went, and now there’s only Sunday scaries and Pollock Testing Center appointments left. You may be finding yourself cleaning your whole dorm/apartment…
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PA Budget Delay Leaves Penn State Students Waiting For Aid
Each year, thousands of Penn State students rely on state-funded financial aid. This semester, many students are still waiting for state financial aid that has…
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In Defense of Performative Dressing
In recent weeks, the controversial topic of ‘performative dressing’ has taken social media by storm, sparking conversations about authenticity and self-expression through fashion. ‘Performative dressing’…
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Caramel Afternoon: New Bakery Opens in State College
When Caramel Afternoon opened its doors on June 28 at 216 E. Calder Way in State College, it marked a significant milestone in Seyhan Baskaya’s…
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Birthday Blues
Birthdays are supposed to be a time of celebration. You’re a year older; you’ve made it around the sun yet again. Even though there’s so…
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Pretty Girl Humor
From birth, young girls are pressured into conforming to a societal standard of “pretty.” The eternally swinging, get-thinner, get-thicker pendulum pushes girls into perpetual bodily…
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The Bob Theory
Often when we choose to cut our hair, it feels like we are starting over. There’s something quietly powerful about scissors meeting the strands of…
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PRSSA Takes On New York City
Members of Penn State’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) left Happy Valley for the day and joined the hustle and bustle of New…
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Rowan Blanchard Was Right
You probably remember Rowan Blanchard from when she graced our childhood TV screens as Riley Matthews in Disney Channel’s “Girl Meets World” from 2014 -2017….
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Keeping Up In State College
Students don’t move into college until they are about 17 or 18 years old. That is almost 20 years of perfecting your maintenance routine with…
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Not Just For The WAGS
A male dominated field that is slowly bust surely becoming more dominated by women: sports, and more specifically football. The idea of women watching and…
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The “I Get To” mindset
We all have a hefty list of tasks to get through each day. Naturally, we dread going to half of them, or they probably wouldn’t be on a “To-Do” list. Usually, these tasks on the “To-Do” list are things we dread doing. Or at least do not get excited. But what if we did. It could be as simple as changing your mindset, really.
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A Fragile Truce- What the release of the Israeli Hostages means for peace in the Middle East
After two years of war, President Trump revealed a 20-point peace deal. The peace plan outlined the release of hostages for prisoners, dismantling weapons and…
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Is Self-Indulgence Selfish?
In a bustling world that prioritizes self-sacrifice and overworking yourself to the point of exhaustion, it feels like taking a day off or prioritizing your…
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Gym Gains and Lead Gains
On October 14th, this Consumer Reports article on the harmful contents of protein powders and shakes blew up on X. People were raving about its…
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Doggie’s Love Island Speed Dating
This week, a hot new bombshell enters the bar. On Wednesday, Oct. 29, VALLEY was lucky to partner with Doggie’s Pub located in downtown State…
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