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  • Beauty & Health
    • Alter Your Energy
      Alter Your Energy
    • Winter Skin Survival Guide
      Winter Skin Survival Guide
    • Rise Above Your Station
      Rise Above Your Station
    • Recipes
  • Entertainment
    • Welcome to Derry: A New Chapter for an Old Fear
      Welcome to Derry: A New Chapter for an Old Fear
    • GAP’s “Give Your Gift” Holiday Campaign
      GAP’s “Give Your Gift” Holiday Campaign
    • Christmas Craze: The Starbucks Bearista Cup
      Christmas Craze: The Starbucks Bearista Cup
  • Campus Culture
    • Students Support Peers Amid SNAP Uncertainty
      Students Support Peers Amid SNAP Uncertainty
    • Virtual Reality Showcase
      Virtual Reality Showcase
    • Greek Sing 2025 Recap
      Greek Sing 2025 Recap
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • What Are You Wearing to the End of the World?
      What Are You Wearing to the End of the World?
    • 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Red Carpet Looks
      2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Red Carpet Looks
    • Wrong Pants Theory
      Wrong Pants Theory
  • Self-Improvement
    • Unbuckling Your Chastity Belt
      Unbuckling Your Chastity Belt
    • Are You Who Said You’d Be? 
      Are You Who Said You’d Be? 
    • Selective Sinners
      Selective Sinners
    • College Crisis
  • This Just In
    • The People’s Voices
      The People’s Voices
    • NYC Marathon 2025
      NYC Marathon 2025
    • Zohran Mamdani and The Politics of Social Media
      Zohran Mamdani and The Politics of Social Media

Alexandra O'Donnell

Alexandra is a December 2016 Penn State graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience Psychology. During her time at Penn State, she was a senior print and web writer for Valley Magazine. She is a 2020 graduate of Pace University School of Law, where she was the Editor-in-Chief of Hearsay, her law school's newspaper, and the Managing Editor of Development and Relations and the IT Media Editor of the Pace Intellectual Property, Sports, and Entertainment Law Forum.

Campus Culture

Penn State Words Presents: “Speak Like A Girl!”

By Alexandra O'Donnell

A sure-to-be-groundbreaking campus performance is happening this October, and it’s all thanks to the Penn State W.O.R.D.S. club.

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Self-Improvement

DIY: Hanging Paper Cranes

By Alexandra O'Donnell

Paper cranes are a popular type of origami and can be affordably cute to hang around your room or apartment. But first, you’ll need to know how to make them…

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Fashion

Are Bralettes Right for You?

By Alexandra O'Donnell

This new trend is super hip, great for lounging around or a night out on the town, but is a bralette actually the right bra for you? Valley has the answer, so read on to find out!

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Self-Improvement

Breaking the Mold

By Alexandra O'Donnell

I was exceptionally interested in spirituality, death, the afterlife and how life on Earth works the way it does. Even though I was taught the reasoning behind these in religion class, something about Catholicism always bothered me.

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Self-Improvement

Feng-Shui Your Space

By Alexandra O'Donnell

What if I told you that refreshing your college life was as simple and easy as moving a few pieces of furniture around? Well, according…

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Campus Culture

Nittany Lions, Football, and Beer, Oh My!

By Alexandra O'Donnell

With football season around the corner, you’re most likely deciding what drink to make a toast with during tailgates this fall. Luckily, there’s a new…

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Founded in 2007, VALLEY is one of Penn State's premier student-run life and style magazines. Our mission is to bring style, entertainment and lifestyle trends to our Penn State students, community and beyond. We publish one print issue a semester and also post daily online content throughout the year.

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