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  • Beauty & Health
    • The Reality of Health Anxiety
      The Reality of Health Anxiety
    • Rainbow Wigs as a Proxy for Freedom
      Rainbow Wigs as a Proxy for Freedom
    • The Rise of Face Card Culture
      The Rise of Face Card Culture
    • Recipes
  • Entertainment
    • Introducing Adéla: The Next Pop Princess
      Introducing Adéla: The Next Pop Princess
    • A24’s “Elden Ring” Casting: Absurd or Enlightened?
      A24’s “Elden Ring” Casting: Absurd or Enlightened?
    • The Rise of Copycat Consumption
      The Rise of Copycat Consumption
  • Campus Culture
    • We Are Never Moving on from Movin’ On 2026
      We Are Never Moving on from Movin’ On 2026
    • If I Were A PSU Frat Boy
      If I Were A PSU Frat Boy
    • Once A VALLEY Girl, Always A VALLEY Girl
      Once A VALLEY Girl, Always A VALLEY Girl
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • Get Slutty!: A Guide To Men’s Summer Fashion
      Get Slutty!: A Guide To Men’s Summer Fashion
    • Your Guide to Post-Grad City Style
      Your Guide to Post-Grad City Style
    • Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
      Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
  • Self-Improvement
    • Whistle While You Work
      Whistle While You Work
    • Freak the Freak Out
      Freak the Freak Out
    • The Art of Reconsumption
      The Art of Reconsumption
    • College Crisis
  • This Just In
    • Who Runs the World? (Big Oil)
      Who Runs the World? (Big Oil)
    • Singer D4vd Charged with First-Degree Murder
      Singer D4vd Charged with First-Degree Murder
    • Jury Finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation Operated Illegal Monopoly
      Jury Finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation Operated Illegal Monopoly

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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