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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
    • 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
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      Meet VALLEY’S Spring 2026 Entertainment Section Opener: Josh Kondé
  • Campus Culture
    • More Than a Store: Inside Smith and Front
      More Than a Store: Inside Smith and Front
    • Thank You, Come Again! — A Love Letter to Shared Spaces
      Thank You, Come Again! — A Love Letter to Shared Spaces
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      MEET VALLEY’S SPRING 2026 CAMPUS CULTURE SECTION OPENER: NOA DIGGS
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
      Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
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      Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2026 Fashion Section Opener: Ray Somawardana
    • Rocky’s Ray Bans
      Rocky’s Ray Bans
  • 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

Carolyn Sistrand

Carolyn is a senior majoring in broadcast journalism and history. She aspires to work in sports and news, either on TV or on the radio. In her free time, she enjoys drinking coffee, being around friends and family, and watching the Patriots win Super Bowl rings.

Self-Improvement

Résumé Builders If You Didn’t Get That Summer Internship

By Carolyn Sistrand

Getting an internship is the best way to get your feet wet in the industry you are pursuing. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy to clinch…

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Campus Culture, Features

Tanner Rex: ADD Inspires His Creative Mind

By Carolyn Sistrand

For Tanner Rex, a State College native and Penn State senior, crafting a video from outline to production is more than a creative hobby. Although he…

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Self-Improvement

Mental Illness Does Not Mean Mass Shooting

By Carolyn Sistrand

America has an epidemic of mass shootings. A just as concerning misconception of mental illness has followed this disturbing trend. There have been instances of…

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Entertainment

Country Stars Take On The BJC

By Carolyn Sistrand

In 2017 we saw The Weeknd at the Bryce Jordan Center, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie at the HUB and Riff Raff at Champs. Kicking…

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Campus Culture, THON

Family Hour Kicks Off THON Final Four

By Carolyn Sistrand

Family Hour is an emotional and pivotal time in THON’s final four hours. All the Penn Staters have a chance to meet the Four Diamonds…

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Campus Culture, THON

Greek Life In THON 2018

By Carolyn Sistrand

THON is only one day away and many organizations are preparing for the 46-hour-long weekend, including Penn State Greek life chapters. For those who may…

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Fashion

Your Guide To A Killer Super Bowl 52 Outfit

By Carolyn Sistrand

Super Bowl 52 is upon us and watch parties are in the early stages of the planning process. It is never too early, however, to…

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Entertainment

Is “I, Tonya” Harding Worthy Of The Spotlight

By Carolyn Sistrand

The recent buzz in Hollywood has been over the new movie, “I, Tonya,” starring Margot Robbie. Many who lived through the media circus that surrounded…

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Self-Improvement

It Wasn’t All Greek To Me

By Carolyn Sistrand

There is this idea that if you join a sorority, you are an *insert stereotype* person. These MANY stereotypes tend to lean people away from…

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