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    • Alter Your Energy
      Alter Your Energy
    • Winter Skin Survival Guide
      Winter Skin Survival Guide
    • Rise Above Your Station
      Rise Above Your Station
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  • 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

Emily Jones

Emily Jones is currently a third-year student at Penn State pursuing a degree in marketing. When not writing for VALLEY, you can find her spending time with friends, thrifting for a new outfit, or working out.

Selective Sinners
Self-Improvement

Selective Sinners

By Emily Jones

Think of a word to describe yourself. Most of us wouldn’t consider choosing something negative. We’d never call ourselves selfish, hypocritical or even immoral. To…

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MEET VALLEY’S FALL 2025 SELF-IMPROVEMENT SECTION OPENER: HUGH KIBERA
Self-Improvement

MEET VALLEY’S FALL 2025 SELF-IMPROVEMENT SECTION OPENER: HUGH KIBERA

By Emily Jones

Wherever you go, there you are. Hugh Kibera, a senior studying broadcast journalism, has a life that has spanned two continents and multiple identities, but…

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Unfamiliar Face
Beauty & Health

Unfamiliar Face

By Emily Jones

There is a strange moment at the end of every night routine. The mascara smudges and the foundation fades, with just one wipe, a stranger…

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Second-Hand Shame
Fashion

Second-Hand Shame

By Emily Jones

There is a cultural obsession with the new. From the latest phones to designer fashion drops, we often tie newness with value. In contrast, anything…

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Campus Culture

Call It A Night

By Emily Jones

It’s happened to all of us: The music is hitting, and everyone is in a good mood, saying, “Just one more!” Then, before you know…

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Beauty & Health

Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2025 Beauty & Health Section Opener: Mackenzie Bronk

By Emily Jones

Pressure makes sapphires. Surrounded by the deafening noise of thousands of fans, Mackenzie Bronk, unable to hear, focuses internally on what she is about to…

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Beauty & Health

Seeing Color

By Emily Jones

Eyes are among our most prominent features. At first glance, they are often the first thing that draws others in. While alluring on their own,…

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Self-Improvement

Stinginess: You Get What You Give

By Emily Jones

Money talks, but it’s up to you whether you listen to it. It is one of the most prevalent influences in our lives, and it…

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Fashion

Find Your Frames

By Emily Jones

Sunglasses are more than just a fashion accessory, they are essential to protect the eyes from harmful ultraviolet rays. As the weather grows hotter, they…

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Self-Improvement

Manifestation: Can Your Thoughts Really Shape Reality?

By Emily Jones

Thoughts become things, or at least according to the law of attraction, they do. The Law of Attraction is a concept that suggests positive thoughts…

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Beauty & Health

Fitness Feeds: Escaping Unrealistic Expectations

By Emily Jones

Fitness feeds can be a double-edged sword. They start innocently, whether it be a new workout to try or a high protein meal, this content…

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Entertainment

Healing the Heartbreak: The Unexpected Ending

By Emily Jones

As the credits roll, very rarely is an entire audience left with their mouth agape. Sure, plot twists happen all the time, but few expect…

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Self-Improvement

Why The Wait: Don’t Let Another Opportunity Pass You By

By Emily Jones

It happened again- you froze like a deer in headlights and missed another opportunity. Whether it be a job opening, a romantic connection, or pursuing…

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Self-Improvement

Your Siblings Shadow

By Emily Jones

As the youngest child, you are often expected to live up to your older siblings’ achievements. Everyone strives for recognition and appreciation, but it seems…

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Fashion

The Downfall of Black Friday

By Emily Jones

Nothing quite starts the season of giving like ripping a television out of someone’s hands or shoving people out of the way for the hottest…

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Self-Improvement

Love Is Never a Waste

By Emily Jones

Love is handing someone a gun pointed at your heart with the trust they won’t set it off. It can teach us how to grow…

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Fashion

Unseen Layers: Hidden Ways to Stay Warm Without Ruining the Perfect Outfit

By Emily Jones

Choosing between being stylish or keeping warm can be an extreme challenge as temperatures drop. While you can always dress up your look with a…

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Fashion

VALLEY Merch Drop

By Emily Jones

VALLEY has recently released new merchandise featuring both black and green sweatsuits, a tote bag and a baseball cap. While many of these pieces can…

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Beauty & Health

Hair, Makeup and Outfit: The Perfect Order

By Emily Jones

With makeup scattered across the desk, piles of clothes thrown about and blaring pregame music, getting ready for a night out can be hectic. Getting…

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Entertainment

Listening To Your Parents: The Unseen Influence on Your Music Taste

By Emily Jones

Family heirlooms are treasures inherited through the generations. From jewelry to recipes, people live on through what they pass down, but that doesn’t always have…

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