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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

Erin O'Neil

Erin O'Neil is a senior studying advertising with a double minor in English and digital media trends & analytics. Erin has a strong passion for writing and creating and loves experimenting with fashion and art. In her free time, you'll find Erin reading, going on runs or telling her roommates every irrelevant detail of her day.

Once A VALLEY Girl, Always A VALLEY Girl
Campus Culture

Once A VALLEY Girl, Always A VALLEY Girl

By Erin O'Neil

To think, three years ago I was sitting in my first ever VALLEY meeting, terrified to pitch in front of everyone.  “What if I say…

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How Do You Even Tie This Thing?
Fashion

How Do You Even Tie This Thing?

By Erin O'Neil

The accessory of the summer is taking over in full swing. It’s classy, it’s simplistic and it’s nearly impossible to figure out without a tutorial….

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Perfecting Your Portfolio (Or Making One)
Campus Culture

Perfecting Your Portfolio (Or Making One)

By Erin O'Neil

For creatives, a simple resume is no longer going to cut it when you’re on the search for your dream job. Actually, let’s be real,…

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1 + 1 Does Not Equal 2
Beauty & Health

1 + 1 Does Not Equal 2

By Erin O'Neil

No two people are the same. Each person comes with their own set of skills, needs and personalities. Every opinion, every experience, every story is…

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A Need for Clean Feet: The Secret to Ultimate Self Care
Beauty & Health

A Need for Clean Feet: The Secret to Ultimate Self Care

By Erin O'Neil

We’re about to get down and dirty … and we mean down, like all the way to the very bottom of our bodies. It’s only…

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Zodiac Signs Explained by Someone Who Knows Nothing About Them
Beauty & Health

Zodiac Signs Explained by Someone Who Knows Nothing About Them

By Erin O'Neil

Earlier this week, I saw a TikTok about how we all need to start dressing according to our rising sign. I was instantly intrigued, mostly…

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If He Wanted To, He Would … But Would He?
Campus Culture

If He Wanted To, He Would … But Would He?

By Erin O'Neil

You’ve heard it before or seen it scrolling through TikTok: the phrase, “If he wanted to, he would.” Large text over a video of someone…

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FALL 2025 COVER STAR: PRISMATIC EXISTENCE
VALLEY

FALL 2025 COVER STAR: PRISMATIC EXISTENCE

By Erin O'Neil

In a fifth grade classroom, full of wandering minds and itchy uniforms, Emma Duffy stood out. A curious, spunky child, she often found herself on…

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Feature: “One Battle After Another” Takes the Big Screen
Entertainment

Feature: “One Battle After Another” Takes the Big Screen

By Erin O'Neil

The upcoming movie, “One Battle After Another,” unties the tight knots a family and their pasts create. At the heart of the film is a…

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Self-Improvement

You’re Due for a New Year’s Resolution Check-up

By Erin O'Neil

Remember those New Year’s resolutions you made way back in 2023? The one where you decided to become a runner or claimed you wanted to…

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Beauty & Health

If You Give a Mouse A Workout

By Erin O'Neil

We’re sure many of you are familiar with the children’s book, If You Give a Mouse A Cookie. A story in which a mouse receives…

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Self-Improvement

To The Friends You Have on Speed Dial

By Erin O'Neil

We at VALLEY are well aware the term “speed dial” has not necessarily been used since the BlackBerry era. Frankly, we’re not really sure we…

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Beauty & Health

Your Phone Needs a Sunday Reset Too

By Erin O'Neil

There is nothing we at VALLEY love more than a Sunday reset. An entire day dedicated to getting yourself back on track after whatever the…

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Beauty & Health

MEET VALLEY’S FALL 2024 BEAUTY & HEALTH SECTION OPENER: CARLY SOTACK

By Erin O'Neil

From an outsider’s point of view, Carly Sotack is happiness personified – but that is not all there is to her story.  “I think I…

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Self-Improvement

Be Honest, Are We Boring?

By Erin O'Neil

As far as we know, time machines do not exist. Though technology continues to advance, it is not that far yet, and unless they are…

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Self-Improvement

In The Hours Outside of Nine to Five

By Erin O'Neil

Measuring success in life is hard when there is no distinct unit of measure. As college students, the pressure of securing a well-paying job and…

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Fashion

Not Just Your Grandma’s Blanket Anymore

By Erin O'Neil

Oftentimes, the word quilt makes one think of an old blanket. One neatly folded in the hallway closet, only to be taken out on the…

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Self-Improvement

I Have Loved You Since We Were 18

By Erin O'Neil

There is something to be said about high school sweethearts. We all love hearing that a beloved couple in our lives has been together since…

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Campus Culture

Your Saturday Plans Secured

By Erin O'Neil

It’s that time of year again … one of State College’s favorite events is in just a few days! Pop Up Ave will appear on…

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Campus Culture

Put a Theme on It

By Erin O'Neil

VALLEY loves a themed party at the frats as much as the next … but what about the nights when there is no theme? The…

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