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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
    • Freak the Freak Out
      Freak the Freak Out
    • The Art of Reconsumption
      The Art of Reconsumption
    • Girl Dinner? Try Guy Grub.
      Girl Dinner? Try Guy Grub.
    • 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

Holly Willhide

Holly, a third-year at Penn State, is working toward a major in global and international studies with a minor in journalism. When she's not writing for VALLEY, she can be found journaling, going on hot girl walks and hanging out with friends.

Self-Improvement

Can You Reinvent Yourself in College?

By Holly Willhide

For some of us, college was the chance to start over. To start fresh. To begin again.  We all came to our freshman-year dorms in…

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Self-Improvement

An Ode to Our 20s

By Holly Willhide

Take a look around you and at the people in your life. What do you see? Couples that are practically married, friends starting their careers,…

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Campus Culture

Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2023 Campus Culture Section Opener: Nasir Pitts

By Holly Willhide

When we say the sky is the limit, we are talking about Nasir Pitts.  A third-year majoring in film and hailing from North Philly, Pitts…

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This Just In

This Is Clickbait

By Holly Willhide

While a picture may speak a thousand words, what if those words aren’t true?  For so long photojournalism has been the backbone of traditional news…

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Campus Culture

The Ultimate Senior Bucket List

By Holly Willhide

Well, ladies and gents, it’s that time of the year— there are less than thirty days until graduation. Cue the tears.  As you inch closer…

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Entertainment

A New Era for Lana

By Holly Willhide

If you are a die-hard Lana Del Rey fan and listened to “Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd” for the first time,…

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Campus Culture

Not So Underground Collective

By Holly Willhide

It’s 10:30 a.m. on a Sunday after Saturday night happy hour. Yea, you’re not feeling too hot. But you know what? There’s only one thing…

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Self-Improvement

Instagram is a Dating App

By Holly Willhide

Picture yourself at a friend’s wedding in the next five years. We know, we can’t believe we’re at that age either. The newlywed couple is…

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Entertainment

Here’s Your Forehead Kiss

By Holly Willhide

As if Generation Z’s Alexa Chung couldn’t become more successful, Emma Chamberlain just landed herself the Spotify deal of the century. While we’re not worried…

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Self-Improvement

Cheers to Sober Curiosity

By Holly Willhide

While Dry January has come and left, there’s always that tiny little bit of curiosity that makes us wonder whether we should hop off the…

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Fashion

Make It Shine

By Holly Willhide

What are they wearing? How are they standing out from the rest of the room? How is their shirt making it look like there’s a…

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Campus Culture

Blurring the Line

By Holly Willhide

In the words of past TED Talk speaker Renee Brown, “vulnerability is courage.” Those very words have been a common pattern among the hundreds of…

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Campus Culture

Launching in 3…2…1…

By Holly Willhide

It’s that time of the semester again— here’s a recap of everything that went down at VALLEY’s 30th edition launch party! Not only was this…

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Campus Culture

A Beginner’s Guide to Protests

By Holly Willhide

Historically speaking, college protests are a huge part of not only the American experience but the college experience as well, and a little less than…

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Entertainment, Features

Meet VALLEY’s Fall 2022 Entertainment Section Opener: Madison Miller

By Holly Willhide

“Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t do what you want to do,” is what Madison Miller would say to young girls looking to pursue…

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Fashion

Fall ’22 Launch Party Lookbook

By Holly Willhide

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for— the VALLEY Fall 2022 Launch Party. What makes VALLEY Launch so much more than any other social…

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Campus Culture

Your Favorite Rappers… in State College Bars?

By Holly Willhide

Have you ever wondered where your favorite rappers would go for a night out if they were students at Penn State? Well then you’re in…

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Entertainment

Artist Spotlight: Fred again..

By Holly Willhide

If you were one of the lucky ones able to attend the Bacardi Party over a month ago at Champs Downtown, chances are you’ve been…

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(Opinion) You’re Not Gonna Reach My Telephone
Self-Improvement

(Opinion) You’re Not Gonna Reach My Telephone

By Holly Willhide

“Get off your phone,” “This generation is so obsessed with social media” and “Did you really do anything if you didn’t post it on Instagram?”…

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Fashion

Festival Szn Style Staples

By Holly Willhide

For the past two years, music festivals and concerts have all but halted since the start of the pandemic with this year’s Coachella being more…

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