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  • Beauty & Health
    • Alter Your Energy
      Alter Your Energy
    • Winter Skin Survival Guide
      Winter Skin Survival Guide
    • Rise Above Your Station
      Rise Above Your Station
    • Recipes
  • 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

Mariana Puerta

Mariana is a fourth year Digital and Print Journalism major from Miami. She loves spending her free time with friends and family, out in the sun or curled up watching a good movie. She is always open to suggestions to new music and book recs!

Rise Above Your Station
Beauty & Health

Rise Above Your Station

By Mariana Puerta

In astrology, there are three big signs that you must pay attention to. These are your sun, your moon and your rising. Each sign adds…

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The Bob Theory
Beauty & Health

The Bob Theory

By Mariana Puerta

Often when we choose to cut our hair, it feels like we are starting over. There’s something quietly powerful about scissors meeting the strands of…

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Signing Record Labels to Fashion Labels
Fashion

Signing Record Labels to Fashion Labels

By Mariana Puerta

Maison Christian Louboutin has signed Jaden Smith as the luxury brand’s first men’s creative director. As a 27-year-old rapper and actor, Smith is not the…

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Entertainment

Chad Powers: QB Hero or Hoax?

By Mariana Puerta

Following the footsteps of “Ted Lasso,” a new sports comedy has entered the entertainment world. “Chad Powers,” starring Glen Powell, is now streaming on Hulu….

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Beauty & Health

The Rainbow Plate Theory

By Mariana Puerta

People are always encouraging us to eat our greens, but we should really not be forgetting about the whole rainbow. It’s important to make your…

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Fashion

Music Festivals Are Taking Us Back to 2016

By Mariana Puerta

Repeating fashion trends is nothing new but we’re here to announce that 2016 is back! Music festivals are the start of this specific fashion movement….

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Beauty & Health

Treat Yourself To The Sweet Treat

By Mariana Puerta

While you’re having a long, rough day, all you need is a sweet treat to lighten the day. At college, you’re juggling classwork on top…

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Beauty & Health

Triple P: Pink Pilates Princess

By Mariana Puerta

The idea of becoming a “Pilates Princess” is one that many girls are striving for. On the surface, this goal seems to be all about…

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Beauty & Health

A Glass Of Wine Keeps The Doctor Away

By Mariana Puerta

People are constantly saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but the real key to longevity is happiness. Happiness can be found when…

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Beauty & Health

When The Lip Combo Isn’t Enough

By Mariana Puerta

Lipstick is the classic go-to beauty product to take with you on a night out. It’s the one item most people keep in their purse…

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Beauty & Health

Do We Need An Alcohol Detox?

By Mariana Puerta

You had a wild night out, made some questionable choices (ordering El Jefe’s at 3 am), and now your body is in full recovery mode….

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Self-Improvement

Chronically Single? Date Yourself Instead

By Mariana Puerta

Rom-coms tell stories and demonstrate archetypes in friendships and relationships. You know Andie Anderson from How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, but who…

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This Just In

A Controversial Pardon

By Mariana Puerta

On December 2, President Joe Biden issued a pardon to his son, Hunter Biden. Pardons remain one of the most controversial powers granted to a…

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Entertainment

Return Of The iPad Kid

By Mariana Puerta

Many of us grew up playing games on our iPads on road trips or while waiting in lines. This was just the beginning of the…

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Self-Improvement

You’re Just Like Me And I’m Just Like You

By Mariana Puerta

There are many laws of the universe. One big one is the law of mirrors, or the law of reflection. The idea behind this one…

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Fashion

Boot Supremacy

By Mariana Puerta

Boots are a fashion staple that combines style, comfort and practicality. They are especially useful during the cooler months in places like State College. With…

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Campus Culture

Home Away From Home

By Mariana Puerta

Going away to college can be a tricky thing. It requires moving away from the places and people you know and love. This change may…

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Fashion

No One Likes A Copy-Cat

By Mariana Puerta

As babies, most twins are forced to wear matching outfits so “twinning” is a universal phenomenon. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are an iconic set of…

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Beauty & Health

Why Are We Hyping Up Diets?

By Mariana Puerta

Vegan, Vegetarian, Paleo, Carnivore, Mediterranean, Keto etc. Between all of the different kinds of diets, it can be difficult to keep up. There seems to…

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Self-Improvement

The Love You Give

By Mariana Puerta

Breakups are difficult, there’s no denying that. They are inevitable and no one prepares you for them. When you love someone and are in a…

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