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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
    • 100 Years of Kick Lines & Sequins
      100 Years of Kick Lines & Sequins
    • 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
  • Self-Improvement
    • Little Me & My Twenties
      Little Me & My Twenties
    • Unbuckling Your Chastity Belt
      Unbuckling Your Chastity Belt
    • Are You Who Said You’d Be? 
      Are You Who Said You’d Be? 
    • 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

Miriam Arzate

Miriam is a fourth-year from California pursuing a degree in international politics with a minor in Arabic. In her free time you'll find her reading, playing guitar or going on runs.

This Just In

Fuel to the Fire

By Miriam Arzate

A home is engulfed in flames, with thousands more to follow. A forest fire is so hot that the flames are purple. A wasteland of…

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Photo courtesy of AFROTC Det. 720
Campus Culture

The Women of State: AFROTC Edition

By Miriam Arzate

It’s likely you’ve seen them on campus in their OCPs on Thursdays or marching in perfect synchronicity to and from the Shields Building, but there…

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Fashion

Indigenous Designers to Know

By Miriam Arzate

November is Native American Heritage Month and if you’re looking to refresh your closet (and your mind) with some new names, VALLEY has you covered!…

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Self-Improvement

Our Sacred Spaces

By Miriam Arzate

We spend so much of our lives leaving our spaces to find ourselves in others. But how far must one really go in order to…

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Campus Culture

A Guide to Eating Vegetarian at Penn State

By Miriam Arzate

Penn State’s University Park campus has come a long way with its culinary options. In 2017, Pure, a wholly kosher and allergen-free (and the only…

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Campus Culture

Hispanic Heritage Month Events at Penn State

By Miriam Arzate

September marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, but Penn State has numerous events to offer well through October. This year’s theme is  “Unidos en…

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Self-Improvement

The Firstborn Fray

By Miriam Arzate

Have you ever dealt with the suffocating sense of duty that comes with being the firstborn in your family? Maybe you’ve been delegated the task…

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This Just In

What To Know About the Apalachee High School Shooting

By Miriam Arzate

Earlier this month Winder, Georgia’s Apalachee High School suffered the state’s deadliest mass shooting. On Wednesday, Sept. 4, student Colt Gray, armed with an AR-15-style…

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Beauty & Health

Why You Think You’re Ugly (And Why That’s Not True)

By Miriam Arzate

Let’s admit it, we all want to be pretty or good-looking. Perhaps it’s not at the forefront of what people think in their daily lives,…

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Campus Culture

Far From Home: Battling the Post-Summer Blues

By Miriam Arzate

As I step off the plane, I can immediately feel it: the humidity that sticks to the skin and the sweat that begins to form…

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Founded in 2007, VALLEY is one of Penn State's premier student-run life and style magazines. Our mission is to bring style, entertainment and lifestyle trends to our Penn State students, community and beyond. We publish one print issue a semester and also post daily online content throughout the year.

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