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    • NYC Marathon 2025
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Nishita Bhanushali

Virtual Reality Showcase
Campus Culture

Virtual Reality Showcase

By Nishita Bhanushali

On Thursday, Nov. 13, Diane Akpovwa, VALLEY’s very own Creative Director, curated a Virtual Reality showcase at the Palmer Museum of Art. The showcase was…

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Joyfull
Campus Culture

Joyfull

By Nishita Bhanushali

This past week was filled with several activities hosted by the Center for Performing Arts, based in Eisenhower Auditorium. Specifically, on Nov. 5, the dance…

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Is Self-Indulgence Selfish?
Self-Improvement

Is Self-Indulgence Selfish?

By Nishita Bhanushali

In a bustling world that prioritizes self-sacrifice and overworking yourself to the point of exhaustion, it feels like taking a day off or prioritizing your…

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We Yearn for the Medieval Times
Campus Culture

We Yearn for the Medieval Times

By Nishita Bhanushali

Scroll. Switch back to your show. Scroll again. The never-ending sense of dread with procrastinating and being addicted to your phone can take over your…

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Soft Space
Campus Culture

Soft Space

By Nishita Bhanushali

A new wellness series has hit Penn State with full force: Soft Space. The program, whose reach stretches beyond just the sessions, emphasizes the necessity…

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Halloween Horrors: PSU Edition
Campus Culture

Halloween Horrors: PSU Edition

By Nishita Bhanushali

Ghouls, serial killers, clowns. The fall season is plagued with the excitement for Halloween and the possibility of making it the spookiest time of the…

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What? Like it’s Hard?
Entertainment

What? Like it’s Hard?

By Nishita Bhanushali

All over social media, old videos of the makeup artist Jeffree Starr have been circulating, noting his meticulous choice in arranging his eyeshadow palette. Many…

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This Just In

Harvard Sues the Trump Administration

By Nishita Bhanushali

The Trump administration has not shied away from its anti-higher education policy with several funding cuts at the levels of education. DEI programs in schools…

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Entertainment

The Resurrection of Classics

By Nishita Bhanushali

Mr. Darcy’s apology to Elizabeth. Gatsby’s party for Daisy. Heathcliff’s eternal connection to Catherine. These are the love stories that have been written in the…

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Campus Culture

The Hill Hypothesis

By Nishita Bhanushali

We’ve all grown up with horror stories of monsters underneath our beds and trolls underneath our bridges. The fear of the unknown living right near…

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Entertainment

An Ode to Children’s Movies

By Nishita Bhanushali

There’s one thing that we always go back to whenever we’re feeling down or upset about our current situation in life: children’s movies. Something about…

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Beauty & Health

The Ashton Hall Effect

By Nishita Bhanushali

The most hardworking person you know is waking up at 5 a.m. to work out before their 12-hour shift at the hospital. They gruel all…

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Self-Improvement

A Guide to Anti-Positive Healing

By Nishita Bhanushali

“Treat others the way you want to be treated.” We’ve had that saying ingrained in our heads since we were children, with it being championed…

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Beauty & Health

The Art of Party Invitations

By Nishita Bhanushali

There comes a specific time that both freethinkers and logical minds come together in shared confusion: creating party invitations. Of course, a party itself comes…

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Fashion

Grandma is In

By Nishita Bhanushali

Crop tops, platform heels and hot pants have ruled the fashion industry since when we were younger. From depictions of characters on TV rocking the…

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Self-Improvement

The Anglerfish Aesthetic

By Nishita Bhanushali

You are on the way back to your house, when all of a sudden you feel a sudden pain in your heart. You try to…

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Self-Improvement

Why Men in Pain Go Viral

By Nishita Bhanushali

There’s nothing like a man in pain to feed our timelines for the next three weeks. Now we’re not saying that we’re all sadists, but…

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Campus Culture

Jersey Fatigue

By Nishita Bhanushali

What do Tate McRae and Carhartt-wearing college boys have in common? Before you rack your brain for every possible connection, let VALLEY spare your efforts…

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This Just In

Coffee Craze

By Nishita Bhanushali

Imagine a world where you leave your room, ready for a long day of classes and head to your local coffee shop for a pick-me-up….

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Entertainment

Legends vs. Lyricists

By Nishita Bhanushali

Over the centuries, a singular important question has prevailed in our history: is the pen mightier than the sword? And while the medieval context may…

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