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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

Noelle Mateer

Townie Talk: Why State College is the best. Town. Ever.
Campus Culture

Townie Talk: Why State College is the best. Town. Ever.

By Noelle Mateer

Big Ten schools Ohio State, Indiana and Wisconsin are pretty similar to Penn State. All three are huge. All three boast big sports programs. And…

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Townie Talk: That kid from your high school
Campus Culture

Townie Talk: That kid from your high school

By Noelle Mateer

I don’t know about you, but I’m not the only one from my high school who goes to Penn State. In fact, about three-fourths of…

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Townie Talk: The superior Waffle Shop (and it’s not downtown)
Campus Culture

Townie Talk: The superior Waffle Shop (and it’s not downtown)

By Noelle Mateer

Confession: I never ate at the downtown Waffle Shop until college. I never wanted to eat there before college. Actually, I still don’t want to…

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Townie Talk: A million reasons to love Wegmans
Campus Culture

Townie Talk: A million reasons to love Wegmans

By Noelle Mateer

OK, five reasons. But if I had time, I seriously could find a million things to love about this place. In fact, the only annoying…

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The single girl’s guide to Valentine’s Day
Self-Improvement

The single girl’s guide to Valentine’s Day

By Noelle Mateer

It’s Valentine’s Day, and you’re single again this year. You’re tempted to dress in black, eat ice cream in bed and snub everything pink and…

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Townie Talk: A very townie date night
Campus Culture

Townie Talk: A very townie date night

By Noelle Mateer

Stop and think for a second. How many times have you been to Cozy Thai? Panera? Chili’s? Look, we love those places, but every date…

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Townie Talk: Yep, I’m from State College
Campus Culture

Townie Talk: Yep, I’m from State College

By Noelle Mateer

You know that awkward moment when you’re at a party and you realize the guy you’re talking to is TA-ing your dad’s class? Or when…

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Switch up Your Boring Coffee Routine
Self-Improvement

Switch up Your Boring Coffee Routine

By Noelle Mateer

Go ahead and break your allegiance to your regular coffee spot to try out these five big-chain alternatives, which serve up both great deals and…

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