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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

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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