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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
    • 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
    • What Would Your Nature Name Be?
      What Would Your Nature Name Be?
    • 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

Sophia Monteforte

Dear PYP Studio,
Beauty & Health

Dear PYP Studio,

By Sophia Monteforte

Who knew that a mat, a pair of medium weight dumbbells and ankle weights could leave me limping for days. But you…PYP…you know exactly what…

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100 Years of Kick Lines & Sequins
Fashion

100 Years of Kick Lines & Sequins

By Sophia Monteforte

The glamorous Radio City Music Hall Rockettes celebrate 100 years of flawless routines, strong technique and elaborate costumes. The sisterhood was founded in 1925 and…

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The Bible Has Spoken; Boyfriends Are Embarrassing
Self-Improvement

The Bible Has Spoken; Boyfriends Are Embarrassing

By Sophia Monteforte

Well, potentially. A few weeks ago, Vogue put out an article that debates whether or not having a boyfriend is embarrassing. Writer Chanté Joseph broke…

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Keeping Up In State College
Beauty & Health

Keeping Up In State College

By Sophia Monteforte

Students don’t move into college until they are about 17 or 18 years old. That is almost 20 years of perfecting your maintenance routine with…

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60% of Whatever That Is
Beauty & Health

60% of Whatever That Is

By Sophia Monteforte

The human body averages to be about 50-60% of water depending on height, weight and all those kinds of things. Researchers share this statistic as…

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DWTS Fashion Earns A 10
Fashion

DWTS Fashion Earns A 10

By Sophia Monteforte

“Dancing with the Stars” is a show that brings the glitz and glamor of ballroom dancing to live television. It is apparent that their creative…

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Penn State: Then & Now
Campus Culture

Penn State: Then & Now

By Sophia Monteforte

Everyone always reminisces about summer 2016 and the chokehold those styles, artists and trends had on society. Look back about eight years earlier and Penn…

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Life of a Bad Cook
Beauty & Health

Life of a Bad Cook

By Sophia Monteforte

For some people, the kitchen is their sanctuary. Their apartment is always filled with the smells of an Asian fusion roasted chicken or vodka gnocchi…

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Self-Improvement

A Lady Gaga Summer

By Sophia Monteforte

Summers are measured by the expectations we set with our friends before it starts. Last summer Charlie XCX introduced a “brat summer” and a couple…

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Fashion

Justice For Adults

By Sophia Monteforte

In a world where science is just an educated guess, it would be scientifically proven that any girl whose wardrobe was only from Justice has…

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Self-Improvement

Be A Benny Blanco in a World of Andrew Tates 

By Sophia Monteforte

The percentage of men in the entire world is roughly 50.4% according to google analytics. Out of that 50.4% it is safe to say that…

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Beauty & Health

Water Tastes Better Colorful and Cold

By Sophia Monteforte

Water has been a necessity for survival since the beginning of time. The marketing for water has evolved over the years and become a money…

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Beauty & Health

Five Things To Run From On The Treadmill

By Sophia Monteforte

The treadmill: a scary, endless track that makes people feel like hamsters on a never-ending wheel. Some people find harmony on the treadmill while others…

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Beauty & Health

Spring Cleaning Your Life

By Sophia Monteforte

The spring break jitters and hangovers are over. It is time to get into the refreshing part of spring that does not consist of sleeping…

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Beauty & Health

At Home Rage Room

By Sophia Monteforte

Society has given people the pleasure of having designated places to lash out and break inanimate objects uncontrollably, not at a furniture store or classroom,…

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Beauty & Health

10,000 Steps Towards Greatness

By Sophia Monteforte

Trust me we get it, there are 1,000 different reasons why you can’t go to the gym today. At this point, we have exhausted nearly…

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Campus Culture

We’re All A Little Overbooked

By Sophia Monteforte

One of the benefits that Penn State admissions pushes onto prospective students is that they have over 1,000 clubs that you can join. While this…

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Campus Culture

The Stories Our Suitcase Holds

By Sophia Monteforte

It’s that time of year again when college students pack the last 11 weeks of their lives into a suitcase and go back home for…

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Self-Improvement

Our Right of Passage As Women

By Sophia Monteforte

Everyone is familiar with the excuse that anytime a woman does something wrong they respond with “I’m just a girl.” This has enraged men to…

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Self-Improvement

Is It Sweet & Endearing, Or Is It an Ick?

By Sophia Monteforte

Cracking down beyond the surface level with a situationship or on a first date is one of the most fulfilling yet dreary stages of a…

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