Alter Your Energy
Let’s face it: College can be exhausting. From classes to clubs to hangouts with friends, it can be difficult to maintain a consistent amount of…
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Winter Skin Survival Guide
Winter hits hard at Penn State. One minute you are fine walking to class and the next your face feels like it is cracking in…
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Rise Above Your Station
In astrology, there are three big signs that you must pay attention to. These are your sun, your moon and your rising. Each sign adds…
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Affordable College Grocery Guide
Being a college student means budgeting — and when the price of groceries starts to rise, every dollar counts. As you walk down the aisles,…
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MEET VALLEY’S FALL 2025 BEAUTY & HEALTH SECTION OPENER: DELANEY BEAL
For Delaney Beal, beauty isn’t about rushing toward what’s next. It is about living slowly, laughing loudly and finding meaning in every moment. There is…
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The Club-ification of Running
Running is so in. Gone are the days of boring solo runs (unless that’s still your vibe, then go for it). Why suffer alone when…
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The Bob Theory
Often when we choose to cut our hair, it feels like we are starting over. There’s something quietly powerful about scissors meeting the strands of…
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Keeping Up In State College
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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Gym Gains and Lead Gains
On October 14th, this Consumer Reports article on the harmful contents of protein powders and shakes blew up on X. People were raving about its…
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Bethenny Frankel’s viral “Supermodel Snack” you’ll want to try tonight
TikTok has found its latest snack craze, and it’s all thanks to reality TV star turned lifestyle boss Bethenny Frankel’s. The former Real Housewives of New York…
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Unfamiliar Face
There is a strange moment at the end of every night routine. The mascara smudges and the foundation fades, with just one wipe, a stranger…
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Headaches Are A Real Pain
Your eyes begin to ache, the light feels just a little too bright and a dull pulse begins to drum behind your temples. The feeling…
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The Bush is Back
After years of razor-sharp routines, the world of beauty and fashion is finally embracing a little fuzz. You can cancel the wax appointments because the…
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60% of Whatever That Is
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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Stack Your Gains: Protein Pancakes
T here’s nothing like a fresh stack of pancakes on a Sunday morning to satisfy a sweet tooth, but what if VALLEY says there’s a…
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Sleepmaxxing: How to Dream Big
Sleepmaxxing is a new word that may sound bizarre but has been buzzing around TikTok and other social media platforms. Any influencer’s routine you’ve watched,…
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The Perfect Illusion: The New Era of “Undetectable” Face Lifts
For years, botched celebrity facelifts were the punchline to every joke. Often ridiculed by the tabloids, the overblown and unnatural celebrity facelift symbolized Hollywood’s desperate…
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The Return of the Side Part
Turquoise rooms, chevron pillows, crackle nail polish and the unicorn frappuccino were defining characteristics of girls growing up in the 2010s. Our playlists were filled…
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The Beauty We Inherit
Before we ever held a mascara wand or curling iron ourselves, we watched. Girlhood for many of us started at our mom’s vanity, watching as…
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Life of a Bad Cook
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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