CAUGHT IN BETWEEN: THE SITUATIONSHIP-RELATIONSHIP DIVIDE
“What are we?”: The dreaded question no one wants to ask or answer. Nothing is worse than not knowing what you and your partner are…
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YOUNG IN LOVE … EARLY EVER AFTER
In marriage, stereotypes differ all around. Depending on where you come from, family history, or even beliefs, getting married early versus getting married at what…
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Why We Feel Gross at Sleepovers
The sleepover scaries are real and the “first-night” effect is an experience we’ve all had in one variation or another. After staying over a night…
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‘Lunch Date With Mom’ Vulnerability
Vulnerability comes in all shapes and sizes. There is no one-size-fits-all all. Some people in our life allow us to feel more compelled to open…
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Opinion: #VacationBodies… turkey weekend edition
Thanksgiving — a chance for students to take time to enjoy themselves, find comfort in family and focus on the feast ahead. But for some,…
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Meet VALLEY’s Fall 2023 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Jaiden Hope
Everybody has a word that they live by, whether it’s consciously or not. For Jaiden Hope, a second-year broadcast journalism and communications sciences student from…
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Does Waking Up Early Increase Productivity?
Does waking up earlier actually lead to a better life? And if the idea of having planned your day, eaten breakfast, exercised, and responded to…
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Not Everyone Wants to Pay for Therapy: At-Home Remedies that Improve Mental Health
With the semester coming to a close and ending with midterms, it is important to think about your mental health … know what your body…
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Jazz Music: A Studying Superpower
We all have playlists for almost every occasion in our lives. One for the pre-game, one for the party, one for the walk to class…
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To be Loved is to be Changed
“To be loved is to be changed” may sound like a simple and obvious phrase, but for many, it reflects the love they felt growing…
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Love Letter to Your Teenage Years
As I approach a new decade in life, I cannot help but mourn the one before. My age no longer starts with the number one…
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Hurting vs. Healing Behaviors
Artist Christina Perri once said in her most famed song, “I’m only human,” illustrating the fragility of how living on this Earth can truly make…
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When He’s Ready
There is nothing that stings like when a man tells you “I’m not ready to be in a relationship.” It feels like all the time…
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A British Perspective
Hustle culture in America is hardly an unknown phenomenon, with high school students loading up on AP classes fighting to get into a top college…
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Make Your Ideal October Your Reality
A good month starts with a good mindset. Going into the start of something new, it is important to have goals and visions of what…
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You Were Awkward Once Too
We all have random flashbacks to a time in our lives that make us cringe with embarrassment and question, “Why was I like that?” At…
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How To Know If Your Crush Likes You: Nonverbal Cues To Look Out For
Actions speak louder than words, no matter how subtle. And when it comes to having a crush, you wonder what’s going on in their head…
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When Your Bestie Gets A Boyfriend
Ah, the dreaded third wheel. “Just come with us, it will be fun.” Said no third wheel ever. Every “single” person knows the regret of…
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Everything on a Bagel?
You’re living your mundane little day, heading over to the grocery store and stopping your cart by the bread aisle. You pick up a pack…
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The Allure of the Older Man
“Girls your age know better,” sings Olivia Rodrigo on her number one hit single “Vampire.” After the release of Rodrigo’s second album, “Guts,” listeners couldn’t…
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