Time Blocking v. To-Do Lists
For a busy college student, a planner may just be the saving grace to a schedule full of exams, projects, extracurriculars, date parties and much…
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Just Make It To The Weekend
It’s 6 p.m. on a Sunday. Essays are due, meetings are imminent and the to-do list just keeps getting longer. 48 hours in a weekend…
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Working 9-5 before your 9-5
Happy Valley is happy again! The sidewalks are packed like your high school hallways, the sun is shining, but you wake up this morning with…
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I Would Hate If My Enemy Did That…
The idea is simple. Most of the things you would hate for your enemy to start doing, you probably want to do. This is a great indicator of what you wish you were doing for yourself. And hey, you don’t even need to have an enemy. Think about a person who wronged you. What would you not want to catch them doing?
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A Lady Gaga Summer
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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Reconnecting With Pink
Pink is more than just a color that is pleasing to the eye — it is deeply symbolic, especially for women. It transcends beyond aesthetics…
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The Unreliable Narrator of Our Lives
We all love a good storyteller. Watching your favorite movie or reading your favorite book, the first-person perspective from which the viewer learns about the…
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At Your Bedside: What Your Nightstand Reveals About You
Bedside tables are like shrines of our most adored things — altars to loved ones, our passions and values. They hold only the most essential…
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Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2025 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Bridie Lawall
44 to 60 cases are reported annually. This is the number of people affected by the rare congenital disorder, Peter’s Anomaly. Bridie Lawall is one…
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The Greatest Gift of All: Friendship
A special thing that some of us take for granted is our friendships. Friendships are the one thing in our lives that brings richness, comfort…
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Built by Hyperfixations
Who are you? What defines you? Is it the clothes you wear, the music you listen to or the food you eat? Could it all…
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Beware of Slasher Summer
It’s summer. You’ve almost made it through finals, your group projects didn’t kill you (barely), and now you’re faced with the most terrifying question of…
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Good Old Days, Bad New Habits
Internet users often proclaim, “I was born in the wrong generation!” The irony—using present-day technology to share this idea—fails to dull their yearning for ‘the…
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Not Everything is a Theory
“Ugh, I can’t believe this happened to me, must be the theorythatexplainseverything.” Stop it. We mean it this time. Yes, our social media curates the…
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Oddly Hot: Weird Turn-Ons For The Girls
Not all turn-ons make sense. Everyone has their own preference, and sometimes they can be really weird. Today, VALLEY is deep diving into unusual turn-ons…
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Make Dating Fun Again
It’s official – dating isn’t fun anymore. We know what you’re thinking, but no, we are not talking about Tinder and Hinge. Dating sites are…
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You Can Still be Something New at 22
With graduation coming up, there are many emotions surrounding it –– excitement, fear, nervousness. The uncertainty of life after college is daunting, which Taylor Swift…
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Summer 2025 Bucket List
Welcome to VALLEYS summer 2025 bucket list. The academic year is finally through and it’s time to celebrate, relax and finally do all of the…
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Our Empathetic Ways
The feelings we all have typically differentiate from one another. It’s very rare that the emotions we endure in certain situations are similar; if you…
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Formula for Connection: Quantum Entanglement Theory
The universe is really just poetry if you think about it. Our mere existence is poetic on its own — our bodies born of the…
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