Single for the Holidays
It seems like every year when the holiday season rolls around, suddenly everyone is in a relationship. Couples are posting pictures together looking at Christmas…
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Dying Your Hair is Therapy
It’s safe to assume that for all of us, we have had at least one traumatic event happen to us unexpectedly. And when we are…
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The Windy Road to Indifference
When a relationship comes to an end, people feel a variety of emotions: sadness, angry, disappointment. There are different periods of time in the journey…
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Taking Work Off Your Phone
It can be hard to know when to stop working, especially when you have several responsibilities looming over you at once. With our phones being…
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Twenty (not quite) One
The four years you spend in college are no doubt the best years of your life, but what no one talks about is the awkward…
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Eyes: The Window To The Soul
Two people lock eyes in a crowded room, and the world falls away. Alone now, their locked gaze communicates more than words ever could. They…
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You’re Going To Be Judged Anyway
We live in a world surrounded by judgment. It’s universal. Instead of fearing it, harness that fear and use it to live as your truest,…
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The Other Half of My Friendship Necklace
To my (and anyone else’s) childhood best friend, It’s been years since we’ve talked. Since the middle school drama and the “fights” that I don’t…
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Our Right of Passage As Women
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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Love Is Never a Waste
Love is handing someone a gun pointed at your heart with the trust they won’t set it off. It can teach us how to grow…
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Meet VALLEY’s Fall 2024 Self Improvement Section Opener: Carleigh Moore
Prepare for the worst because the best is yet to come. It seems like ever since she was old enough to talk, Carleigh Moore had…
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The Science Behind Retail Therapy
You heard us right. It turns out those little shopping trips to Target and T.J. Maxx have science to back them up — and have…
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The Fig Tree Metaphor
Some of life’s biggest decisions happen within your four years of college. Even now, you’re probably asking yourself five million questions about your future. Who…
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Is It Sweet & Endearing, Or Is It an Ick?
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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The 5 Stages of Grief in a College Breakup
The classic five stages of grief are as follows: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. A breakup tends to follow these stages since the loss…
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Now That We Don’t Talk
After a breakup with a significant other, we tend to reminisce on the details we will miss most. Rereading text messages. Taking a trip through…
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The Architecture of The College Roman Empire
This time a year ago, the world was asking themselves: how many times a day do we think about the Roman Empire? A week? A…
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Be Honest, Are We Boring?
As far as we know, time machines do not exist. Though technology continues to advance, it is not that far yet, and unless they are…
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Scrolling Past Empathy
Commenting on a TikTok judging the people who made it. Showing your friend someone’s Instagram post and saying things like “This is so weird” or…
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It’s All About Boundaries
Boundaries. One of the most essential aspects of our inner peace and relationships, and simultaneously one of the hardest things to set in place. Boundaries…
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