Shake Smart Mods: Protein Shake Edition
Shake Smart—Penn State’s newest healthy-eating destination to grace the halls of the IM and White Buildings here on campus—is VALLEY’s favorite protein shake destination. With…
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Your Guide to Campus Recreation During COVID-19
While it’s easy to agree that getting in your daily movement is important for your physical and mental well-being, it’s not always that easy. And…
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“What? Like, it’s hard?” Your Virtual Career Fair Guide
Conquering career fairs in-person is hard enough; adding virtual technology into the mix doesn’t exactly soothe the nerves. If you are stressing, regretting, searching for…
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THON May Seem Different, But Go Go Gadjet is the Same
They’ve done it again. Every year during THON we look forward to Go Go Gadjet’s performance sealing the final hours. As they said in an…
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Back to State Part Two: Student Life During a Pandemic
As we near the beginning of in-person classes, students are returning back to campus. Hopes were high that this semester would feel more like the…
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Are You Ready for Penn State…Winter?
Penn State, your falls are stunning. Crisp, clear days, cloudless skies and radiant sunshine make for the most picturesque afternoon walks to class and game…
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Merry and Brilliant: Sleigh Finals and the Holidays
It’s December. It’s finals season. It’s Christmas. Oh my. It’s a rather unfortunate dilemma. Now that November is officially behind us, odds are you’re ready…
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Meet Akhil Alugupalli: Entrepreneur, Investor and Sports Agent
Akhil Alugupalli, Penn State junior, doesn’t have the ‘typical’ college job. Rather he’s the founder and CEO of SRIN Therapeutics Inc., a cannabis production company. …
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Meet VALLEY’s Fall 2020 Campus Culture Section Opener: Sophia Datsko
As a first-generation Ukrainian-American, Sophia Datsko has been navigating her way through life with her own compass. Balancing traditional Ukrainian culture and the societal push…
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Spring Into Course Registration
With Spooky season officially in the rearview mirror, scheduling season is now in clear view. Starting on Nov. 2, 2020, undergraduate students across the university…
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State College Spots to Appreciate the Fall Outdoors
With rigorous online classes and the pandemic continuing, many students are finding themselves stuck in their dorms or apartments all day. This is a shame…
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VALLEY’s Reminder to Get Your Flu Shot This Year
An annual flu vaccine is the best precaution you can take to protect yourself, your roommates and Penn State from the influenza virus. However, this…
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Student Ambassador Programs You Need to Take Advantage Of
Student ambassadorships are a great way to build up your resume put yourself out there with large companies, all the while racking some extra cash….
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Create Your Own Class
Penn State seems to have quite a variety of topics in classes to choose from. It ranges beyond simple flower arranging to 500 level chemical…
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HERE State College…Or Not
As the fall semester is starting to pick up, everyone is settled in their new apartments or dorms, well, except for some students who live…
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Hope for a Football Season
After missing out on the experience of a spring 2020 semester on campus, sports getting canceled and the ongoing struggles from COVID-19, there may finally be some…
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Stay Away from State College: The Problem with Coming Back to Campus Now
Over the past couple weeks, Centre County has made the transition into the green zone of Governor Wolf ‘s plan for COVID-19 recovery. As a…
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Allie McAllister & Sara Jacques: Finding Ourselves in Each Other
In an unlikely meeting, straight out of a hit tween T.V. show, Allie McAllister and Sara Jacques met by chance their freshman year at a club meeting. Just like any nervous college freshman, Allie took a leap of faith as she waltzed into Penn State’s Collegian newspaper interest meeting at the beginning of the year.
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Q&A with a Woman in STEM: Madison Hungerford
Hungerford is from sunny Clearwater, Florida and has always loved math and science. She is also a rising sophomore with an intended major in Aerospace Engineering. VALLEY sat down to speak with Hungerford about her struggles and life as a woman in engineering.
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Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2020 Campus Culture Section Opener: Austin Thomas
Many college students dream of one day starting a successful business. But for Austin Thomas, his dream of starting a company has already resulted in…
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