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Gains for Your Brain

By Sylvie August

Bonjour, VALLEY! It is time to warm up and flex your brain muscles. Learning a new language can keep your brain strong and healthy, even…

Self-Improvement

History of Incense

By Maia Egan

For people getting tired of candles or oil diffusers, there is another option many forget about: incense! It provides a smokier scent and a low…

Campus Culture

Did Beaver Say BYE and is Now Saying HI?

By Alexa Spilotras

Close your eyes and think about Penn State, what pops into your head? If you ask many students, their heads might automatically jump towards football….

Fashion

The World is Your Jewelry Box

By Zoe Westrick

Humans have been making and wearing jewelry to express themselves, stand out and indulge in their creative side since prehistoric times when fish bones and…

Entertainment

What The Latino Representation At Super Bowl LIV Really Meant

By Bianca Alvarez

Latinx and Anglo communities were brought together on one of America’s biggest nights, something that hasn’t been done since 1992 with Gloria Estefan’s halftime performance….

Self-Improvement

Get Out There and Travel: The Hidden Benefits of Going Abroad

By Hannah Bingham

Whether it is across town or across the ocean, here are the top five benefits of traveling.

Campus Culture

White Out at the Blackout

By Kristin Gjelaj

Canceled classes. Traffic backed up on all entrances. First Big Ten game of the season. Friday night lights. Something Maryland did not prepare for: a Penn State fan section.

Campus Culture, Events

Penn State students are very accustomed to gathering as a Penn State family, but it isn’t often that we get the opportunity to gather as something greater and for a meaning that’s outside the realm of PSU.

Campus Culture

“Arts in the VALLEY” PAC Spring Showcase

By Olivia Rueger

This Thursday, March 28, the Performing Arts Council (PAC) in collaboration with VALLEY Magazine will be holding “Arts in the VALLEY” at 7:30 p.m. in the Schwab Auditorium.

Campus Culture, Features

Leo Massey: “I believe that there are stories out there that need to be told”

By Kelsey Lentz

For junior Leo Massey, film takes on more meaning than just something he chose to major in. Instead, Massey sees film as a medium that can transcend race, religion and sexual orientation, messages his upcoming project aims to tackle.

Self-Improvement

Costume or Culture?

By Lucy McKeever

Online lingerie and Halloween store, Yandy, made headlines this month for its questionable “Brave Red Maiden” costume, an ill-advised sexual take on “The Handmaid’s Tale.”…

Fashion

Shanghai Fashion Week

By Sophie Stein

Shanghai Fashion Week just celebrated its 15th year with its spring/summer ’19 show that ran from Oct. 10-17. Though it is not included in what…

Campus Culture

Considering China

By Sarah Schofield

When someone talks about traveling abroad, you don’t consider China in your top 10 countries. However, this summer I spent two months in Beijing for…

Campus Culture, Features

Mohamed Reda Koraichi: Connecting Creativity Across Cultures

By Abby Thomas

We wear clothing and accessories every day. We slip on a sweater when it’s chilly, throw on some shorts in the heat of summertime and…

Campus Culture, Features

Arianna Del Valle: Brimming With Puerto Rican Pride

By Lauren Fish

Growing up in the small surf town of Rincon, Puerto Rico, Arianna Del Valle’s graduating class consisted of just 30 students. Del Valle saw the…

VALLEY

Spring 2018 Cover Story: Like a Flower, Poised & Powerful

By Caroline Rosini

Sitting around a table at John’s Shanghai Chinese restaurant in late January 2017, Fanta Condé and a group of her closest friends enjoyed authentic Chinese…