Show and Tell: The Beauty of a Senior Year Parents Weekend
VALLEY can’t speak for everyone, but for most people making our parents proud is what informs a lot of what we do, the things we…
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Walk a Mile in Their Shoes
They say walking a mile in someone’s shoes is the best way to understand them. When you stand in someone else’s soles you feel what they feel as they step through their day.
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The Firstborn Fray
Have you ever dealt with the suffocating sense of duty that comes with being the firstborn in your family? Maybe you’ve been delegated the task…
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Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2024 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Sarah Strent
When do you know if something is a calling? For Sarah Strent, a fourth-year early childhood and elementary education student, the answer came in the…
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The Digital Camera Effect
Your photos are seriously lacking, but don’t bother digging up your Polaroid or disposable film camera. There’s a not-so-new hot girl in town: the digital…
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Debunking Sentimental Value
The bracelet of your beloved grandmother lost a charm (in Doggies, of all places) and you are utterly heartbroken. You love your grandmother so much…
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Celebrating Cousins
Parents are your main guides through life, siblings are your annoying 18-year-long roommates, grandparents are your sources of eternal wisdom and aunts and uncles are…
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The Sentimental Value of Jewelry
In the fashion world where trends come and go faster than a New York minute, jewelry is a timeless beacon of self-expression. It’s not just…
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THB: That Holiday Blues
Ah, the holidays, a time for merry and cheer and for family to come together as one. Unless you are on the other side of…
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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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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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A College Student’s Guide to Family Friendly Outfits
With the holidays coming up, all VALLEY readers are obligated to remind the family members who the best dressed is. It is the time to…
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Meet VALLEY’s Fall 2022 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Isaiah Johnson
The sky really is the limit for poised and professional Isaiah Johnson, a second-year student majoring in international politics with a minor in French. Johnson’s…
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What Your Favorite Childhood Book Says About You
Getting read to as a kid is a formulative routine in child development. It was a time to be quiet, to be held and to…
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How to Set Healthy Boundaries and Stick to Them
The holidays are a great time to catch up with friends and family that you haven’t seen during the semester. But it can be hard…
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Unique Thanksgiving Desserts To Make This Year
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks, connect with friends and family and, of course, eat lots of delicious food! While the main course is…
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Recharging At Home
With just four weeks of in-person classes left, it’s safe to say those mid-semester blues have definitely kicked in. If you’re tired of fast-paced college…
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Mentally Surviving a Physical Quarantine
Right now, the world right feels like a simulation, and many people are feeling the effects of being with loved ones for an extended amount…
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Keep in Touch Throughout Isolation and Beyond
Staying in touch during this period of uncertainty can be hard, whether your friends live near or far. Here are a few ways to keep…
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THON 2020 Showcase: Sharing Talents FTK
It’s FTK all year for Penn State students. Just about any day of the year, you can find a THON-related activity taking place. While many…
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