Codependency: Put Yourself First For Once
Relying on your friends or romantic partners to be responsible for your happiness is not having emotional support; it’s something called codependency. Codependency is when…
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Chronically Single? Date Yourself Instead
Rom-coms tell stories and demonstrate archetypes in friendships and relationships. You know Andie Anderson from How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, but who…
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Every Last Sip of Senior Year
Happy New Year, and happy last semester to all the seniors reading this who may be tearing up. The spring, for those of us graduating…
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Is the Worst Yet to Come?
Our minds wander into the depths of bad scenarios and dreadful thoughts about what is to come. As we brew unimaginable outcomes to what lies…
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It’s A Gift To Miss Them
At some point in life we will all experience some type of loss. Whether it is that of a loved one or someone that you…
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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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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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Your Real Life Flat and Round Characters
Back in language arts class in elementary school, one of the lessons that we learned was the difference between flat and round characters in books….
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“Heartstopper,” Breaking the Barriers Surrounding Male Mental Health
“Heartstopper” is a popular British TV show based on Alice Oseman’s graphic novel. It is now in its third season, which premiered Oct. 3, 2024….
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The Less I Know The Better
To know or not to know, that is the question to be asking yourself. William Shakespeare may have proposed the question first, but what good…
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Say My Name, Say MY Name
Destiny’s Child said it best. Our names hold the weight of our identity and personality. In passing or in deep conversation, hearing a friend or…
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The Only Way Out is Through
Exam week, late assignments, new friendships and unknown frat illness push down on us every other week it feels like in college. As the roof…
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Why Don’t Men Talk?
It’s hard to open up to someone, and it’s scary to be honest about how you feel. It feels so much easier to internalize these…
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Can I Rant Real Quick?
Everything went wrong today. You were late to your nine o’clock class, saw your ex-situationship talking to another girl and finally got your exam grade…
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At What Age Will We Stop Going To The Bathroom With Our Friends?
Whether you started doing it at summer camp as a child, in the middle school stalls or more recently behind a dumpster at a sweaty…
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The Lost Art of Asking for a Favor
A simple favor is all VALLEY asks for. If we need a ride to the airport, food from the store or a chaser from Mclanahan’s,…
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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Every month I watch the same message from the same group chat light up my phone screen. The message comes from my hometown friends and…
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Finding Your Council for Life
Everyone has a friend who got into a relationship and seemingly went MIA. Whether it was for a month or three, this friend got a…
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The College Girl’s Baby
Penn State is known for its plethora of students that flow through the campus each day and with that extends the invitation to a variety…
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The Niche Love Languages of Penn State
The charm of February always warms people’s hearts. With Valentine’s Day, it is hard not to get sappy and express your love. Most people know…
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