Selective Sinners
Think of a word to describe yourself. Most of us wouldn’t consider choosing something negative. We’d never call ourselves selfish, hypocritical or even immoral. To…
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Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2025 Fashion Section Opener: Katie Jo Bagley
Fancy Nancy and Janis Joplin mixed to create Katie Jo Bagley. The fourth-year film student is a free-spirited creative with a knack for self-expression. Amongst…
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Get Comfortable With Chaos
Your time at university is truly a unique experience that those who didn’t attend college will never understand. With the typical college education spanning four…
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A Guide to Anti-Positive Healing
“Treat others the way you want to be treated.” We’ve had that saying ingrained in our heads since we were children, with it being championed…
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Enjoy the butterflies
Endeavoring on a new sport, hobby or career is an extremely humbling enterprise. It requires putting yourself out there, accepting failure and allowing yourself to…
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Life of a Retired Party Girl
Penn State University has a reputation for being one of the biggest party schools in America. The atmosphere—fun, wild, electric—tends to entrance students. And it…
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Why The Wait: Don’t Let Another Opportunity Pass You By
It happened again- you froze like a deer in headlights and missed another opportunity. Whether it be a job opening, a romantic connection, or pursuing…
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MEET VALLEY’S FALL 2024 BEAUTY & HEALTH SECTION OPENER: CARLY SOTACK
From an outsider’s point of view, Carly Sotack is happiness personified – but that is not all there is to her story. “I think I…
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The Duality of Mia Khalifa; OnlyFans and Activism
We don’t care how or why you know who Mia Khalifa is but by now, everyone knows who she is. The ex-adult film star turned…
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Don’t be a Prisoner of the Past
Everyone has baggage. It is a natural side effect of life. As we go through our lives and meet new people and have new experiences,…
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The Solar Eclipse: Delving Into its Profound Significance
On April 8, a solar eclipse struck North America, with some areas of the nation within the path of totality. Marking the final solar eclipse…
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A Love Letter To All Your Firsts
In a person’s life, there are many things that we experience for the first time, some are more remarkable than others. So, how do we…
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Attachment v.s. Authenticity — a battle between core desires
Dr. Maté is a Canadian physician whose conceptualization of human core needs is helping many understand their traumas and illnesses. This article introduces and explores…
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To be Loved is to be Changed
“To be loved is to be changed” may sound like a simple and obvious phrase, but for many, it reflects the love they felt growing…
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Hurting vs. Healing Behaviors
Artist Christina Perri once said in her most famed song, “I’m only human,” illustrating the fragility of how living on this Earth can truly make…
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You Were Awkward Once Too
We all have random flashbacks to a time in our lives that make us cringe with embarrassment and question, “Why was I like that?” At…
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Can You Reinvent Yourself in College?
For some of us, college was the chance to start over. To start fresh. To begin again. We all came to our freshman-year dorms in…
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Treading the Line of Nostalgia
Like many of life’s pleasures, too much of a good thing can unknowingly turn for the worst — nostalgia being one of them. The feelings…
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Are We Alone Together?
Technology has transformed the way we live and interact with one another. If you went out to a restaurant twenty years ago, it was common…
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Content Creation: Overcoming Fear and Embracing Vulnerability
Have you ever gone to post a picture you took on Instagram, but stopped yourself out of fear that others would judge you? If so,…
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