penn state | VALLEY Magazine

What’s The Best Lipstick Color For Your Skin Tone?

By Valerie Murphy

Do you ever find yourself staring at the shelves of lipstick, completely overwhelmed by all of the choices? Don’t worry, you’re not the only one…

Campus Culture

Penn State Brothers Launch New App

By Meghan Reinhardt

Dan and Ryan Yosua, an almnus and student, respectively, of Penn State have launched a new app called Speecher to help students with one of the horrors plaguing our generation — public speaking.

Self-Improvement

Skills to Know that We Don’t Necessarily Learn in School

By Katie McFadden

We’ve all heard the term “girls go to college to get more knowledge”, and while this may be true, there are many skills that we are now expected to know as we enter the “real” world.

Self-Improvement

Here’s What Happened When I Tried Oil Pulling For One Week

By Alexandra O'Donnell

Oil pulling is a form of Ayurvedic medicine that claims to improve your overall health by removing toxins from your mouth and incidentally, your entire body.

Entertainment

Getting Thoughts on Black History Month into ‘Formation’

By Kiarra Powell

If you’ve been paying attention, you know that pop culture has been very active this Black History Month, and with good reason.

Campus Culture, VALLEY Overseas

Valley Overseas: The City of Love or The City of PDA?

By Kacie Iwasyk

In this beautiful city, romance is soaring all throughout the outside air, the metro, the cafés and anywhere else you may find yourself.

Campus Culture

Behind the Penn State Creamery Renovations

By Kate Perkins

Valley sat down with Creamery Manager James Brown to discuss what visitors can expect from the newly reopened salesroom.

Campus Culture, THON

THON 2016: Best Shoes and Socks

By Colleen Sweeney

In typical Penn State student fashion, THONers weren’t only concerned with comfort.

Campus Culture, THON

THON 2016: Best Dressed

By Sabrina Qiao

The BJC was filled with music, love and enthusiasm all weekend long, as well as some great outfits.

Campus Culture, THON

THON 2016: Best Hair and Hats

By Alyssa Inman

Being in the stands looking down at the floor, the colors are bright and there is so much to see. Something that often gets overlooked is dancer and committee member’s hair.

THON, VALLEY

THON 2016: Fashion Show

By Kate Perkins

Each child brought joy to the stage and reminded us all why we dance FTK.

Campus Culture, THON

THON 2016: Music to a Dancer’s Ears

By Allison Seguinot

Music plays a large role in THON every single year — after all, what would a dance marathon be without something to dance to?

Campus Culture, THON

THON 2016: Where’s My Hair?

By Alexandra O'Donnell

Students, alumni, and local salon employees alike crowded on the BJC stage today for one of the most heartfelt hours of THON; the Wigs for Kids hair donation.

Campus Culture, THON

THON 2016: What Are You Craving?

By Tina Locurto

Being a THON dancer requires a lot of dedication and energy, and after a weekend doing fun dance moves like the nae-nae and the dab, they slowly begin to crave very specific foods.

Campus Culture, THON

THON 2016: If THON Dancers Were Given One Wish…

By Kayleigh Barber

If THON Dancers were granted one wish, and this wish could be anything in the world, what would it be?

Campus Culture, THON

THON 2016: Line Dance Reactions

By Colleen Sweeney

It’s Friday the first day of THON 2016, approximately 7:15, and the annual Line Dance just ended. Peering the crowd, there isn’t a sole dancer without a smile on their face — a great sign.