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Entertainment

How to Have A Proper Girl’s Night: SATC Style

By Tatiana McComber

Whether it was staying in or going out, the women from “Sex and the City” perfected the art of having fun. From fancy soirées to…

Campus Culture

VALLEY Exclusive: Sitting Down with Executive Director of Movin’ On 2022

By Margaret Fletcher

After what felt like an eternal winter, the sun is finally shining in State College once more. The birds are singing, the air is fresh…

This Just In

“Seinfeld” Star Estelle Harris dies at 93

By Elise Tecco

If you’re a fan of “Seinfeld” reruns, you know George Costanza and his mom, Estelle, who says things that are both cringe-worthy and hilarious. In…

Entertainment

Six Self-Help Books You Need to Read This Summer

By Kailasa Foley-DeFiore

Just picture it: you’re soaking up the sun, you’ve got some lemon water, a yummy snack and a perfectly light breeze. But wait, what’s missing?…

Campus Culture

Here Comes The Sun: How to Enjoy Spring at State College

By Hunny Witthoeft

There’s truly no serotonin boost like the start of spring in State College. Almost overnight, the snow melts, the flowers bloom and Happy Valley comes…

Self-Improvement

Here’s Why It’s Time to Start Keeping a Calendar

By Nick Ferrara

Are you having difficulty keeping track of your commitments? Do you find stress in wondering how you will manage all these things? You are certainly…

This Just In

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Controversial Caribbean Tour

By Elise Tecco

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went on an eight-day tour of the Bahamas, Belize and Jamaica. But the trip didn’t start off on a…

Entertainment

The Most Vexing Scandals of “Bridgerton” Season Two

By Simone Skinner

Dearest VALLEY readers, we find that everyone was understandably anxious over the recent anticipation of the newest season of “Bridgerton.” Fear not, for VALLEY has…

Entertainment

Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dies at 50

By Niswana Risal

On Friday, March 25, 2022, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead in a hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia. He was 50 years old….

Self-Improvement

Energy Cleansing Through Eggs: All You Need To Know About Egg Cleanse Rituals

By Alexandra Drake

Have you ever woken up with the gut feeling that something is, in the simplest terms, off? You descend from your bed on the side…

Self-Improvement

Curating Your Shower Routine

By Abi Schonberger

Often when indulging in self-care we go in blind, choosing whatever product’s packaging speaks to us at the drug store. Then we lather it on…

Fashion

Recreate your Favorite Rom-Com Looks

By Elise Tecco

Have you ever watched a rom-com movie and immediately made it your entire personality afterward? (Anyone who says no is lying.) Whether you listened to the…

Campus Culture, The Single Girls of State

The Single Girls of State: Green Flags

By Mariah Dougherty

I am a cynic. We’ve all known this. When I began this column, I only had one goal — to showcase how bad dating is…

Campus Culture

Where The Palmer Meets The Arboretum

By Margaret Fletcher

Earlier this year, Penn State’s Palmer Museum of Art celebrated its 50th anniversary. As the largest collection of art exhibitions between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, the…

Beauty & Health, Recipes

A Toast to You!

By Sylvie August

It can be sweet, salty, savory, spicy or anything else you want it to be. Toast can be as dressed up as a fancy fig…

This Just In

The Anti-LGBTQ Wave

By Niswana Risal

Just three months into the new year, over 230 bills have been introduced by lawmakers around the country to limit the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans….

This Just In

Lia Thomas: What to Know and Why You Should Care

By Emma Kyle

Just keep swimming … well, that is unless you’re an openly transgender woman competing at the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving championships….