Chapstick: Helpful or Harmful?
It’s only natural to use chapstick to prevent your lips from instantly drying up once you step outside, but how helpful is chapstick? Is it doing more harm than good, or is it just how you’re using it?
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Mastering Essentialism
Often times in college, or in life in general, it is easy to fall into a circle of committing to much more than you can handle.
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Best Books for Spring Break 2019
After all the late nights of long readings for class, spring break is here and it’s time to relax! Whether you’re hitting the beach or chilling at home, it’s likely you finally found a little time to read for fun.
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Spring Break Bod? You Already Have It
As the temperature increases, so does awareness of body insecurity. It seems that students everywhere are striving for their mythical “spring break bodies.”
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THON’s Over – Now What?
THON is the biggest way Penn State gives back, but it’s far from the only. Now that a successful THON weekend has passed, there are still plenty of opportunities for service on campus.
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With Love From Karl: A Timeline of the Designer’s Most Memorable Moments
Tuesday morning, Feb. 19, it was announced that arguably one of fashion’s most influential designers had passed away in Paris at the age of 85.
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Snow Days, Back to Back
This semester alone, there have been five snow days in the last five weeks, making it a record for Penn State in a long time.
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How To Help A Dancer From the Stands
On THON weekend, dancers stand for 46 hours without sitting or sleeping to raise awareness and money for pediatric cancer. Whether they are dancing for…
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Meet VALLEY’s THON 2019 Dancers!
This weekend, two of the 708 Penn Staters dancing their hearts out are also members of VALLEY! We’re extremely proud of our editor-in-chief, Tess Petak,…
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Body Positive Influencers You Should Be Following
Here’s a few body positive influencers that you should be following to bring some truth and positivity to your feed.
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Super Bowl LIII: State College Edition
While the game itself may not have been the most riveting, the commercials, food and events surrounding the Super Bowl never fail to entertain. VALLEY talked to Penn Staters to find out their favorite moments from Super Bowl LIII.
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Eva Chen: Instagram’s Queen of Fashion
Paris, Milan and New York City are the fashion capitols of the world. In today’s digital society, one popular and accessible location has the power to bring every fashion capitol together: Instagram.
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Abba Java: Home Away from Home
It’s no secret that coffee is often the main culprit of broke college students’ empty wallets. Five dollar iced coffees add up way quicker than most people expect. Luckily for Penn Staters, Abba Java, a downtown State College coffee house, knows this.
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Joggers: Fashion or Fitness?
This season, cuteness and comfort have come together in the form of joggers.
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Less Happy, More Wholesome
Often times when things don’t go our way or we are faced with adversity, we are told to pick ourselves up, move on, smile and be happy.
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Taking Journaling a Step Further
A pop-up journaling class took place in Webster’s Bookstore Cafe in State College on Monday, Nov. 26 with one session at 10 a.m. and noon led by Penn State graduate Emily Chertow.
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VALLEY Tries It: Eyelash Extensions
After seeing a ton of buzz on social media recently, I decided to enter a realm of beauty I had never experienced before: eyelash extensions….
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We Need to Talk
Those four words can make your heart race in a frenzy, immediately making you wonder what the person saying them could possibly be referring to. When someone tells us we need to talk, we assume the worst.
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The Importance of Taking a Break from Homework
As college students, we only want to succeed in everything we do. However, sometimes success comes with a toll — that toll being our mental or physical health.
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Holiday Shopping Beyond the Bookstore
The holiday shopping season starts now, so get creative!
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