Bring Back the Elementary School Clip Chart
Today, VALLEY is taking you back to the good old days: elementary school. The smell of fresh crayons in the air, cozy classroom cubbies and…
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So What? I’m a Type B Roommate
Maybe there are some dishes sitting in the sink for a couple of days or two weeks’ worth of dirty laundry piled up in the…
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Your Notes App Knows You Better Than Your Best Friend
To-do lists. Brain dumps. Bucket lists. An endless list of all the countries you dream of visiting. Impossible-to-remember passwords for random phone apps. Your notes…
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Dear Freshman Year Roommate…
Dear freshman year roommates… we loved you, we hated you and some of us rarely ever spoke to you. Our freshman year roommates saw the good,…
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Opinion: An Expert’s Guide to Surviving Bad Roommates
The day was September 25th, 2021 when I realized I was the “other roommate.” It was my second proper football Saturday ever in State College,…
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What’s the Living Sitch?
There comes a time every year where Penn State students are scrambling to figure out their living arrangements for the following academic year and unfortunately,…
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Living Off Campus: The Highs and Lows
As much as we might have loved the short walk to classes, the unlimited toilet paper supply and having so many of your best friends right down the hall from you, moving off campus into an apartment or house opens up for so many more things to love and appreciate.
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Where to Live and With Who
Picking a roommate or where you want to live is never easy, and there really isnt a set way to find that perfect scenario.
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Opposites Can Attract: Dealing with Roommate Differences
For most of us, moving into our required on-campus residence hall freshman year was the very first time we experienced a roommate. If you’re lucky,…
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Five People Who Will Change You In College
There are so many people we encounter in our lives; some leave us marked for life. They imprint a piece of themselves onto us so…
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College Crisis: Bad Roommates Made Me Miserable
Whether you’re living with your closest friends or random strangers, everyone has had to deal with a difficult roommate at one point or another.
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How to Break-Up with a Roommate
Break-ups are hard. Whether the relationship ended on a bad note or if the decision was mutual, breaking up with a significant other is never a pleasant experience. But, what’s even harder than ending it with a boyfriend? Ending it with a roommate.
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Thank You, Dear Old State
Freshman year was weird.
It was fun, challenging, made me want to drop out and move to California and made me question why I couldn’t skip high school and come straight to State. It’s mind blowing to think it’s over and I’m moving on to sophomore year.
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