Five Ways to Stay Positive In College
Life can take you on a rollercoaster of emotions if you let it. Even though at times it may not feel like it, happiness is a choice.
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Spring Cleaning for Your Mental Health
A time that can be overwhelming and hectic, the last weeks of the spring semester may have you wondering if you’ll ever make it through to summer. Fortunately, there’s a lot of ways to “spring clean” your mind to help combat the end-of-the-year struggle.
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How Birth Control Cured My Cystic Acne
There is such a stigma behind any female contraceptive – birth control pills being one of the most common. When I made the decision to go on birth control a year ago, there was a lot I didn’t know.
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Penn State’s Favorite Gen Eds
No matter your major, every Penn State student is required to take a certain amount of general education classes. While some are painful, some are the best classes you will take during your four years here. Consider some of these the next time you are scheduling classes.
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Planning for a Type B Life
Here are VALLEY’s top tips for keeping a schedule when planning ahead seems impossible.
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Staying Productive At Home
Figuring out how to study at home can be tricky, but that doesn’t mean it has to be! VALLEY has some tips and tricks to help you be more productive in your pjs.
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The Tea on Tea Infused Candles
Both candles and tea are the perfect way to relax the body and relieve unnecessary stress – and work even better together. Pulling together the best of both worlds, there are tea infused candles that use aromatherapy to banish stress and promote relaxation.
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Study Spots Off the Beaten Path
When you’re crunched for cram time, the last thing you want to do is spend ten minutes lapping the library looking for somewhere to study….
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Refinery29’s “Money Diaries” — Rewriting The Story About Money
Growing up, many people learn the value of money at a young age. They also learn that money is a tricky topic that isn’t usually…
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Life Hacks For A Double Major
What’s the best way to be a stressed out overachiever in college? Have two majors. Double majoring seems to be an increasing trend among college…
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Make This a Summer of State
After a few weeks into the summer, there comes another common sentiment: boredom. Yes, there are plenty of ways to keep oneself busy in the…
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Improve Your Health This Summer: Find The Right Food and Fitness For You
Feeling slumped at the start of the summer and not sure how to nourish your body in a way that will make you feel like…
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Larla Halsey: Staying True to Your Roots
Finding someone who genuinely knows who they are this early in life is such a rare quality. We all get lost in living a life…
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Sarah Hohman: Making a Name for Yourself
First impressions can typically come as a struggle, especially during the transition into a college as big as Penn State. Suddenly, you’re a little fish…
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Saving Grades: Before It’s Too Late
We’re officially past the halfway point in the spring semester. How are your grades? The good news is that if you’re fearing for your GPA,…
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All Geeked Out: Coolest Accessories For Your Mac
Valley put together a list of the coolest and on-trend MacBook accessories you need to do your school work in style.
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Four Quick Ways to Stay Informed
Valley is here with four quick alternatives that will keep you in the loop of the news–even if all the time you have to devote is a fifteen-minute break before your next meeting.
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Keeping Your Mind Sharp Over Summer Break
Many college students use their summer vacation to kick back and relax. While it’s important to rest between semesters, it is also extremely beneficial to…
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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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The 5 Stages of Writing a Thesis
Although thesis writing was long, tiring and just plain annoying at times, the payback will be great. You’ll have a piece of work that you can be proud of for the rest of your life.
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