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#FreeBritney?

By Hannah Ferenci

Britney Spears is the kind of megastar who’s always being talked about, but over the past week she’s been trending on Twitter for a new reason.

Fashion

Wardrobe Not Feeling Inspired?

By Hannah Bingham

Instagram and Pinterest are great snapshots of current trends, but they can sometimes feel overwhelming with the sheer amount of ways to style and the ways different influencers style them. Reading up on blogs, websites and books can give you some background knowledge that will allow you to bend and twist current trends to your own personal style.

Fashion

Eva Chen: Instagram’s Queen of Fashion

By Kerry Brennan

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.

Self-Improvement

Escape the Comparison Trap of Instagram

By Elise Tecco

The moment you start comparing yourself and putting yourself down in your mind will be the moment you take a step back and realize how social media can crush your self-esteem and self-talk.

Self-Improvement

Creating an Online Portfolio

By Hannah Bingham

Regardless of what kind of career you are pursuing, setting up an online presence is essential to not only show people yourself, but also to…

Self-Improvement

The Problem With Perfectionism

By Christy McDermott

Whether we’re aware of it or not, many of us spend a lot of time and energy trying to be our version of ‘perfect.’ From…

Self-Improvement

Spend Less Time on Your Phone, More Time on You

By Brianna Reyes

FOMO is a real thing — you don’t want to be the last person to choose for their fantasy football team or miss Rihanna’s NYFW livestream…

Campus Culture

Maintaining a Web Presence for Millennials

By Kylee McGuigan

It’s no secret that everyone is glued to their smart phones while scrolling through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or any other social media site. Are they…

Self-Improvement

Avoid Becoming An Information Junkie

By Katie O'Reilly

On the internet, there are thousands of articles, podcasts and videos right at our fingertips, accessible at any moment. If someone were to type “self-improvement”…

Entertainment

Anti-Social Media

By Katherine Gouldin

Soon after social media was invented, it became an outlet for teens to spend their time, compete to post the best picture and gain the…

Campus Culture, Features

Annabelle Schmitt: Inspiring and Empowering Young Women

By Valerie Murphy

If you’re looking for a new #WomanCrushWednesday, look no further than Penn State student Annabelle Schmitt. Annabelle, or “Annabae” as her friends and currently 4,183 Instagram followers…

Self-Improvement

Alternative Spring Cleaning

By Kylee McGuigan

Cleaning out your dorm or apartment can be a freeing experience, but cleansing your life of negativity makes a greater impact. The coming of spring…

Entertainment, VALLEY

Meet Valley’s Fall 2017 Entertainment Section Opener: Natalie Guarna

By Katie McFadden

Everybody has a guilty pleasure, and for Natalie Guarna it’s porn—FOOD porn!

Campus Culture, Self-Improvement

Not Every Moment is Worth the Snapchat

By Kylee McGuigan

Not having to worry about putting everything on social media, especially Snapchat, should be a type of cleanse that everyone can partake in.

Fashion

Self-Branded and Established before 20

By Matt Brownlow

The fashion industry is constantly changing with an ebb and flow of inspiration. While that freshness comes from established designers, it is also fostered among the few who defy social odds and start their own fashion endeavors before they’ve even reached the age of 20.

Entertainment

Which social media are you?

By Christina Chambers

If you’re like us at Valley, social media dominates your life all day every day—no matter what website or app you prefer.

Fashion

Decade to Decade: A Breakdown of Fashion’s History and Society’s Impact on Trends

By Tess Petak

Trends come and go every decade; this is something we all collectively observed and even celebrate through retrospective fashion when we wear trends from the 70s, 80s and 90s. But have you ever wondered where and what the trends stem from and how they’re conspired?