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Developing a Cooking Mindset

By Michael Hendricks

There’s a certain mindset one attains when cooking all the needed meals in a day. This can be related to self-reliance and conscious independence when…

Entertainment

Best Books for Spring Break 2019

By Hannah Ferenci

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.

Campus Culture, VALLEY

THON’s Over – Now What?

By Hannah Ferenci

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.

Campus Culture

Snow Days, Back to Back

By Kylee McGuigan

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.

THON

THON Through The Eyes Of A Student Nurse

By Carlie Fox

Nursing students go through various clinical experiences to gain knowledge in each field. THON is considered part of their pediatric clinical, as they do it FTK.

THON

How To Help A Dancer From the Stands

By Hannah Bingham

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…

THON

Meet VALLEY’s THON 2019 Dancers!

By Hannah Ferenci

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,…

Campus Culture, Features

Inside Scoop on Working at the Creamery

By Elise Tecco

Penn State University is known for many things: football, school spirit, great academics and, of course, its ice cream. People from all over the world travel to State College to sample PSU’s famous Berkey Creamery sweets.

Campus Culture

Abba Java: Home Away from Home

By Kerry Brennan

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.

Fashion

Joggers: Fashion or Fitness?

By Kylee McGuigan

This season, cuteness and comfort have come together in the form of joggers.

Self-Improvement

Less Happy, More Wholesome

By Katie O'Reilly

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.

Self-Improvement, VALLEY

We Need to Talk

By Hannah Ferenci

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.

Self-Improvement

The Importance of Taking a Break from Homework

By Kylee McGuigan

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.

Entertainment

Yas Queen! Broad City Is Back!

By Katie O'Reilly

Comedy Central has announced that the acclaimed show “Broad City” will return for its fifth and final season at 10 p.m. on Jan. 24.

Campus Culture

Holiday Shopping Beyond the Bookstore

By Hannah Ferenci

The holiday shopping season starts now, so get creative!

Self-Improvement

Nix the Negativity

By Kylee McGuigan

During this time in your life, as a young adult, it’s important to surround yourself with positive people who only want the best for you and will encourage you to do anything you want to do.

Entertainment

“The Hate U Give”

By Hannah Bingham

“The Hate U Give” does not only show a hesitant girl become a woman, but it shows how even in a society seemingly so full of despair, we can have hope.