Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good
Taking exams or having long days of studying can be so dreadful. Sitting, staring at a screen all day while you finish your work can…
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Reintroducing the Headband
How is anyone to “get the job done” with their hair down and in their face? Between hair getting stuck in your lip gloss after…
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Kickstart Your Semester: Habits to Embrace and Avoid
Since it is a fresh start to a new semester, we all have learned from our past experiences. The more semesters we live at Penn…
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How To Use AI To Ace Your Finals This Semester
What if we told you there is a new study tool that can guarantee you an A on your finals this semester? It’s not pulling…
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Taking Work Off Your Phone
It can be hard to know when to stop working, especially when you have several responsibilities looming over you at once. With our phones being…
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Are Children’s Books the Key to Self-Help?
The human mind is on a mission to overcomplicate the world. It convinces us that our problems are so complex that their resolution is only…
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Juggling Junior Year at Penn State
Returning to Penn State for junior year can bring a lot of conflicting emotions. Students are comfortable with campus and have formed solid friendships by…
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PSU’s (Not-Just-Senior) Study Crawl
Finals are slowly but surely approaching us, and the lingering need to study and cram in the last-minute assignment thrown at you may seem unbearable….
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Jazz Music: A Studying Superpower
We all have playlists for almost every occasion in our lives. One for the pre-game, one for the party, one for the walk to class…
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An Ode to Finals Week: The Playlist PSU Needs
Finals week at Penn State is full of highs and lows. Some people are stressed out of their minds with crammed information in their brain,…
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The Plight of Procrastination
The scenario is all too familiar: a professor gives you an assignment with a couple of weeks until the due date, then you find yourself…
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Staying Sane During Finals Week
Ah, winter break is just around the corner. As the fall semester quickly comes to a bittersweet end, there is a single phrase that haunts…
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The Penn State Senior Bucket List
Hey Penn Staters! It’s a new year filled with countless syllabi, new faces and most importantly the regular old “state your name, hometown, major and…
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Survival Guide to The End of Semester Blues
Summer is just around the corner, which means sunshine and smiles, but it also means going back to your hometown and missing State College. Living…
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Here’s Why It’s Time to Start Keeping a Calendar
Are you having difficulty keeping track of your commitments? Do you find stress in wondering how you will manage all these things? You are certainly…
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Being Nicer to Yourself After a Bad Grade
Midterm season is in full swing, and it can get incredibly stressful in the weeks between spring break and finals. It’s important to remind yourself…
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Finals Week is Coming…
With finals week quickly approaching, studying season is in full swing here at Penn State. VALLEY spoke with students from various years and majors to…
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Study in Style: The Best Study Spots Around Campus
It has been a while since students have been able to fully take advantage of study spaces around the Penn State campus. VALLEY is here…
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Does Coffee Help With Productivity? Let’s Debate
Imagine a college student. What are they doing? Studying at the library, getting ready for a football game or waiting in line at Starbucks. What…
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The Baby Technique
With so many of us majoring or minoring in a language — or just pursuing one for other reasons — I’m sure many can relate…
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