Birthdays are awesome, but the (arguably) most important birthday any college student will have is their 21st. While at first it all seems like fun and games, any 21+ year old will quickly learn that turning 21 is both a blessing a curse. Read on to find out why:
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There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love winter and those who hate it. No matter whose side you’re on, we can all agree that there are definite pros and cons to having a long, never-ending winter.
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Last night, Valley hung out with heartthrob and Magic Mike superstar Alex Pettyfer. Okay, so we didn’t get to actually meet him (maybe in our dreams). But Valley was given the amazing opportunity to join a virtual college roundtable and talk to Pettyfer about his upcoming film, Endless Love (out February 14) as well as past and future projects.
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Everybody makes fun of MTV and VH1 “music” channels for doing everything that isn’t related to music, but we need to remember that they gave us the greatest gift of all – trashy reality dating shows. You can find trashy TV anywhere nowadays, but it isn’t the same as watching a marathon of trailer-park girls screaming at each other or some weird nerdy kid on MTV dating someone’s mom. That being said, here’s the best dating shows from each channel:
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While walking into a lecture hall in Thomas isn’t as intimidating after the first time, attending huge classes without any friends will never be fun, especially when it isn’t easy-A material. Instead of sending a mass e-mail whenever you miss a class, find a study buddy who you can help – and who can help you.
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Remember when you got a Facebook and your mom didn’t have one? Ah, those were the days. That being said, without our very dear family members and friends on the internet, we wouldn’t have some of the gems that come with it. Without further ado, we present to you what every person over 40 does on Facebook:
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If you attended Penn State last year, you remember the infamous two-week winter break that gave us barely enough time to finish off our holiday sweets before heading back to school. This year we’ve thankfully been given three weeks (or four if you were one of those lucky “no-finals” students). But let’s be honest –- I’ve seen the tweets and the statuses, and it seems like most people are starting to miss dear old State.
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Buying gifts for your closest friends is relatively easy, but when you aren’t super close with your roommates or have to do a Secret Santa with someone in your org, buying a good, cheap gift can be hard. Don’t worry – let Valley help you find the best gift for any situation!
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The holidays are a wonderful time – you get a break from school, you get to see your family and friends and you get to eat awesome food. The downside to all of those awesome things: the distant relatives that you see over break and the awkward questions they always ask.
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Being in the bubble that is Happy Valley can sometimes make us forget about things from back home. The feeling of our bed, how our parents probably don’t approve of every decision we’re making, what it’s like to have a home-cooked meal, what it’s like to hang out with our high school friends – oh right, our high school friends.
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It’s getting to that time of year again… late nights in the library, hunched over a pile of books with a venti Starbucks coffee. Exams are stressful enough, and to add to the torture, there are some people in the room who just make it so much worse.
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Penn State is the best school in the world, and State College is an awesome town, but there really is no place like home. Unless you’re a townie, you might get home once a semester with the exception of breaks.
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Just because we’re in college, and trick-or-treating without small kids is “weird” and “creepy” at our age, doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy Halloween. There are still tons of ways Halloween can be fun – and I don’t just mean with parties, either.
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While most aspects of autumn are great (flavored lattes, the fashion, Halloween), there’s one major part that looms over everybody’s heads – getting sick. Whether it’s a small case of the sniffles or the flu, it seems like everybody gets sick when the temperature drops.
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Being away from your parents for the first time is liberating. It’s like you can do whatever you want and they’ll never find out. Many students use this as an opportunity to do something that their parents have always forbade – like get a tattoo.
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To test my theory that horoscopes are correct, I decided to go about my week (Monday through Saturday) normally and in the evening, looking at my horoscope to see how accurate it was.
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Basically, we all go to college to get a job, because if we don’t, there’s no way we can succeed. None of us really want to be stuck in a dead-end job when we’re 30, so we’re busting our butts now to earn that degree.
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For a lot of us, reminiscing on our “true 90s kid” childhood always entails talking about our favorite TV shows – from the developmental shows like “Blue’s Clues” to the awesome mysteries of “Scooby Doo”, we had the best shows to watch growing up.
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With summer break in just a few short weeks, dragging yourself out of bed gets harder every day. But once that challenge is conquered, you’ve got an ever bigger one ahead of you: paying attention in class.
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Ever since the release of “Twilight” in 2008 (yeah, it really was that long ago) it seems like everywhere you turn, you’re likely to run into some kind of vampire movie or TV show merch. Chances are you just keep asking yourself, “When is this going to end?”
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