It’s Time to Ditch the Suit and Tie.
You’re scrolling on Twitter, looking through all the looks from the most recent Met Gala. They’re gorgeous, and you can’t believe your eyes. One of…
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The Art of Annotating
Using a permanent black pen to write in a new, clean, crisp book!? Now that’s just blasphemy. Or … is it? What if we told…
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Reading is Cool Again … Apparently?
The internet has somehow simultaneously revived and complicated our love for reading. Once upon a time, if you told someone your favorite hobby was reading,…
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The Subversive Subcultures of Alternative Fashion
Conforming. What is that, exactly? Often, society sets an unspoken standard for us — a template we should follow when it comes to our behavior…
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California Bans Legacy Admissions at Private Universities
On Monday, Oct. 5, Governor Gavin Newsom placed a ban on legacy admissions — the practice of giving admissions preference to relatives of alumni.
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That was me, too
“Yeah, I was such an awkward teen — I mean, look at what I was wearing in that picture!” “I want to travel back in…
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Creating Our Life Archives
In the minds of each of the 8 million people living on this Earth, there lies a story and a unique set of memories that…
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Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2024 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Sarah Strent
When do you know if something is a calling? For Sarah Strent, a fourth-year early childhood and elementary education student, the answer came in the…
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Your Signature Makeup Archetype — The Results
VALLEY recently explored “The Makeup Archetype Quiz” which showed us eight makeup archetypes: natural, elegant, gamine, ingenue, classic, modern, dramatic and romantic. This quiz was…
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What’s your signature makeup archetype? — A Quiz
Makeup means something different to everyone. To some, it’s a tool for self-expression, being capable of transforming our appearance and enhancing our confidence. To others,…
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A Timeline of Boeing’s Controversies This Year
Imagine thinking that you’re going to go about your day perfectly normally, that nothing could happen that would change the monotony of your life. So…
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The Kate Middleton Saga — A Lesson?
A couple of weeks ago, the internet experienced an overwhelming amount of trending memes and inside jokes based on current news. Something that people noticed…
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The Veneer Epidemic
It’s no secret that Hollywood has been a breeding ground for unrealistic standards of beauty and appearance — it’s been that way for as long…
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Dylan Mulvaney at Penn State!
On December 5th, the Alumni Hall at Penn State was graced by the one and only, Dylan Mulvaney! For those unfamiliar with her, Dylan is…
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Feud or Friendship?
If you’ve ever found yourself going down the 90s supermodel show rabbit hole on TikTok or elsewhere, you’ve probably seen this one clip of supermodels…
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Escaping the Reins of Typecasting
You know when you’re watching a movie or TV show and somewhere along the lines you find yourself thinking — I’ve seen this one before?…
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Since the End of Roe V. Wade
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court overruled Roe V. Wade as a result overturning 50 years of legal precedent. Just over a…
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Meet VALLEY’s Fall 2023 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Jaiden Hope
Everybody has a word that they live by, whether it’s consciously or not. For Jaiden Hope, a second-year broadcast journalism and communications sciences student from…
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Everything on a Bagel?
You’re living your mundane little day, heading over to the grocery store and stopping your cart by the bread aisle. You pick up a pack…
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“Bottoms” of the Barrel
Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott’s “Bottoms” is a mess. It’s the best kind of mess. It’s funny, it’s a little bloody, it’s very gay, but…
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