Self-Improvement

Ever experience that incredibly awkward moment when you’re casually having a conversation with someone, and suddenly they just stop and stare at you questionably mid-sentence? Do you have something gross stuck in your teeth, or is there something growing out of the side of your head?

As I’m writing this article after a 14-hour homework binge, I’m open to share my sincere and carefully constructed rules on combating senioritis.

When you live in a community primarily populated by students, it’s easy for your monetary priorities to get out of whack. Why would we think about saving for our future when Chipotle consistently calls our name?

If you haven’t picked up on it yet, I’m a huge fan of smoothies. They’re always filling, can substitute for a meal or dessert and can be made in basically any combination.

You made it through the week. Whether you went out and partied your heart away, or stayed in to study for the hell week that awaits you, everyone needs a relaxing Sunday.

Now that the career fair craziness is long over, some lucky people may have landed the all-important interview. Standing out from the other applicants can be tough, but you can send a lasting impression that will leave employers with a tangible reminder of how awesome you are.

Being Italian it’s not often that I eat pasta unless I’m with family, but sometimes I’m at school and the cravings for carbs just won’t go away. I had the idea for this dish while looking up healthy recipes online and I was inspired.

Our mothers taught us to mind our manners. “Yes please,” and “no thank you,” are terms practically embedded into every day conversation – words said subconsciously without thinking twice. But in the past few years, conversation has shifted.

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.

The concept is simple enough: when one is in a committed relationship, one respects said relationship. But if it’s so simple, then why do so many college students get cheated on? Valley is fed up.

As the semester moves into October, we see more and more people gathering in flannels and preparing to go on their organization’s Hayride. This can only mean one thing: dated-function season has arrived.

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.

Looking for a pick-me-up salad after a hard workout? It’s vegetarian, packed with protein and so delicious. It is also a great way to revamp some foods you may have laying around the kitchen.

Now that everyone is settled back into Penn State life (or at least fully acclimated to it), some less than awesome habits have been creeping up. For those of us who weren’t able to snag a private bathroom, sharing is caring.