The Women of State: AFROTC Edition
It’s likely you’ve seen them on campus in their OCPs on Thursdays or marching in perfect synchronicity to and from the Shields Building, but there…
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The Rise And Fall Of The Backpack
While walking around State College on the way to class, you may have noticed the decreasing popularity of backpacks among students and the rising trend…
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Kiss Me Through the Phone
Phone sex can be a difficult conversation, whether you’re doing the deed or talking about it — the interplay between our sex lives and screen…
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AI: Friend or Foe?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dominating today’s headlines, sparking both excitement and anxiety across the globe. Questions concerning AI’s role in society have become increasingly common: Will AI take over people’s jobs? Can AI help humans solve timely global issues, like climate change?
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The Digital Camera Effect
Your photos are seriously lacking, but don’t bother digging up your Polaroid or disposable film camera. There’s a not-so-new hot girl in town: the digital…
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Your AI Personal Assistant
ChatGPT. It’s a bit of a taboo word, isn’t it? In a world like Penn State where plagiarism is an academic death sentence and originality…
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“It’s because of that damn phone of yours”
Who else was forced to leave your phone charging in the kitchen at night back in middle school? The emphasis on getting off your electronics…
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The Not-So-Subtle Reality of AI
It’s official. The dwindling days until our world becomes even more like a Black Mirror episode are over. Meet “Billie,” aka the AI personality of…
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What’s Happening to Our Newspapers?
Newspapers are known as black, white and “read” all over. They have been a staple, yet timeless form of medium for hundreds of years. However,…
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3D Bioprinting: Penn State Revolutionizes Cancer Research
Most retro TV shows and movies portrayed the 21st century as a shiny, modern, futuristic landscape full of flying cars, moving sidewalks, and a completely…
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Mercury Retrograde May End, But Mercury Retroshade Is Just Beginning
Ahh, the dreaded mercury retrograde has passed once again. In times of uncertainty, more and more people align their personal plans and activities with their…
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The Emergence of a New Art Form: NFT’s
Just recently, an artist named Mike Winkelmann, known to the art world as Beeple sold a piece of artwork for $69 million at auction. While…
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Smartwatches: The Reason We Can’t Disconnect
The sound of a phone can make someone stop what they are doing in less than one second. Although technology connects us to each other,…
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Tech on the Brain
Aside from the mental health challenges screen time poses, our close relationships with technology can also have social ramifications.
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Color Your Way to a Happier You
You might have thought you left the days of Crayola crayons and coloring books in elementary school, but it looks like coloring may be more beneficial now in college than during our childhood!
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Staying Productive At Home
Figuring out how to study at home can be tricky, but that doesn’t mean it has to be! VALLEY has some tips and tricks to help you be more productive in your pjs.
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Escape the Comparison Trap of Instagram
The moment you start comparing yourself and putting yourself down in your mind will be the moment you take a step back and realize how social media can crush your self-esteem and self-talk.
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Depop: The Millenial’s Gateway to Thrifting
Want to go thrift shopping everywhere anytime? Sounds like a dream to the vintage fashion junky, but in the digital age, it’s possible with Depop….
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Netflix Spotlight: “Black Mirror”
Technology has become a huge part of our daily lives. Most of us struggle to not look at our cell phones for more than five…
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Dash-ing Into a New Era of THON
As Penn State students, we all know about THON. We know that it’s 46 hours long, we know that there are dancers and committees and…
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