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  • Beauty & Health
    • The Reality of Health Anxiety
      The Reality of Health Anxiety
    • Rainbow Wigs as a Proxy for Freedom
      Rainbow Wigs as a Proxy for Freedom
    • The Rise of Face Card Culture
      The Rise of Face Card Culture
    • Recipes
  • Entertainment
    • Introducing Adéla: The Next Pop Princess
      Introducing Adéla: The Next Pop Princess
    • A24’s “Elden Ring” Casting: Absurd or Enlightened?
      A24’s “Elden Ring” Casting: Absurd or Enlightened?
    • The Rise of Copycat Consumption
      The Rise of Copycat Consumption
  • Campus Culture
    • We Are Never Moving on from Movin’ On 2026
      We Are Never Moving on from Movin’ On 2026
    • If I Were A PSU Frat Boy
      If I Were A PSU Frat Boy
    • Once A VALLEY Girl, Always A VALLEY Girl
      Once A VALLEY Girl, Always A VALLEY Girl
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • Get Slutty!: A Guide To Men’s Summer Fashion
      Get Slutty!: A Guide To Men’s Summer Fashion
    • Your Guide to Post-Grad City Style
      Your Guide to Post-Grad City Style
    • Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
      Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
  • Self-Improvement
    • Whistle While You Work
      Whistle While You Work
    • Freak the Freak Out
      Freak the Freak Out
    • The Art of Reconsumption
      The Art of Reconsumption
    • College Crisis
  • This Just In
    • Who Runs the World? (Big Oil)
      Who Runs the World? (Big Oil)
    • Singer D4vd Charged with First-Degree Murder
      Singer D4vd Charged with First-Degree Murder
    • Jury Finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation Operated Illegal Monopoly
      Jury Finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation Operated Illegal Monopoly

Erin O'Neil

Erin O'Neil is a senior studying advertising with a double minor in English and digital media trends & analytics. Erin has a strong passion for writing and creating and loves experimenting with fashion and art. In her free time, you'll find Erin reading, going on runs or telling her roommates every irrelevant detail of her day.

Campus Culture, Events

Pop Up Ave Returns Again

By Erin O'Neil

With the semester coming to a close and finals week just around the corner, sometimes you really need to escape all the schoolwork for a…

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Beauty & Health

Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2024 Beauty & Health Section Opener: Lauren Parker

By Erin O'Neil

Lauren Parker, a fourth-year public relations and advertising student, shares her passion for fitness and well-being to help others grow not only in strength but…

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Campus Culture

You’re Coolest When a Tour Group Walks By

By Erin O'Neil

It is pretty hard to miss when a tour group walks past you on campus. Big-eyed high school students glued to your walk past, envisioning…

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Beauty & Health

Run for Fun … Yes, We’re Serious

By Erin O'Neil

This past November I ran my first half marathon. 13.1 miles. An absolutely insane number for a runner who never believed she could ever run…

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Fashion

Touch of A Gene

By Erin O'Neil

“They just don’t make things like they used to,” is a phrase we are sure many of you have heard time and time again. Older…

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Self-Improvement

Shower Thoughts

By Erin O'Neil

What did college students do before headphones? Seriously … walking around campus, almost everyone is wearing them. The fear of walking in silence, alone with…

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Campus Culture

Vanity Fair Oscars Party but Make It Frat

By Erin O'Neil

If you’re like us, you may have spent an hour scrolling through the recently released pictures of the Vanity Fair Oscars Party. Placing yourself with…

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This Just In

To The Moon and Mars

By Erin O'Neil

In the last nearly 50 years, NASA has not landed a single person on the moon. On December 19, 1972, Apollo 17 was the last…

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Campus Culture

PSU’s (Not-Just-Senior) Study Crawl

By Erin O'Neil

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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Self-Improvement

Survival Of the Seasons

By Erin O'Neil

Winter is slowly but surely approaching us, and with the changing weather creeping in, the cold breeze is bound to bring in more than just…

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Campus Culture

It’s A Small School After All

By Erin O'Neil

Think back to when you first started applying to schools and sent in your application to Penn State. Maybe it was your dream school and…

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Self-Improvement

Jazz Music: A Studying Superpower

By Erin O'Neil

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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Fashion

Nips Are an Accessory

By Erin O'Neil

This just in folks, the newest and hottest accessory to pair with any outfit is not jewelry, it’s not a purse, and it’s completely free,…

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Self-Improvement

Love Letter to Your Teenage Years

By Erin O'Neil

As I approach a new decade in life, I cannot help but mourn the one before. My age no longer starts with the number one…

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Self-Improvement

Make Your Ideal October Your Reality

By Erin O'Neil

A good month starts with a good mindset. Going into the start of something new, it is important to have goals and visions of what…

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Campus Culture

Pop-Up Ave: The Comeback

By Erin O'Neil

Are you really into vintage clothing? Going to super awesome flea markets? Shopping locally? Or maybe you are just looking for something fun to do…

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Campus Culture

A Guide to A Friend’s Perfect PSU Visit

By Erin O'Neil

With football season in full gear and going to school in Happy Valley, each weekend someone new is asking to come visit. Though it is…

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Self-Improvement

Learning to Love at a Long Distance

By Erin O'Neil

There is this frequently used phrase that encapsulates what many view as the ideal way to live out your college years and that is the…

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Entertainment

Immerse Yourself in Immersive Art

By Erin O'Neil

When one mentions the word art, often the first thing that comes to people’s mind is a painting or drawing on a sheet of paper….

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