VALLEY Magazine -
  • Beauty & Health
    • The Personality Of Favorites
      The Personality Of Favorites
    • Glow and Go: Why SPF Makeup Is Your Next Beauty Must-Have
      Glow and Go: Why SPF Makeup Is Your Next Beauty Must-Have
    • The Juice Edit
      The Juice Edit
    • Recipes
  • Entertainment
    • De-Glorifying Celebrity Couples
      De-Glorifying Celebrity Couples
    • Temptation Island: The Men are not Men, They’re Children
      Temptation Island: The Men are not Men, They’re Children
    • Wrapped in an App: Superfan
      Wrapped in an App: Superfan
  • Campus Culture
    • A Toast to VALLEY
      A Toast to VALLEY
    • Celebrities Who Would’ve Been on VALLEY if They Attended Penn State
      Celebrities Who Would’ve Been on VALLEY if They Attended Penn State
    • Call It A Night
      Call It A Night
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • For the Love of Tote Bags
      For the Love of Tote Bags
    • The Stories Within Your Closet
      The Stories Within Your Closet
    • Music Festivals Are Taking Us Back to 2016
      Music Festivals Are Taking Us Back to 2016
  • Self-Improvement
    • A Lady Gaga Summer
      A Lady Gaga Summer
    • Reconnecting With Pink
      Reconnecting With Pink
    • The Unreliable Narrator of Our Lives
      The Unreliable Narrator of Our Lives
    • College Crisis
  • This Just In
    • Opinion: The Reality of America’s School Shooting Crisis
      Opinion: The Reality of America’s School Shooting Crisis
    • Harvard Sues the Trump Administration
      Harvard Sues the Trump Administration
    • Waste Of Space
      Waste Of Space

Julia Ratner

Entertainment

CharliXCX and Lorde: It’s More Than Just a Song

By Julia Ratner

Well, it happened. They worked it out on the remix and the internet went crazy. Coachella 2025 was anything but chill and relaxed. It’s been…

Read More
Beauty & Health

Revamping the Revived: Beauty You Love To Bring Back

By Julia Ratner

Chelsea Parke Kramer has become a household name within the beauty space. I know what you’re thinking: Beauty? Not fashion? Yes, beauty. Another side of…

Read More
Fashion

Introducing Your New Boyfriend: Pete Davidson

By Julia Ratner

If you’re not living under a rock in the fashion world, you’ve heard of Reformation. It’s the iconic sustainable clothing brand that’s eco-friendly and high…

Read More
Beauty & Health

No Shame in the Plump Game: Breaking the Stigma

By Julia Ratner

It’s not shocking when you see your favorite celebrities’ faces pulled up by invisible strings. Suddenly, their skin is tight, eyes are wide. Maybe their…

Read More
Campus Culture

Turning College Moments into Banner-Worthy Memories

By Julia Ratner

It’s Penn State, anything here can be turned into an excuse to celebrate. 100 on your exam? You’re going out that night. Finally ended it…

Read More
Self-Improvement

It’s Not You, It’s Them

By Julia Ratner

It’s a problem that not only Happy Valley faces, but a problem that every single or taken college student struggles with. The stigma of having…

Read More
Entertainment

White Lotus Season 3: A Trip to Thailand

By Julia Ratner

Happy Valley has been waaaay too cold lately. We need a trip to a tropical oasis. Specifically to Koh Sumai, Thailand to the White Lotus…

Read More
Self-Improvement

The Not So Lonely Life Of An Only Child

By Julia Ratner

Since I can remember, every time I’ve revealed my fun fact, I’d be relished in agreance: “You’re such an only child.” Only Child Representation I…

Read More
Fashion

Bring back the reign of King Kylie

By Julia Ratner

The year 2016 rings clear in my mind. My mom and I drove on the coastal highway heading to Malibu for brunch blasting “One Dance”…

Read More
Fashion

I brought eight different coats back to school, you should too.

By Julia Ratner

Coats are in. Yes, obviously coats are in. They’re always in, it’s a coat. But, now they’re starting to be the star of the outfit….

Read More
Entertainment

Why The New Outer Banks Season Is Receiving Backlash From Fans

By Julia Ratner

VALLEY does not know a single person who hasn’t watched Outer Banks. The hit show began streaming in April of 2020, the peak of Covid…

Read More
Beauty & Health

From Skincare to Haircare: CeraVe Launches New Hair Products

By Julia Ratner

We all know and love CeraVe’s skincare products. From their moisturizer to their cleanser, both dermatologists and VALLEY will always be obsessed. We know what…

Read More
Self-Improvement, VALLEY

The Architecture of The College Roman Empire

By Julia Ratner

This time a year ago, the world was asking themselves: how many times a day do we think about the Roman Empire? A week? A…

Read More
Beauty & Health

VALLEY’s new favorite siblings: The New Glossier You Duo

By Julia Ratner

You know and love it. Truthfully, I don’t know anyone (literally anyone) who doesn’t love Glossier You. No one can get enough of this smell…

Read More
Beauty & Health

I smell that special someone

By Julia Ratner

We know the feeling all too well: it’s a new season, the leaves on the trees are changing and you need a new scent to…

Read More
Self-Improvement

When it’s time to break the cycle: situationships

By Julia Ratner

Situationship: when two people get together, hook up, are exclusive but not exclusive at the same time, aren’t dating but can be seen together in…

Read More
Fashion

The Duality of The Hat

By Julia Ratner

Girls, this is a discussion we need to have. What are we doing about hats this year? VALLEY will be the one to fill you…

Read More
Entertainment

To Save Or Not To Save: The Menendez Brothers

By Julia Ratner

It was an infamous case and one of the first trials to be televised across the country. The Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, 21 and…

Read More
Photo from Pinterest.com
Self-Improvement

Is Your Frontal Lobe Developing?

By Julia Ratner

Every Penn State girl has been there, you watch your roommates start to get ready, pre-game music starts blasting and suddenly you’re the center of…

Read More
Fashion

The Return Of Western Wear

By Julia Ratner

Do you get the feeling you just stepped onto the set of Yellowstone? Don’t worry, you’re not going crazy—western wear is back! From everything fringe…

Read More
1 2 Next

About The Site

Founded in 2007, VALLEY is Penn State's premier student-run life and style magazine. Our mission is to recognize other students for their academic and extracurricular accomplishments, and to feature local style, entertainment and lifestyle trends. We publish one print issue a semester and also post daily online content throughout the academic year.

    Follow Us

    VALLEY Magazine | valleymagazinepsu.com
    Back to top
     

    Loading Comments...