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Choosing A Tattoo: For Indecisive People

By Natalie Untch

Tattoos are a lifelong very permanent decision. Choosing one can be a pain for those who run away from that kind of commitment. Here is…

Entertainment

Should We Separate Art from the Artist?

By Evvy Blatstein

What do you do when you learn that your favorite artist is a monster? When they have committed an act that is past the point…

Campus Culture

Meet Joe Yonke: Up-and-Coming Oil Painter

By Helena Haynes

From dedicating time as the Research/Strategy Co-lead for the AAF National Student Advertising Competition team to working as an Account Associate for Happy Valley Communications,…

This Just In

The Emergence of a New Art Form: NFT’s

By Casey Zanowic

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…

Entertainment

Indie-Pop Artist JAWNY Releases New Project: For Abby

By Maia Egan

Born Jacob Sullenger from California, JAWNY released his new project on October 27, 2020, called For Abby, available at all digital retailers. He tells a…

Entertainment

Not Your Average Teen: Kaash Paige

By Bianca Alvarez

Like any normal teenager listening to music from the industry’s leading stars such as Frank Ocean and Mac Miller, Kaash Paige has used their music…

Entertainment

TOKYO’S REVENGE: The Rapper Who Keeps Us Guessing

By Christy McDermott

If you don’t know much about TOKYO’S REVENGE, don’t worry — that’s exactly what he wants.

Entertainment

Katy Perry Wants Us to Smile

By Jordan Reilly

From “I Kissed a Girl” and “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry pumps out pop anthems. VALLEY had the chance for an exclusive press conference to hear…

Campus Culture, Features

The Art of Business: Miranda Springer and Her Side-Hustle

By Maddie McDougal

Rising senior Miranda Springer is no stranger to creativity. She’s been painting all her life, even before it was a trending quarantine activity on Tiktok. Friendly and talkative, she spoke with VALLEY all about the trials and tribulations of transforming what she once considered only a hobby into her very own business: Fire Custom Designs.

Entertainment

Chalk the Talk: How an Instagram Account is Combatting Sexual Harassment

By Maddie McDougal

Maybe she’s feeling confident that day. Maybe she’s not. Either way, getting hollered at by random strangers who make her feel like she is nothing…

Fashion

The Shows Shaping Our Style

By Kristine Wang

With the new age of streaming, a seemingly infinite amount of shows are accessible with the click of a button (but not without a monthly…

Entertainment

Rence: Creating Music Without Genre

By Olivia Rueger

Looking for the perfect song to bump to in your headphones around campus? VALLEY needs you to hear this up-and-coming artist.

Entertainment

The Perfect Summer Aux Playlist

By Kristin Gjelaj

From bump sessions to beach days to pre-game playlist or maybe even a dance in the mirror all by yourself with a hairbrush — you name that type of playlist — VALLEY’s got you this summer.

VALLEY Vids

VALLEY Video | Artist Spotlight: Leo Wang

By Grant Donghia

Meet our first artist spotlight: Leo Wang.

Self-Improvement

Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2019 Self-Improvement Section Opener: Andrew Storck

By Katherine Gouldin

Starting his Penn State career in 2017, Andrew Storck is a 34-year-old ceramics major from Allentown, Pennsylvania. Storck served in the military from 2005 to 2013, and he uses his passion for ceramics and paying it forward as a self-improvement mechanism and therapeutic process as a veteran.

Fashion

Meet VALLEY’S Spring 2019 Fashion Section Opener: Bre Boeh

By Abby Fortin

Bre Boeh started college at Penn State as a biology major … or as what she calls, a “biology mistake.” Her intense love for art and passion to create inspiring pieces led her to say goodbye to biology at the end of her freshman year.