VALLEY Magazine -
  • 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
    • 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
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      Meet VALLEY’S Spring 2026 Entertainment Section Opener: Josh Kondé
  • Campus Culture
    • More Than a Store: Inside Smith and Front
      More Than a Store: Inside Smith and Front
    • Thank You, Come Again! — A Love Letter to Shared Spaces
      Thank You, Come Again! — A Love Letter to Shared Spaces
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      MEET VALLEY’S SPRING 2026 CAMPUS CULTURE SECTION OPENER: NOA DIGGS
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
      Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
    • No image
      Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2026 Fashion Section Opener: Ray Somawardana
    • Rocky’s Ray Bans
      Rocky’s Ray Bans
  • Self-Improvement
    • Freak the Freak Out
      Freak the Freak Out
    • The Art of Reconsumption
      The Art of Reconsumption
    • Girl Dinner? Try Guy Grub.
      Girl Dinner? Try Guy Grub.
    • 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

Caitlin Lender

Caitlin Lender is a junior at Penn State majoring in Labor Employment Relations and a Web Writer for VALLEY. You can find her with a face mask on reading Architectural Digest at most times.

Fashion

The Best Sneakers That Aren’t AF1s

By Caitlin Lender

Regardless of your personal style, it is undeniable that a white sneaker can be paired with just about anything to achieve an effortless look while…

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Beauty & Health, Recipes

Spring Salad Bowls to Brighten Up Your Meals

By Caitlin Lender

When the weather starts to warm up and more fruits and veggies come into season, salad bowls start to sound like a super refreshing meal….

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Entertainment

Hailey Rhode Bieber Takes Youtube

By Caitlin Lender

We all grew up knowing and loving this star for her iconic street style, effortless beauty and It Girl appearances, but now we are seeing…

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Fashion

SKIMS: Is this iconic brand worth the hype?

By Caitlin Lender

As the last season of Keeping Up With the Kardashian officially begins to air, VALLEY thinks now is the perfect time to highlight Kim Kardashian’s…

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Beauty & Health

Summer Body Countdown: Self-Love Edition

By Caitlin Lender

With the weather hitting over 50 degrees in Happy Valley multiple times this past week, we can’t help but be reminded that summertime is coming…

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Fashion

The Comeback of Coach

By Caitlin Lender

When we hear the name Coach, our minds immediately think of the logo-clad double “C” design printed on wristlets and small colorful handbags that all…

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Fashion

Leia by Valeria Lipovetsky

By Caitlin Lender

With social media continuing to reveal more online personalities, Valeria Lipovetsky is a name that has not gone unnoticed. Esteemed for her classic and fresh…

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Beauty & Health, Recipes

The Beet Goes On

By Caitlin Lender

With THON approaching at full speed Feb. 19-21, the importance of a diet that supports sustained energy has never been more important. Luckily, homemade juices…

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Entertainment

It Girl Status: Alexa Chung

By Caitlin Lender

When we think of “It Girl” typically an image of Serana Wanderson and Blair Waldorf taking over the Upper East Side in luxury clothes getting…

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Entertainment

Podcasts of The Week

By Caitlin Lender

Sylly week is over and with the semester in full swing, who really has time to sit down and binge-watch their Netflix queue, let alone…

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Beauty & Health

Is Natural Beauty Better?

By Caitlin Lender

Natural. Organic. Clean. Skincare addicts everywhere constantly see these hot words flaunted aesthetically on skincare bottles on the shelves of Ulta and across their Instagram…

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Self-Improvement

Have A Very Hygge Holiday

By Caitlin Lender

The Danish word “hygge”, pronounced hue-guh, embodies that feeling of content comfort whether it is from the atmosphere surrounding you or the people you are…

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Beauty & Health

Gain Confidence With Eats With Claire

By Caitlin Lender

Among the endless feed of edited bodies, face-tuned complections, and snapshots of people’s most perfect moments, Instagram can be a place that makes us feel…

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Beauty & Health, Recipes

Homemade Hot Chocolate for the Holidays

By Caitlin Lender

With the countdown to Christmas beginning, dessert lovers near and far unite with the shared love of hot chocolate. While a cup of Swissmiss is…

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Self-Improvement

A COVID-Friendly Friendsgiving

By Caitlin Lender

If you aren’t somebody who starts decorating their trees and playing the ‘Top Christmas Hits’ radio station at the start of November, then chances are…

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Self-Improvement

DIY Letter Bracelets

By Caitlin Lender

It is official. The fashion trends from our childhood are finally being brought back into style. From the colorful cropped camisoles to sweater vests and…

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Self-Improvement

A Sisu State of Mind

By Caitlin Lender

As the weather starts to get colder, the days get shorter and our workloads get heavier, it can be hard to stay super motivated. While…

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This Just In

2020 Presidental Election Update

By Caitlin Lender

As another election day comes to a close, Americans across the country wait anxiously as their votes are tallied. Although votes are not expected to…

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Self-Improvement

Level Up Your Coffee Game

By Caitlin Lender

I am sure we all have had “Single Serve Keruig” on our dorm essential shopping lists before. Some have even fought with their freshman year…

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Beauty & Health

VALLEY Tries It: Microcurrent Facial

By Caitlin Lender

One good thing to come out of 2020 is the obsession with skincare thanks to Hyram and the other skincare gods on social media. By…

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