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  • Beauty & Health
    • SPF: Sun Protection Fun!
      SPF: Sun Protection Fun!
    • Becoming a Psychic
      Becoming a Psychic
    • VALLEY’S Cookbook: Healthy Desserts
      VALLEY’S Cookbook: Healthy Desserts
    • Recipes
  • Entertainment
    • Seeing Double: The Celebrity Cloning Conspiracy
      Seeing Double: The Celebrity Cloning Conspiracy
    • Until Dawn (Not Really)
      Until Dawn (Not Really)
    • Let Her Eat Cake!
      Let Her Eat Cake!
  • Campus Culture
    • Try Out ‘Tonight’s Dress’
      Try Out ‘Tonight’s Dress’
    • ‘Hadestown’ at Penn State: Hope for What the World Could Be
      ‘Hadestown’ at Penn State: Hope for What the World Could Be
    • Colin Jost Comes to Penn State
      Colin Jost Comes to Penn State
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • Sitting Courtside
      Sitting Courtside
    • Apple Watch Etiquette
      Apple Watch Etiquette
    • BTS Back In Style
      BTS Back In Style
  • Self-Improvement
    • Party Like You Have An 8 a.m.
      Party Like You Have An 8 a.m.
    • Deep Diving
      Deep Diving
    • Can We Relate To Punch The Monkey?
      Can We Relate To Punch The Monkey?
    • College Crisis
  • This Just In
    • The Drama Behind “Scream 7”
      The Drama Behind “Scream 7”
    • Release of Epstein Files Leads to High Profile Arrests
      Release of Epstein Files Leads to High Profile Arrests
    • Police Footage of University of Iowa Hazing Goes Viral
      Police Footage of University of Iowa Hazing Goes Viral

Isabella Mikelonis

Isabella is currently a junior studying Telecommunications, with minors in Digital Media Trends and Analytics and ASL. Along with being a writer for VALLEY, she is also a part of the Student Farm Club here at Penn State.

The Drama Behind “Scream 7”
This Just In

The Drama Behind “Scream 7”

By Isabella Mikelonis

The seventh installment in the “Scream” franchise was released in theaters Feb. 27, 2026 (nearly three years after the sixth film). However, the film’s rollout…

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The Epidemic of College Gambling
Campus Culture

The Epidemic of College Gambling

By Isabella Mikelonis

We’ve all seen it. You’re sitting in your lecture hall, and as you look around, you see the person next to you is on DraftKings….

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Entertainment

Hayley Kiyoko’s Directorial Debut: “Girls Like Girls”

By Isabella Mikelonis

Hayley Kiyoko announced her directorial debut on Instagram, revealing that her hit song “Girls Like Girls” will be turned into a feature-length film. The track…

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She’s Still The Girl Inside of Me
Self-Improvement

She’s Still The Girl Inside of Me

By Isabella Mikelonis

It only takes one announcement from an artist you’ve loved for years to bring her back. That version of you who felt everything fully and…

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A “Wuthering Heights” Worthy Valentine’s Day
Entertainment

A “Wuthering Heights” Worthy Valentine’s Day

By Isabella Mikelonis

This Valentine’s Day, romance is going gothic, in the best way. With “Wuthering Heights” hitting theaters Friday, Feb. 13, the mood is shifting away from…

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Self-Improvement

The Death Of Our Tweens

By Isabella Mikelonis

There used to be a rite of passage that came with being a tween. It was awkward and cringey, but exhilarating. The tween years, that…

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2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Red Carpet Looks
Fashion

2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Red Carpet Looks

By Isabella Mikelonis

The 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony wasn’t just a celebration of music’s most influential artists, it was also a runway full…

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Meet Zac Calamita, the Penn State Freshman Taking Over Your TikTok
Campus Culture

Meet Zac Calamita, the Penn State Freshman Taking Over Your TikTok

By Isabella Mikelonis

If you’ve been on TikTok recently, chances are you’ve already come across Zac Calamita sharing his takes on dining hall meals and food places around…

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We Are Mosaics
Self-Improvement

We Are Mosaics

By Isabella Mikelonis

There’s an old saying that “we are mosaics of everyone we’ve ever met.” Every person who crosses our path, that we’ve loved, lost or only…

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68th Annual Grammy Predictions
Entertainment

68th Annual Grammy Predictions

By Isabella Mikelonis

This past year has been a massive year for music. From chart topping singles to breakthrough debuts, 2025 has given us no shortage of unforgettable…

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The New Comedy Scene: TikTok
Entertainment

The New Comedy Scene: TikTok

By Isabella Mikelonis

In recent years, TikTok has shifted away from being a dance focused app into a platform for emerging artists — comedians especially — to make…

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“I Hate It” Our First Reaction to New Music
Entertainment

“I Hate It” Our First Reaction to New Music

By Isabella Mikelonis

It’s become a predictable cycle. A new album drops, people flock to social media to share their thoughts and one reaction seems to be heard…

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125 Years in the Making: The Blue Band’s First Woman Drum Major
Campus Culture

125 Years in the Making: The Blue Band’s First Woman Drum Major

By Isabella Mikelonis

This fall, Ellie Sheehan, a fifth year marketing major, made history for being the first woman ever to serve as drum major of the Penn…

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Entertainment

So You Think You Can Sing

By Isabella Mikelonis

What began with YouTube giving us chart topping talent, such as Troye Sivan, Conan Gray and Doechii, has now spiraled into something… less curated. In…

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This Just In

How Trump’s Tariffs Are Coming For Gen Z’s Shopping Habits

By Isabella Mikelonis

Trump’s newly proposed wave of tariffs are sending shockwaves through global trade, but its ripple effects are hitting close to home for Gen Z. With…

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Entertainment

Drag Queens: The Unseen Blueprint of Pop Culture

By Isabella Mikelonis

From the catwalks of high fashion to the latest meme’s on TikTok, drag culture has silently been steering mainstream pop culture for decades. Many might…

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Campus Culture

Not My Brightest Moment

By Isabella Mikelonis

We all have those moments, the ones that make you want to disappear into the nearest shadow and never resurface. VALLEY has asked the students…

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Self-Improvement

The Broken Jewelry Theory

By Isabella Mikelonis

We don’t just wear our jewelry, we feel it. They hold our emotions, reflecting back the stories we attach to them. But what happens when…

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Beauty & Health

Food and Beauty: The Genius Behind Sensory Marketing

By Isabella Mikelonis

Have you ever noticed how often beauty brands market their products next to food items? As bizarre as it may seem, there is actually a…

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Beauty & Health

Got The Blues?

By Isabella Mikelonis

The iconic blue eyeshadow look is bold, unapologetic and endlessly reinvented. Once a staple look during the sixties, its electric hues have transcended trends to…

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