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  • Beauty & Health
    • Alter Your Energy
      Alter Your Energy
    • Winter Skin Survival Guide
      Winter Skin Survival Guide
    • Rise Above Your Station
      Rise Above Your Station
    • Recipes
  • Entertainment
    • Welcome to Derry: A New Chapter for an Old Fear
      Welcome to Derry: A New Chapter for an Old Fear
    • GAP’s “Give Your Gift” Holiday Campaign
      GAP’s “Give Your Gift” Holiday Campaign
    • Christmas Craze: The Starbucks Bearista Cup
      Christmas Craze: The Starbucks Bearista Cup
  • Campus Culture
    • Students Support Peers Amid SNAP Uncertainty
      Students Support Peers Amid SNAP Uncertainty
    • Virtual Reality Showcase
      Virtual Reality Showcase
    • Greek Sing 2025 Recap
      Greek Sing 2025 Recap
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • What Are You Wearing to the End of the World?
      What Are You Wearing to the End of the World?
    • 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Red Carpet Looks
      2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Red Carpet Looks
    • Wrong Pants Theory
      Wrong Pants Theory
  • Self-Improvement
    • Unbuckling Your Chastity Belt
      Unbuckling Your Chastity Belt
    • Are You Who Said You’d Be? 
      Are You Who Said You’d Be? 
    • Selective Sinners
      Selective Sinners
    • College Crisis
  • This Just In
    • The People’s Voices
      The People’s Voices
    • NYC Marathon 2025
      NYC Marathon 2025
    • Zohran Mamdani and The Politics of Social Media
      Zohran Mamdani and The Politics of Social Media

Janie Cassady

Janie Cassady is a senior studying public relations and double-minoring in digital media trends and analytics and theatre. She loves makeup, fashion, movies, making YouTube videos and drinking chai tea lattes.

Fashion

Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2018 Fashion Section Opener: Lucas Kerstetter

By Janie Cassady

“Fashion allows me to portray a different version of myself that changes day to day,” says Spring 2018 Fashion Section Opener Lucas Kerstetter. Kerstetter volunteers…

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Beauty & Health

April Showers: 10 Products You Need In Your Shower

By Janie Cassady

Spring is here! What better way to kick off the season of freshness than by revamping your shower game? VALLEY rounded up the 10 best shower products…

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Campus Culture

How to Go From Class Friends to Actual Friends

By Janie Cassady

There once was a time when an offering of a coveted scented marker or the tried and true line, “Can I play with you guys?”…

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Beauty & Health

The Makeup Challenge: Step Up Your Makeup Game

By Janie Cassady

We’ve all heard of the ‘no makeup challenge.’ It’s all about going for a period of time without any makeup at all. It’s a great…

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Fashion

Dazzling Dresses and Strong Statements: The 2018 Oscars Red Carpet

By Janie Cassady

This year marks the 90th year of the Academy Awards, which means, for the past 90 years, the most glamorous of Hollywood’s stars have gathered…

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Campus Culture, THON

The Five People You Meet At THON

By Janie Cassady

As every Penn Stater knows, THON is an amazing celebration that brings all sorts of people together for an awesome cause. Every year, without fail,…

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Campus Culture

Fabulous for a Cause: Drag Fund for Hexxa

By Janie Cassady

The drag community of State College came together and put on a show to raise money for one of their own, Hexxa, who, due to a recent injury, has an excessive amount of medical bills.

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Campus Culture

Going the Distance: The Key to a Successful Long-Distance Relationship

By Janie Cassady

VALLEY has three long-distance success stories from ladies who have gone the distance and lived to tell the tale.

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Fashion

Fashion Feels: How Fashion Affects Your Mood

By Janie Cassady

Is this fashion-related mood shift simply a coincidence, or is there science behind it? VALLEY has the answers to your fashion science questions.

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Campus Culture

Five Halloween Events Happening in State College

By Janie Cassady

Remember when you were little and you were always super stoked for the classroom Halloween party, and couldn’t wait to go trick-or-treating? Since then, your Halloween…

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Entertainment

Breaking the Internet: The 2017 Streamy Awards

By Janie Cassady

The 2017 Streamy Awards will be remembered as a night that summed up online culture of the moment—awkward, outrageous, but present and together nonetheless.

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VALLEY

2017 Emmy Awards Light Up the Silver Screen

By Janie Cassady

In a season of lots of politically-charged programming during a chaotic time in the nation, the Emmy Awards provided a moment of solid ground for artists to lift one another up and celebrate the cultural significance of television.

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Entertainment

Hollywood Helpers: Celebs Aiding Hurricane Relief Effort

By Janie Cassady

In light of the recent natural disasters that have impacted much of the country, these celebrities have used their positions to spread awareness and make a difference in hurricane relief efforts.

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Entertainment

A Royal Love Story

By Janie Cassady

We thought we would take a stroll down memory lane and recap the picture-perfect love story of the royal couple.

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Entertainment

The 2017 VMAs Rock the Music Industry

By Janie Cassady

Though MTV has seen a significant decrease in viewership in recent years, the channel has its foundation in providing a platform for the younger generation, and if this year’s VMAs were any indication, MTV is returning to its roots as the voice of a generation.

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Self-Improvement

Summer Lovin’, Have You a Blast: 7 Summer Date Ideas

By Janie Cassady

Looking for fun ways to spend the summer days will your significant other? Valley’s got you covered with 7 fun date ideas for (oh-oh) those summer nights.

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Entertainment

Five Famous Couples Who Make Us Believe in Love

By Janie Cassady

We all love to gush over a fabulous love story in a cliche rom-com, but there’s nothing quite like a real-life love story to give…

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Entertainment

Dear Evan Hansen Wins Big at the 71st Annual Tony Awards

By Janie Cassady

From original works of art to tried-and-true revivals, the 71st Annual Awards was bursting with passion and creativity, a truly inspiring evening for anyone with an appreciation for the arts and for what the arts mean for our culture and society.

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Fashion

State College Sterling — Satisfying Your Custom Handmade Jewelry Needs

By Janie Cassady

Valley sat down with Paul Wardach, creator of State College Sterling, to discuss the ins-and-outs of designing and creating handmade jewelry.

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Self-Improvement

Make Finals Fly By: Pro Tips for Acing Your Exams

By Janie Cassady

Freaking out about finals? Take a breath — Valley’s got you covered. Here are five tips to make acing your finals a breeze.

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