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  • 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
    • 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
    • What Would Your Nature Name Be?
      What Would Your Nature Name Be?
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
      Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
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      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

Julia McGinty

Julia McGinty is a senior studying Digital and Print Journalism at Penn State. She loves taking photos of her friends, binging the Vampire Diaries and searching for new things to bake. In her free time you can find her making Spotify playlists, painting or consuming way too much caffeine.

Entertainment

The Scarlet Number

By Julia McGinty

A countdown was started on my local radio show to my 18th birthday — euphemistically the date that I would be legal to sleep with….

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Fashion

The Hottest Graphic Knitwear Right Now

By Julia McGinty

Graphic knitwear is one of the coziest and most fashionable trends right now. The concept of wearable art is something that people have worked into…

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Fashion

House of Sunny Celebrates SS’21 Drop.02

By Julia McGinty

House of Sunny is a London-based brand known for its trendy and bold pieces. Although they have been around since 2011, plenty of celebrity endorsements…

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This Just In

The 2020 Election Results, Finally

By Julia McGinty

On Tuesday, November 3rd, millions of Americans headed to the polls to vote for their preferred president and vice president-elect, along with local judges, senate…

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Beauty & Health

VALLEY’s Guide to Cutting Your Own Hair

By Julia McGinty

We have all faced that itch to create a new look for yourself. Whether its hair, makeup or clothes, switching up your style can be…

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Entertainment

The Bachelorette—The Most Dramatic Season Yet

By Julia McGinty

Tuesday instead of Monday nights? Literal knights in shining armor? Strip dodgeball? Clare finding her husband in the first episode? Okay, we are gonna need…

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Campus Culture

Best Bagel Spots in State College

By Julia McGinty

Breakfast is the name of the game in State College, and the bagel is the breakfast of champions. With so many to choose from, your…

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Entertainment

Once Upon A Time in COVID

By Julia McGinty

The upsidedown Spiderman kiss, the embrace on the deck of the Titanic, the ballroom dances in Pride and Prejudice. What will happen to these magical…

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This Just In

The Notorious R.B.G

By Julia McGinty

Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy is shaped by years of dedication to education…

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Fashion

How Many Clothes Actually Get Bought from Goodwill?

By Julia McGinty

Ever wonder where the clothes from Goodwill that don’t get sold go? With thousands of locations across the country and more and more clothes donated…

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Entertainment

The Five Best Tiny Desk Concerts

By Julia McGinty

NPR’s Tiny Desk concerts are the perfect combination of intimate and exposed. Famous for its decorated bookshelf backdrop and tight space, the NPR Tiny Desk…

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Fashion

Fashion Trends in the Age of TikTok

By Julia McGinty

“What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today, when human contacts are so quick. Fashion is instant language.” Miuccia Prada…

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Entertainment

Blogs, Podcasts, Books and Movies about the Black Experience

By Julia McGinty

Looking to diversify the content that you consume? Want to integrate social justice into your daily feed? Changing up the content that you engage with…

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This Just In

Exercise Industry Booms During COVID-19

By Julia McGinty

Warmer weather doesn’t necessarily mean more people outside together nowadays. With the coronavirus still a major obstacle to resuming typical daily life, the public has…

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