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
    • No image
      Meet VALLEY’S Spring 2026 Entertainment Section Opener: Josh Kondé
  • Campus Culture
    • If I Were A PSU Frat Boy
      If I Were A PSU Frat Boy
    • Once A VALLEY Girl, Always A VALLEY Girl
      Once A VALLEY Girl, Always A VALLEY Girl
    • More Than a Store: Inside Smith and Front
      More Than a Store: Inside Smith and Front
    • 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
    • Whistle While You Work
      Whistle While You Work
    • Freak the Freak Out
      Freak the Freak Out
    • The Art of Reconsumption
      The Art of Reconsumption
    • 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

Lauren Cohen

Lauren is a freshman at Penn State studying digital and print journalism. When she's not writing, she loves to spend time with friends and family, cuddle with her dog, and listen to Taylor Swift.

Self-Improvement

Hot Girl Summer Is Upon Us

By Lauren Cohen

The month of April is slipping away and we’ll soon be moving into May, which means that the summer of 2022 is almost here! With…

Read More
Entertainment

Aesthetic Playlists And Why You Need Them In Your Life

By Lauren Cohen

In this day and age, playlists are no longer just collections of your favorite songs. It’s not uncommon to spend hours carefully curating specific playlists…

Read More
Campus Culture

How to Prepare for Finals Season

By Lauren Cohen

As the semester winds down and comes to a close, the next few weeks are bound to be full of bittersweet goodbyes, last minute packing…

Read More
Fashion

How Brandy Melville Became A Fashion Faux Pas

By Lauren Cohen

Since the 2010s, Brandy Melville has served as one of the most popular clothing brands for pre-teen and teenage girls alike. Infamous for its trendy…

Read More
This Just In

China Attempts to Contain Their Biggest Covid Outbreak Since 2020

By Lauren Cohen

China is currently experiencing its biggest outbreak of COVID-19 since March of 2020 when the virus first broke out in Wuhan. On Saturday, China reported…

Read More
Entertainment

Must-Watch Shows For Each Zodiac Sign

By Lauren Cohen

Every zodiac sign is characterized by certain traits that make it unique — as people, some of these traits transfer over to our likes and…

Read More
Entertainment

Let’s Talk about the Season Finale of “Euphoria”

By Lauren Cohen

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! After 8 excruciating weeks of waiting with bated breath for a new episode of Euphoria to come out every Sunday, the finale…

Read More
This Just In

Olympic Legend Shaun White Retires

By Lauren Cohen

After another historical run in Beijing, snowboarding legend Shaun White announced that this year’s Olympics will have been his last. As the only three-time Olympic…

Read More
Beauty & Health

How to Eat Healthy in College

By Lauren Cohen

College can be a stressful time for a number of reasons, but one issue students are constantly struggling with is keeping a healthy diet while…

Read More
Self-Improvement

Surviving Social Anxiety in College

By Lauren Cohen

For anyone with social anxiety, college can be an extremely daunting period of your life. To many, the quintessential “college experience” equates to four years…

Read More
Fashion

The Return of #RushTok

By Lauren Cohen

Unless you were living under a rock in August of 2021, you probably saw the explosion of sorority recruitment TikTok videos that basically took over…

Read More
Fashion

High-Class Heists

By Lauren Cohen

In the world of high fashion, there is a never-ending supply of drama — from huge brands endorsing problematic celebrities, runway shows gone wrong and…

Read More
Self-Improvement

A Hot Girl’s Spotify Playlist for 2022

By Lauren Cohen

With 2022 officially in full swing, a fresh year means a new playlist is in order. Whether your new year’s resolution is to work out…

Read More

About The Site

Founded in 2007, VALLEY is one of Penn State's premier student-run life and style magazines. Our mission is to bring style, entertainment and lifestyle trends to our Penn State students, community and beyond. We publish one print issue a semester and also post daily online content throughout the year.

    Follow Us

    VALLEY Magazine | valleymagazinepsu.com
    Back to top