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    • 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

Nick Ferrara

Self-Improvement

“Going Out” and the Price of Having Fun

By Nick Ferrara

In most cultures, spending time with the people you love is heavily associated with food and drink. Perhaps this isn’t surprising, as most people love…

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Fashion

New Year, New Burberry: Daniel Lee’s Era Begins

By Nick Ferrara

In September 2022, Burberry’s Spring 2023 ready-to-wear collection was unveiled. Sultry lace tops decorated by the brand’s heritage monogram and extravagant pastel suits with flowing,…

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Entertainment

Pop Music’s “Accountability” Trope

By Nick Ferrara

Pop music is known for its focus on romance in its lyrics. All members of Gen Z can recall hearing tunes that offer a window…

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Fashion

A Look Into Gen Z’s Hatred of Fashion’s Early 2010s

By Nick Ferrara

Skinny Jeans. Infinity Scarf. Knee-High Boots. Chevron. Louis Vuitton Neverfull. These phrases, icons of the early 2010s “cheugy” era, strike fear into the hearts of…

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Fashion

Are Tiny Bags Finally Out?

By Nick Ferrara

Today, VALLEY is here to share some unfortunate, yet timely news: it may be time to put your tiny handbag to rest in an equally…

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Fashion

Vintage Evolved: Three Upcycled Clothing Brands to Shop Today

By Nick Ferrara

No matter what the year or season, the concept of vintage clothing remains a timeless showstopper. It seems that nostalgia will never quite go out…

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Fashion

Purge Those Promotional Emails! 3 Reasons to Shop For Clothes In-Store

By Nick Ferrara

“Final Hours!”, “Spring Savings!”, “Act Now!”. We have all seen these buzz words littering the promotional sections of our emails. Online clothing shopping’s ability to…

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Campus Culture

How to Cure Your State College Spring Boredom

By Nick Ferrara

Fall in State College is an especially exciting time, given the football season and all its surrounding fanfare. Often seen as the quintessential Penn State…

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Entertainment

Filming of Season 2 of “And Just Like That” Has Begun!

By Nick Ferrara

And just like that…the “Sex and the City” girls have returned for another season of chasing their ambitions in the Big Apple (in only the…

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Fashion, Features

Meet VALLEY’s Fall 2022 Fashion Section Opener: Katie Lin Temmer

By Nick Ferrara

Katie Lin Temmer, a third-year neurobiology major at University Park, believes everyone should live as their authentic self. She says that fashion is what has…

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Fashion

These Premium Clothing Brands Are Worth Every Penny

By Nick Ferrara

Every good wardrobe is built upon a group of staples that act as a foundation for any outfit. However, everyone loves to follow a good…

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Beauty & Health

Energize Your Skincare Routine: What Makes an Enjoyable Product?

By Nick Ferrara

Skincare is a necessary part of every person’s hygiene routine. After all, it always helps to begin your day with a freshly-clean face! However, it…

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Fashion

Fashion Collabs: A PR Powerhouse

By Nick Ferrara

In the retail world, nothing is a more lucrative commodity than exposure. The more people learn about a brand and its products, the more potential…

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Beauty & Health

How to Achieve Your Faux-Freckled Fantasy in Three Simple Steps

By Nick Ferrara

Freckles are a flattering facial feature that not all of us are fortunate enough to possess naturally. Associated with youth and the summer, they have moved…

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Entertainment

How to Get the Most Out of Your Streaming Service Subscriptions

By Nick Ferrara

Farewell, cable television! Streaming services are here to stay and have become the most popular way to consume movies and TV shows. Needless to say,…

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Entertainment

Are TV Reboots Not All That?

By Nick Ferrara

Many have dubbed this period in television history the “Reboot Era,” a time in which creators are reluctant to produce new shows, and instead revive…

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Beauty & Health

Grab Your Tweezers: The Skinny Brow is Back!

By Nick Ferrara

Continuing its nostalgia for 90s glamour, the 2020s have resurrected an old favorite with a modern upgrade, the skinny brow. In contrast with the bold…

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Beauty & Health

Cleansing Bars: Are You In?

By Nick Ferrara

Welcome to 2022, the year of the cleansing bar. Recently, we have seen skincare take on a solid form, with more and more cosmetics lovers…

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Self-Improvement

Here’s Why It’s Time to Start Keeping a Calendar

By Nick Ferrara

Are you having difficulty keeping track of your commitments? Do you find stress in wondering how you will manage all these things? You are certainly…

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Self-Improvement

The Importance of Hobbies and How to Find a New One

By Nick Ferrara

Sometimes life can feel like an endless cycle of responsibilities, and the need to meet others’ expectations of us is incredibly stressful. While everyone can…

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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.

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