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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

Olivia Mink

Olivia Mink, a senior at Penn State, is majoring in digital print journalism with a minor in digital media analytics and trends. Olivia's favorite author is Emily Henry. Besides VALLEY, she enjoys reading, scrolling on Pinterest and traveling!

Welcome to Derry: A New Chapter for an Old Fear
Entertainment

Welcome to Derry: A New Chapter for an Old Fear

By Olivia Mink

When you think of Stephen King’s “IT,” two images come to mind: Tim Curry’s iconic 1990 Pennywise and Bill Skarsgård’s haunting modern interpretation. But “IT:…

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Winter Skin Survival Guide
Beauty & Health

Winter Skin Survival Guide

By Olivia Mink

Winter hits hard at Penn State. One minute you are fine walking to class and the next your face feels like it is cracking in…

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MEET VALLEY’S FALL 2025 BEAUTY & HEALTH SECTION OPENER: DELANEY BEAL
Beauty & Health

MEET VALLEY’S FALL 2025 BEAUTY & HEALTH SECTION OPENER: DELANEY BEAL

By Olivia Mink

For Delaney Beal, beauty isn’t about rushing toward what’s next. It is about living slowly, laughing loudly and finding meaning in every moment.  There is…

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Halloweekend 2025
Campus Culture

Halloweekend 2025

By Olivia Mink

Halloween weekend in Happy Valley always brings out the best in creativity. From downtown apartments to frat basements, everywhere, Penn State students turned the streets…

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Campus Culture

Enough Football, Let’s Be a Hockey School

By Olivia Mink

Beaver Stadium has long been the crown jewel of Penn State athletics. Football weekends dominate the fall, pulling students and alumni into a pit of…

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Self-Improvement

Beware of Slasher Summer

By Olivia Mink

It’s summer. You’ve almost made it through finals, your group projects didn’t kill you (barely), and now you’re faced with the most terrifying question of…

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Entertainment

The Desert Heat 2025

By Olivia Mink

If you weren’t in Indio this year, you probably watched it unravel on TikTok at 2 a.m. in a pile of self-loathing and glitter envy….

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Fashion

The Aimee Lou Wood Fashion Blueprint

By Olivia Mink

The “White Lotus” series concluded its riveting third season, leaving VALLEY craving more from breakout star Chelsea, portrayed by the captivating Aimee Lou Wood. Fans…

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Campus Culture

From Club Team to Frozen Four

By Olivia Mink

Penn State men’s hockey has advanced to the Frozen Four for the first time in the program’s history. On March 30, sophomore Matthew DiMarsico scored…

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Beauty & Health

The Morning-After Miracle We All Pretend Works

By Olivia Mink

Eye masks have secured their status as a skincare essential and social media sensation in the ever-expanding world of beauty products, but do they actually…

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Fashion

Elevated Pajamas

By Olivia Mink

We try everything to achieve a restful night’s sleep: adjusting room temperature, picking out a different mattress or following guided bedtime routines. Yet, have you…

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Self-Improvement

The Best Platform You’re Not Using: Substack

By Olivia Mink

Upcoming writers, journalists or simply people who just like to journal need to learn about Substack. A lot of aspiring writers are not aware of…

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This Just In

Celsius Buys Alani: Now What?

By Olivia Mink

Alani Nu, a popular health and wellness brand famous for its wide variety of energy drinks, such as Watermelon Wave and Pink Slush, has just…

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Beauty & Health

Goodbye Boredom: Transforming your StairMaster Routine

By Olivia Mink

Daily gym sessions can feel great, giving you high energy and motivation until you face the dreaded finisher: the stair master. Climbing steps over and…

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Beauty & Health

Black Cherry Fantasy

By Olivia Mink

Glossier is known for its minimalist, skin-first beauty approach, focusing on natural looks. That’s why their new Black Cherry Collection marketing campaign took VALLEY by…

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Self-Improvement

Table for One

By Olivia Mink

February 14th is a day to celebrate love. It may be hard to enter celebration mode when you find yourself single on Valentine’s Day, but…

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Campus Culture

Expose Yourself (Professionally)

By Olivia Mink

VALLEY has an important tip for you. Digital portfolios. It’s that time of year where students are applying for their summer internships and wondering what…

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Self-Improvement

Two Words: Let Them

By Olivia Mink

Have you ever wondered if there’s a way to stop letting other people’s opinions, drama, and judgment impact your life? Millions of people cannot stop…

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Campus Culture

It’s Confidential: Our Campus Crush

By Olivia Mink

As the lights in the lecture hall go down, there they are, three rows up, either writing notes or not caring about the class they…

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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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