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      The Rib Readjustment Revolution
    • The Perfume Effect
      The Perfume Effect
    • Alter Your Energy
      Alter Your Energy
    • Recipes
  • Entertainment
    • Sundays are for the Girls
      Sundays are for the Girls
    • 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
  • 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
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  • Fashion
    • 100 Years of Kick Lines & Sequins
      100 Years of Kick Lines & Sequins
    • 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
  • Self-Improvement
    • The Last Thing We’ll Ever Do Together is Never Speak Again
      The Last Thing We’ll Ever Do Together is Never Speak Again
    • The Grandma In You
      The Grandma In You
    • A Month From Now
      A Month From Now
    • College Crisis
  • This Just In
    • FDA Warns Against Counterfeit Botox Amid Reports of Severe Health Risks  
      FDA Warns Against Counterfeit Botox Amid Reports of Severe Health Risks  
    • The People’s Voices
      The People’s Voices
    • NYC Marathon 2025
      NYC Marathon 2025

Mason Shaffer

Mason Shaffer is the current Web Director of VALLEY, which is one of her crowning achievements. She is a senior at Penn State studying public relations and earning a certification in event planning & management. In addition to her work for VALLEY, Mason is an active member of Volé Dance Company, where she has served as a choreographer and technique teacher. Mason has previously interned at the Rose Agency and Spear Travel Group, and REVERB, where she has worked under music industry professionals and worked events such as Lollapalooza and Harry Styles' Love on Tour. Mason is currently an intern at AfterBuzz TV and Better Together with Maria Menounos.

Entertainment

Yungblud Talks New Music, His Fan Base and Connection in the Age of Isolation

By Mason Shaffer

“I’m not Yungblud. Yungblud is us, a culture of people – it blows my mind that a community can come together and change lives,” says…

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Fashion

Fashion Inspo or Thinspo?

By Mason Shaffer

Do you remember the last time you saw an influencer or a model wearing an outfit you thought was questionable at best but decided that…

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Beauty & Health

Can We Talk About Being Midsized?

By Mason Shaffer

Have you ever noticed that your jeans have a wild variety of sizes ranging anywhere from a 6 to a 12? Maybe one day you…

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Entertainment

Drop Everything: Ne-Yo is Releasing New Music

By Mason Shaffer

If you’re looking for some early adolescent nostalgia, look no further; Ne-Yo is dropping new music. The “Miss Independent” singer, everyone’s designated middle school crush,…

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Entertainment

Not Another Sellout: Jamie Fine

By Mason Shaffer

If there’s one name you should remember going into 2021, it’s Jamie Fine. The Canadian native is breaking out into a solo career after several…

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Entertainment

Actual Friend Goals: Tank and the Bangas

By Mason Shaffer

If you’re in the market for new music to groove to or a new group to follow on Spotify, VALLEY has just the band for…

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Fashion

How to Make Christian Girl Autumn Your Own

By Mason Shaffer

As Hot Girl Summer (coined by Meghan Thee Stallion) draws to a close, the weather gets colder, and Twitter’s favorite seasonal meme approaches; Christian Girl…

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Entertainment

Not-So-Scary Movies to Binge This Spooky Season

By Mason Shaffer

The leaves have turned, the temperature’s dropped, every coffee chain has dropped its fall line, and hoodies are everyone’s go-to; it’s officially Spooky Season. There…

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Self-Improvement

The Best Fall Scents and Flavors That Aren’t Pumpkin (And May Actually Be Better)

By Mason Shaffer

September has come and gone, and we all know what that means; autumn is in full swing. Chunky sweaters, football, apple picking and Halloween movies…

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Entertainment

“This is Paris” and, Actually, So Are You

By Mason Shaffer

If you’ve been on social media in any way, shape or form in the last 14 days, you probably know that Paris Hilton released a…

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Beauty & Health

’90s Soft Glam: The Look You Need to Master This Fall

By Mason Shaffer

When you think of the 1990s, a lot of things probably come to mind: Boy bands, campy chick flicks, Britney Spears, bead curtains, roll-on glitter,…

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Fashion

A Comprehensive Look Book for Fall 2020

By Mason Shaffer

Who doesn’t love fall? The September issue of Vogue, the return of the coveted PSL and the annual circulation of the tweets about being the…

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Entertainment

#FreeBritney: Britney Spears’s Career, Conservatorship and Why We Should All Be Angry

By Mason Shaffer

When a 16-year-old Britney Spears sang to the world her loneliness was killing her, she meant it. There was a time when the single best-selling…

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Entertainment

Teen Queens of the Small & Silver Screens Who Shaped Our Generation

By Mason Shaffer

The 1990s and early 2000s were unquestionably one of the most definitive times in the film and television industries. Chick flicks and rom coms were…

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Fashion

From Graphic Tees to Gucci: Harry Styles’ Fashion Transformation

By Mason Shaffer

From dressing like a frat boy in his early One Direction days to wearing the most notable designers at places like the Met Gala, it’s…

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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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