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The Vox Box archive for Aug. 14, 2008

THURSDAY, AUG. 14, 2008

Spa Days Going to the Birds

Want to be on the cutting edge of beauty? Apparently, all it takes is a little bird poo. Yes, Shizuka Bernstein uses the waste products of our feathered friends in her "Geisha Facial."When I was 12 or 13 years old, she had told me that…

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Job Shadowing

Tomorrow, I'll be job shadowing a Microsoft employee. It's going to be a great opportunity. I have done a little bit of research on job shadowing, and there is lots about it online. Students, recent graduates and even adults can job shadow. The Yahoo hotjobs…

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It's like that rhyme...

Spain's Olympic basketball team team is in deep water today for a publicity stunt of them using thier fingers to make their eyes look more Chinese. AP Photograph According to the Boston Globe, in an AP story, found here, the stunt was pulled for Seur,…

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Suspicions mount over chinese gymnasts' ages

If you've been following the Olympics, you've probably heard all the controversy over whether or not the girls on China's gymnastics team are under the minimum age of 16. NYT Article:BEIJING — The teeny-tiny women on China’s Olympic gymnastics team will don their teeny-tiny leotards…

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In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.