Kyle's Youtube Pick of the Day
If there's one thing I want to deal with as a blogger, it's the issues:Don't be touching those monkeys...
The Vox Box archive for Jan. 1, 2008
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2008
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008
The Father-Daughter Purity Ball, a "joyous public affirmation" of sexual abstinence until marriage
Photo: Kevin Moloney for The New York TimesFull article in the New York Times... COLORADO SPRINGS — In their floor-length gowns, up-dos and tiaras, the 70 or so young women swept past two harpists and into a gilt-and-brocade dining room at the lavish Broadmoor Hotel,…
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008
Looking for a cartoonist
cartoon by Steve Benson, Arizona Republic As we have been advertising, we are currently taking applications for next year's staff. We need writers and photographers, and we also need a cartoonist. Next year's Vox editor in chief, Conor Wigert, and I recently attended a conference…
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008
While Grazing the Internet...
I found this website called greatnewsnetwork.com. Essentially, this site gathers happy or inspiring news stories from all over the world and puts them all in one place.With all of the destruction going on all around the world lately, this site is a nice change. Sometimes…
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008
Einstein Smacks Religion
Here's the story. Educate yourself if you feel so inclined.A letter being auctioned in London this week adds more fuel to the long-simmering debate about the Nobel Prize-winning physicist's religious views. In the note, written the year before his death, Einstein dismissed the idea of…
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
If you think your school is tough...
There's so much discussion nowadays over whether teens are overloaded and overwhelmed with school and preparation for college, I thought I would just remind you all it could be worse.SEOUL, South Korea — It is 10:30 p.m. and students at the elite Daewon prep school…
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
East Valley School District sued for $1
Also in this month's Vox, East Valley High student Sarah Radmar writes about a lawsuit against the East Valley School District for $1, over students' rights to pray at school.From the story: Click here for file “We want everyone to have the ability to meet…
Energy drinks rattles school
From the Oregonian: MAYA BLACKMUN The Oregonian Staff TIGARD -- Teachers and administrators at Twality Middle School have seen something in the trash bins that has them worried: increasing numbers of empty energy drink cans. Some teachers became so concerned, they e-mailed parents Friday pleading…
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THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008
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I don't even know what to say to this one:Your odd news of the day!
Chlamydia cases on the rise in Spokane
And while on the topic of sex ed, this from a brief in yesterday's S-R:Chlamydia rates are rising in Spokane County, prompting health officials to urge more sexually transmitted disease screening.Women may develop pelvic inflammatory disease from chlamydia. The disease is often undiagnosed, said Stacy…
High school lacrosse team suspended after spelling prom invitation on bare bottoms
Carolyn Campbell, a senior at Huron High School in Ann Arbor, accepted an unusual invitation to the prom from fellow senior Kristoff Wennersten. Photo by: ELIYAHU GURFINKEL, THE ANN ARBOR NEWSby Jeff Arnold | The Ann Arbor News Kristoff Wennersten figured his prom proposal had…
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008
Reporter is accused of "Committing Journalism" in Zimbabwe
From the New York TimesBarry Bearak, a news reporter, was imprisoned in Zimbabwe for doing his job--journalism. I was being charged with the crime of “committing journalism.” One of my captors, Detective Inspector Dani Rangwani, described the offense to me as something despicable, almost hissing…
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008
"Hannah Montana" now embarrassed by her Vanity Fair pics
You have probably heard by now that Miley Cyrus is under fire for some pictures in Vanity Fair. She says she thought the shots were artistic at the time, but now she's just embarrassed. Vanity Fair says her family was present at the shoot and…
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008
What a good son...
Looking for a Father's Day gift idea? LONDON (Reuters) - Found: drinking companions to join elderly gentleman for a friendly beer at his local pub.Mike Hammond was bombarded with offers after advertising in his village post office for someone to accompany his 88-year-old father Jack…
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008
Miley Cyrus franchise worth $1 billion
ASSOCIATE PRESS - Miley Cyrus is already way richer than her dad, Billy Ray, and she's only 15.People magazine reports that the Miley Cyrus franchise will be worth a projected $1 billion by the end of the year. She tops the magazine's list of the…
The World's Worst Tourist Traps
On MSN Travel, today, there is a discussion of the world's worst tourist traps.Slideshow here...Their list includes the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Seattle's Experience Music Project.QUESTION: What would top your list of worst tourist traps?
TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008
Stewart asks Obama: "Are you going to enslave the white race?"
Obama says that isn't the plan, by the way...QUESTION: When politicians appear on shows such as this, does it make them more "human" to you?
MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2008
Ever have a day where you feel like you were trapped in an elevator for 40 hours?
Well, this is what it really feels like:This poor man went for a smoke break and then became trapped in his elevator. Since he was working late on a Friday night, it was nearly two days before he was discovered. It was all captured on…
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008
Jogging pilgrim stuns motorists
Cars drive on a city highway in Berlin March 10, 2008. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschBERLIN (Reuters) - Police in Germany were shocked to find a man running down a major highway pulling a three-wheeled trailer -- but even more surprised to learn he was a Polish pilgrim…
Man finally gets his own dog back...
From the San Fancisco ChronicleIn Lake Oswego, Oregon, Ken Griggs finally brought home his real dog after two separate attempts. He at first claimed that a boarding kennel gave him the wrong Black Labrador. He should have gotten his own, dog, Callie.During the break in…
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008
Is YouTube and MySpace to blame for Internet beating?
The teenagers charged with beating a classmate: Cara Murphy, Brittini Hardcastle, Mercades Nichols, Kayla Hassell, April Cooper, Brittany Mayes, Zachary Ashley and Stephen Schumaker. Photographs by Scott Wheeler/The LedgerSee below or here if you have been living under a rock and haven't heard the whole…
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008
Japan's tomb with a view
Tombstone maker Ishinokoe puts scanable QR codes inside gravesites, allowing mobile phone users to pay respects and post comments.
The world's largest ferris wheel opens
Apr. 15 - The world's largest Ferris wheel, the Singapore Flyer, opens its capsules to the general public, offering a bird's eye view of the city-state as well as parts of neighbouring Malaysia and Indonesia. It's 541 feet high. For comparison, the observation deck of…
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008
Barbie Project Gets Teen Artist In Trouble
Teacher Marty Scanlon gave his advanced art class at Helena High School an assignment to make a chair out of the material of their choice. The only requirement was that it be useable as a chair. Senior Jana Barros designed a chair adorned with pink...
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.
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