The White House has updated their website 29
The White House has officially updated its site. Remember: It's www.whitehouse.GOV... QUESTION: How do you feel about the president's "change" slogan?
The Vox Box archive for Jan. 1, 2009
TUESDAY, JAN. 20, 2009
Use of the word "I" 33
The commentators have begun. They are noting Obama used the word "I" only three times in his acceptance speech--An acceptance speech record.QUESTION: Does this matter to you? Why?
Party with a Cost... 7
Record-breaking, (wallet-breaking), monumental, (exponential): All describing the cost of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration gala."Unemployment is up. The stock market is down. Let's party," describes Associated Press. The cost of the even is expected to break records, some estimating it's price to reach as high as…
More musings from Rael...
"Interested in public service? Study Obama's inaugural address. Listento it on Youtube. Read a transcript on LexusNexus. Ignore your political preferences and your biases and just listen to how he addresses uncertainly and foreshadows pending policies in his own voice and with what I believe…
Everyone is leaving... Where's Waldo? 5
From Casey:"Everyone is leaving. Some guy lost his friend and said, 'Where is he?' It's like a big 'Where's Waldo?'"
God bless the megatron--"We thought we were under attack"
A message from Casey as the president was sworn in:"They're shooting Canons to celebrate Obama's oath! We all thought we were under attack under they showed us on the megatron..."
Got Facebook? Check the updates... 7
From Rael:The musical composition of John Williams is incredibly beautiful, andsums up the occasion in ways better than a blog post or news reportever could. Fabulous with a capitol F in my book.If you want an interesting take on the inauguration, check out yourFacebook profile…
Wrapping Up the Prayer... 11
Rick Warren, leading nearly two million people for the prayer prior to President Elect Barack Obama's inaguration, just uttered a very controversial word..."Amen."Warren, 'Orange County mega-pastor and bestselling author', (as described by The LA Times), was an interesting choice for this job. Proposition 8, California's…
Here's an update I haven't seen covered on ABC yet... 15
According to Casey:"Everyone is singing, 'Na na na, hey, hey, hey... good bye to Bush."
As the presidents prepare to speak, it is just "ridiculously cold." 5
There are no other words to describe it. It's just ridiculously cold.I took the elevator to the roof top deck of my apartment building tohear if maybe, just maybe, the sound of millions cheering on the Mallwill carry over the Potomac River and to my…
And two million people laughed... 5
From Casey: "They just asked everyone to please be seated. The elites at the capital and two million people laughed!" Casey also reports seeing Oprah, Dustin Hoffman, Beyonce, P Diddy and Barry Bonds.
Here we go...
From Rael as things begin... "Keep your eyes peeled for news coverage of the Swearing-In: VIPs saidto attend include Steven Speilberg, John Cusack and the "Governator"himself.You may have seen coverage of a star studded concert on the LincolnMemorial this weekend that featured Beyonce, Bruce Springstein,…
Another update, this time from Casey 1
Nothing deep, but amusing: "It's so fricking cold and everyone is cheering and booing when people come on the megatron--politicians and celebrities."
It's awfully sunny-looking in D.C... Awfully grey, here.
Another update from Rael:"Barrack Obama is stepping into the White House. They show it live on TV and, I believe, on the National Mall as I write. I have the good fortune of working two blocks from the White House, and over the past three…
We are an awful long way from the festivities here in Spokane...
I just saw Dustin Hoffman at the big event... But here is more from Rael:"The city of Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb located southwest of the District, will simulcast today's inauguration and Swearing-In from picturesque Market Square on a large outdoor screen. The Square is located…
Cheney has a boo-boo 9
From Rael:"NBC News 4 reports Vice President Dick Cheney strained his back moving boxes recently and will appear at today's inauguration in a wheel chair."
Let the inauguration begin... Live with Rael from Wash DC
I'll be writing updates from two former students of mine today--Rael and Casey--who are in Washington DC. Casey is there to watch, Rael lives and works there. This morning from Rael:s not even five in the morning. Nestled under a down blanket, I mindlessly turn…
MONDAY, JAN. 19, 2009
Weird News 1
Here are two stories from one of my new favorite websites, NEWS of the WEIRD As the British government was poised in November to re-classify lap-dancing clubs from "entertainment" to "sexual encounter establishments" (thus imposing tougher licensing standards), the industry's trade association insisted to a…
Here Comes the Bride...War?
My mom, my sister, and I went to see Bride Wars yesterday at the theaters, and the cute comedy totally lived up to its hilarious "preview reputation." The two main characters, Liv and Emma, have been best friends ever since childhood, when the pair began…
Final-ly! 15
Students all over the United States are experiencing the stress of the upcoming (or dwindling) week of final exams.It's hard to say which is more prominent in finals week: studying or stress. Having to cram in every spare second of spare time a student has…
A Case for Security 11
As Mariah mentioned earlier, Security for tomorrow is going to be pretty heavy in DC. Like I said, I'm not surprised and here's why: Some idiot from Wisconsin made threats to assassinate Obama via posts made on a website (www.alien-earth.org). He's been arrested. From the…
Twilight: all it's cracked up to be? 29
Over the past year or two, Twilight mania has gradually taken over the lives of millions of teenage girls across the world. Stephenie Meyer is hailed as the new J.K. Rowling. Sparkly is the new standard for vampires. Middle-aged mothers are squealing at Robert Pattinson…
Nine of the Weirdest Websites 7
Webupon.com shares ten (one link isn’t working) of the weirdest, wackiest and most disturbing websites found on the web: Wildrecipes.comThis includes chocolate-dipped hotdogs, scrambled eggs and calves brains, and cheddar coffee. The DialectizerType any sentence into this webpage and pick the dialect you’d like to…
Arrest Reminiscent of Hide-and-Seek 7
A 22-year-old Florida woman was arrested on Friday after a 4-year-old girl revealed to police officers that she was hiding under the bed. The woman was arrested for "assault, harassing phone calls and violation probation carrying a concealed weapon without a permit."Police arrived at the…
Yum!...My Personality is Delicious... 7
While browsing the mall yesterday I took one quick glance toward Hallmark and was struck by one thought: Holy attack of the Valentine's Day....Yup - stores everywhere have started displaying the crazy number of candy-filled boxes and the hundreds of lovey-dovey huggable stuffed animals, leaving…
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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