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The Vox Box archive for Oct. 2, 2007

TUESDAY, OCT. 2, 2007

Current Events Quiz, Oct 1-5...

graphic by Carol O'Mally, Vox graphic artist goddessHere's a new feature for our little blog... The Current Events quiz. This quiz is courtesy of one of the Journalism Education Association's rockstars, and an instructor at Kent State University, Candace Bowen. No. Seriously. She rocks. See…

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Students arrested for stealing final exams

As many as 50 students in Hanover, New Hampshire "conspired to break into" their school and "steal final exams." Instead of keeping this issue within the school's disciplinary powers, school administrators went straight to the police to have the students arrested for trespassing or related…

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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.