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The Vox Box archive for Dec. 12, 2008

FRIDAY, DEC. 12, 2008


Not Just Cow's Milk

3 years ago, Brokeback Mountain caused an uproar. Milk could become the new Brokeback Mountain. Milk is a movie about a gay man elected to public office in California in the 70's. As James Matney says in this month's Vox, I still urge those over…

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Dumb and Dumber

How dumb, exactly, do you have to be to possess marijuana, and when it, and a shotgun, get stolen, call police?? Apparently very dumb- but not dumb enough to make it impossible. In May 2008, a man (with felony warrants) did exactly that. Test yourself…

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Video of the Week

"How Nerds Drop Insults"John Green discusses the horrid nature of contemporary insults in light of those calling him "lame" or "nerdy" for cataloguing his home library.

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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.