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The Vox Box archive for Nov. 12, 2008

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12, 2008

High school students sue over story about their sex lives

This story is from today's Seattle P-I...By PAUL SHUKOVSKY/P-I REPORTERFour Puyallup high school students whose sex lives were detailed in a student newspaper sued the school district Wednesday, saying the publication invaded their privacy and exposed them to severe sexual harassment, humiliation and embarrassment.The story…

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Lindsay Lohan... idiot? Or just drunk?

This just in from the AP... NEW YORK - Lindsay Lohan referred to President-elect Barack Obama as the country’s “first colored president” in an interview on “Access Hollywood.”Describing her experience on Election Day, Lohan said: “It was really exciting. It’s an amazing feeling. It’s our…

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Countdown to J.K.'s New Book...

Mentioned in the last installment of the Harry Potter series, The Tales of Beadle the Bard, is coming to life - planned to be released this year. Only seven copies of this book had been originally produced, all handwritten and illustrated by author J.K. Rowling…

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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.