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The Vox Box archive for Feb. 5, 2009

THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 2009

Yahweh or No Way

This week, Colbert covers Obama's propechy of a Steeler victory, the failed sale of the Atlanta White House, and the reinstatement of holocaust denier Bishop Richard Williamson into the Catholic Church. Blasphemy? Eh. It's all subjective. And, as Colbert stated (satirically), there are worse things…

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Video of the Week 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ei81W228wwA man from the not-so-distant future goes back in time to stop the internet from ever having been invented. The internet, as he says, has turned his world into a wasteland; people remain isolated, each on his own computer, flaming each other, speading gossip, watching…

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A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)

The Book Theif - Death's Diary 

Death's Diary: 1942-Death makes an interesting statement very early into this section. "You want to know what I truly look like? I'll help you out. Find yourself a mirror while I continue." -What does he mean by this statement?Death's Diary: Cologne-Death notes that after the…

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Uncommon Names Linked to Criminality? 17 

Thinking of the woman who sold the rights to choosing her baby's name on ebay, uncommon names might not have negative any effects on the child besides the chance of getting their "butt kicked." But a study that is getting a lot of media attention…

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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.