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The Vox Box archive for Jan. 13, 2009

TUESDAY, JAN. 13, 2009

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

The Accounts of the 'Struggler' 

In Part Three of our adventure through The Book Theif we are introduced to a significant and forever-changing character; the 'Struggler'.Enter the StrugglerOur narrrator first introduces us to the Struggler's surroundings, using strong descriptives such as; 'He is scum. He is starving. He is afraid.…

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I Love Ice Cream, but Seriously 

I love ice cream, but apparantly not as much as 50 year old Dragan Djuric. On New Years Eve Djuric and his wife were walking along a Laguna Beach boardwalk with their ice cream cones when a flock of birds, including a rare breed of…

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Not Your Average Cider... 

I know Mariah already posted the Recipes of the Week, but I thought I'd share one more. If you're tired of the same old hot chocolate/apple cider routine during the winter, here's a new warm drink to try...

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Hmmm...would you feel comfortable? (Jennifer Carlile / Jennifer Carlil)

Some Kind of Sight Seeing... 29 

Words that come to mind when thinking of London: quirky, red phone booths, strong accents, fish and chips, the phrase 'bloody hell', the cast of Harry Potter....and...o ya, and toilets.Located on one of London's most popular sight-seeing routes is a brand new public toilet; a…

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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.