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The Vox Box archive for May 31, 2009

SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2009


Goobye to the Vox 12 

Due to budget cuts and layoffs affecting the Spokesman-Review, the upcoming issue of the Vox will be the last issue produced under Erin Daniels-Bangle and the Spokesman-Review. The Vox Box will also be shutting down in early June. We may continue with a small-scale blog…

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Relay for Life Touches Lives

The live band could be heard across town. The fireworks erupted and ignited in the dark of night. A huge crowd of people marched around the track. Simply said, Greyhound Event Center was bustling with a cause Friday night: cancer.The American Cancer Society's annual event,…

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The Battle: Individuality vs. Peer Pressure

Should schools enforce school uniforms?With the current school year winding down, several school administrators are considering changing policies within the school districts. For example, the Post Falls School District may opt to elect a four-day week for the 2009-2010 school year as opposed to a…

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So They Think They Can Dance, Eh?

So You Think You Can Dance, the hit dance reality show, is back full strength for yet another season. This will be the show's fifth season, and the auditions have alreadied demonstrated a lot of promise for the show as the judges tour from city…

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Teenage skateboarders enjoy their summer vacation as they train new tricks in downtown of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, June 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) ORG XMIT: XPP102 (Valentina Petrova / The Spokesman-Review)

"Your Voice was the Soundtrack of My Summer"

Signs of summer vacation: yearbooks, finals, tans, job applications, shorts, sandals, and heat.Summer is teasing students. It is peeking around corners, giggling, and running away. The beautiful freedom of summer is merely days away!The goals of next year are looming in the distance, yet the…

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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.