Editor's Letter
May 17, 2012
Editor's Letter: Bleeding hearts and clean clothing
Instead of aiming for a destination of perfection, we should strive to stay on a path of continual improvement. The question to ask: “Is today better than yesterday?” A group of MU students aim to make tomorrow better than today. By bringing sweatshop-free clothing to the MU Bookstore, they aren’t eliminating sweatshops, but they are giving us options to take a step in a better direction.
May 10, 2012
Editor's Letter: Electric dreams
Kurt values his childhood Fisher Price radio. David Lile values his time as the a.m. voice of Columbia. Tune in to this week's issue of Vox.
May 03, 2012
Editor's Letter: Planting the seed
Editor Kurt Woock gets a head start on the food issue as he shares some facts about how much food Americans consume and how much they spend. Hint: It's a lot. So where does it all come from? Read on.
April 26, 2012
Editor's Letter: Two is better than one
Vox editor Kurt Woock reflects on the significance of "two" and how the dynamic duos in this week's feature prove it.
April 19, 2012
Editor's Letter: Tiger Transformation
You might not get teary reading Vox this week, but you will find stories about Columbians who are busy creating.
April 12, 2012
Editor's Letter: Women in Uniform
“Men and women in uniform” is a curious stand-in for firefighters, police officers or members of the military. Isn’t clothing, like a book cover, something we shouldn’t use to label what’s inside? Using the phrase with other professions quickly becomes ridiculous.
April 05, 2012
Classifying a crisis
Invasive species are invading Missouri, and this week's feature hopes to heighten awareness about the ongoing struggle to eradicate them
March 29, 2012
Editor's Letter: Less is More
When the Great Depression hit, my Dad’s parents were just younger than I am now. I remember sitting at their dining room table when I was 7 or 8 and watching with puzzlement as my grandma poured two dozen leftover peas into a mustard yellow Tupperware container, which was probably 25 years old.
March 22, 2012
Editor's Letter: Why Didn't I Think of That?
Talent without creativity shows skill but is rarely memorable (think karaoke). Creativity without talent is usually a mess (think kindergarten). Sometimes it’s hard to get the two in the same room together, but when everything clicks, cool things happen.
March 15, 2012
A last-minute shuffle to talk to DGB
The No. 1 football recruit in the nation talks to Vox about his favorite movie, his love of stars and why he wants his jersey to read "15."
March 08, 2012
Editor's Letter: MU's softball superstar
As of noon yesterday, the world’s population was 7,026,581,981. That might seem like a big number. It is. If everyone on Earth were stacked up head to toe, the column would stand 7.3 million miles tall — enough for 15 round trips to the Moon.
March 01, 2012
Editor's Letter: True/False mission control
Check Vox all weekend for all your True/False needs.
February 23, 2012
Editor's letter: On getting lost
Our editor, like this week's feature author, ventures into the unknown. Unlike our feature author, he does it quite on accident.
February 02, 2012
Editor's letter: Previewing the spring preview
Previewing a preview might seem comically meta. Why stop there: Should we preview the preview of the preview? Well first, it’s better than reviewing the preview. And, all joking aside, it might be a little bit helpful.
January 26, 2012
Editor's letter: Cigarettes in the media
This week’s feature and cover story is different. A five-page photo essay shows life in a Columbia smoke shop. One striking aspect of these photos is their beauty, which stands in contrast to the grisly pictures seen on anti-smoking billboards, commercials and ads. Are they too beautiful? Even deceptive? Tell us what you think.
January 19, 2012
Editor's letter: Going Pro
January 12, 2012
Editor's letter: Getting crafty
December 22, 2011
Editor's letter: Goodbye, for now
As those of you who have read my editor’s letter throughout this semester (Hi, Mom) might have learned, I tend to get emotional about unconventional things. My socks fitting correctly. My friends’ birthdays. Barbie dolls. I do, however, get emotional about normal things, too. One of those things is goodbyes.
December 15, 2011
Editor's letter: Joplin stands strong in the midst of pain
It was like taking a scoop of sand off the beach. Five days after the May 22 tornado hit Joplin, I joined a group of volunteers to clean up debris and help families try to salvage what they could from their homes.
December 08, 2011
Editor's Letter: Real World: Columbia
Vox editor Alison Jung has always been hooked by reality TV shows. From The Bachelor to Jersey Shore, Alison watches everything reality.
