News and Politics
Give an Hour Gives Hope
by Katie De Launay, http://neovox.cortland.edu, November 20, 2009
Give an Hour Gives Hope: Veterans Receive Free Mental Health Care While driving to work with the radio on one day over the summer, I heard an ad for Give an Hour, a nonprofit organization seeking volunteers. The general idea
Getting High ... Legally
by Eric Feuer, SUNY Cortland, October 30, 2009
A recent article in The Guardian, a prominent British news source focuses on how a staggering number of people are getting high "legally". One of the interesting facts is that for the first time, legal drugs are beginning to
Our Future
by Brooke Miller, Cornell University, October 7, 2009
Our Future Eighty-six percent of U.S. public schools have experienced incidents of crime between 2005 and 2006. In 2005, approximately six percent of public school students between the ages of 12-18 claimed that they were afraid of attack or harm
Jonestown
by Kara Graves, SUNY Cortland, December 4, 2008
November 18, 2008, marks the 30 year anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre. Jonestown was the name created for the “Peoples Temple Agricultural Project,” a California based cult created in Guyana and led by Jim Jones. In November of 1978,
Are Women's Sports at a Standstill?
by Kristen Zerbato, Northeastern University, December 4, 2008
Despite the titanic leap women’s athletics has taken over the past three decades, men’s sports still receive more coverage on television news and sports highlights shows. University of Southern California professor, Michael Messner, and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor, Margaret
What it Means to be Female in 2008
by Alexandra Fish, , December 3, 2008
While researching an article for NeoVox, I stumbled upon a wealth of information about our current economic recession. Obviously, this is something that is going to be in the news for quite some time. I wanted to see how
SecretVox
by Brian Roach, SUNY Cortland, November 21, 2008
Benefits of Public Transportation
by Pelin Kurt, Izmir University of Economics, October 30, 2008
Many people around the world need to have access to public transportation and use it. Not only will public transportation help to solve the global warming crisis, but it will prevent accidents and provide economical transportation and freedom for
No Religion in Politics
by Adam Z. Berenstain, SUNY Cortland, October 22, 2008
On August 16 reverend Rick Warren hosted the Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion, an event which brought Barack Obama and John McCain onstage with Warren to discuss matters of morality. When asked if evil exists -- and
The Iraq Museum
by Lorraine, NeoVox Project Director, October 9, 2008
She told me the story over a meal. Her voice was calm but controlled, the way we tell each other stories when something hurts. It's like watching a frozen river right about the time of the thaw; at some point,
NeoVox Announces NEW CONTEST
by Lorraine, NeoVox Project Director, October 6, 2008
NeoVox, the online magazine, is sponsoring a writing contest--open to students from any school. In conjunction with Hachette Books, we will be awarding the winners a box of 11 political books--enough to keep any political junkie abreast of the current
The Food Pyramid of Corn/Oil
by Kevin O'Toole, Onondaga Community College, May 29, 2008
One of the most prominent issues that is affecting everyone today is the cost of a gallon of gas, which of course is based on the current price of a barrel of oil. Since we are currently achieving record highs
Monster?
by David McPletl, SUNY Cortland, May 5, 2008
By the end of this paper you may think me a monster. Hark well these words, for they are my core argument. The natural world cleaves to no moral code. If you think me harsh, merely throw yourself into a
The AIDS Epidemic in South Africa
by Sarah Trance, SUNY Cortland, May 3, 2008
Currently, South Africa is experiencing one of the worst and most severe AIDS epidemics in the world. The most rapid increase in AIDS in this part of Africa was between 1993 and 2000 (Pembrey, 2008). This issue went unnoticed and
