Spice Girls not newsworthy

submitted by Jennifer Sandelich

January 28, 2008 —

When I picked up the latest issue of the Valley Vanguard this week my first reaction was surprise. On the front page, above the fold was a picture of a girl wearing a Spice Girls t-shirt and the headline read "Spicing up Life." I was excited to read the article because I too was once a fan of the girl group, and I wanted to know what had happened that made them worthy of a prime spot in our newspaper. I was disappointed to find out that there was nothing spectacular going on, the article was simply a summary of a girl's dream to meet her idols - an honorable dream, but not exactly the breaking news I expected. In today's world it seems that fewer and fewer people know about what is going on around them. In general, fewer people watch the news and read newspapers. This is understandable, especially for college students who are busy with school, friends, and work; however, because of this fact, shouldn't the only source of news for some students provide interesting and important news to its readers? I find it hard to believe that with all that is going on in our country both domestically and internationally that the most noteworthy piece of news has to do with a pop band. I would expect this type of article in a high school paper, but surely not at the college level. I am not saying that this article was completely worthless, in fact I found it well-written and interesting. I am only saying that perhaps it should not have been on the front page.

Jennifer Sandelich
Student