Issue 23 Volume 48 March 28 2022
Editorial Elizabeth Provost and Elisa Nguyen Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor
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ramed print issues covered the muted blue walls, worn slippers were tucked underneath the bookshelf, chewed-up pens filled the cup holders, poetry books lined the shelves, a nearempty bottle of whiskey huddled in the corner of our small kitch-
en—it was as if with each traversing editor, a relic was left behind. We looked at each other from behind our new desks, decades of history waiting for us to make our move, like spectators at a chess game. It was our first day in office, and we needed a strategy. But first, we desperately needed to redecorate. And so, we did. We had seen through archived photos that the space had changed throughout the years, but barely; most of the change seemed to involve a minor rearrangement of desks, as if the etiquette when visiting a friend’s home applied to The Medium’s of-
fice. Editors served for a short term of one to three years, so it made sense that our ancestors might have felt that way. Or maybe they were too busy to do a bit of decluttering. With a small team in charge of writing a rough draft of UTM’s history, they had every excuse. In any case, we were the new homeowners, the next generation, the torch-bearers, and we needed to make room for the present. >> EDITORIAL continues on page 08