The following feature appears in the Fall 2016 issue of Medley Magazine. See Lee, along with his mother and brother, follows the bright pink clad real-estate agent up the steps into a house in South Utica. An older man sits in a rocking chair on the porch and gestures them inside when they ask about […]
Live Oaks & Dead Folks
The following feature appears in the Fall 2016 issue of Medley Magazine. In the heart of the 160-acre cemetery stands a deteriorating chapel. My fellow classmate says dead bodies were stored in there when it was too cold to bury them. In the shade of the adjacent forest, Karli Gasteiger, having survived a “Live Oaks & […]
Roast Responsibly
The following feature appears in the Fall 2016 issue of Medley Magazine. As one customer orders a small Brazilian pour-over to go, a group of students discuss their geography project among the low chatter in Café Kubal. Several others sit on wooden pews, chairs, and tables. Mason jars dangle from the ceiling to provide additional light. Katherine […]
The Other Dome
The following feature appears in the Spring 2016 issue of Medley Magazine. Forty people bob their heads to an indie punk band playing in the basement of a nondescript, blue apartment at the far end of Ackerman. For the past two years, Schoonmaker and his seven apartment mates have kept a tradition of hosting bands in their house, […]
Mission Briefing
The following feature appears in the Spring 2016 issue of Medley Magazine. The Mission, a former site for fighting slavery and sin, continuously stands by the intersection of Onondaga and Jefferson Streets, on Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse. A “Restaurant” sign sits above the wooden double doors, sometimes covered by sprigs of ivy that creep up […]
Voluntourist Trap
The following feature appears in the Spring 2016 issue of Medley Magazine. A blank spot on a resume and a crisis in an underdeveloped country; for someone with the means to do so, the trend of voluntourism presents the opportunity to not only bolster that experience section but to try to make a positive impact. But […]
Your Vote Matters
The following feature appears in the Spring 2016 issue of Medley Magazine. The 2016 presidential election has brought the rise of Donald Trump, an endless supply of Ted Cruz memes, and the nail-biting showdown between Sanders and Hillary Clinton. The one gift it hasn’t delivered is the elusive youth vote. In 2014, voter turnout dipped across […]
Letter from the Editor // Spring 2016
The following feature appears in the Spring 2016 issue of Medley Magazine. One thing is certain: Medley looks different this semester. Designers experimented with white space, and writers drafted creative nonfiction pieces. Look to the right, and you may not recognize all the names on the masthead this time around. This issue is all about change. […]