USA Yesterday

I suppose some might consider this a companion piece to the chalkboard photo I posted a few weeks ago, though that was not my intention when I shot it. I was out walking around for a bit, with my camera over my shoulder just looking around to see if anything caught my eye. Soon I came across what appeared to be an abandoned USA Today newspaper dispenser, and it struck me as a bit of an oddity in today's ultra-digital, hyper-connected world. The slogan "The Nation's Newspaper" was almost a bit sad, as this is clearly no longer the case as readership of the venerable news outlet has continued to slide in recent years. What struck me even more was the context in which this vending machine was placed. It's resting humbly under the balcony of one of the older dormitories on campus, and you can clearly see some visual cues here that show its misplacement in our modern world as well: tile on one wall, rock on another, and angled support braces. They just don't make 'em like this anymore, and