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The official student newspaper of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire since 1923.

The Spectator

The official student newspaper of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire since 1923.

The Spectator

The official student newspaper of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire since 1923.

The Spectator

2024-2025 Staff

Maddie Kasper
Editor-in-Chief

Maddie Kasper

Maddie Kasper is a fourth-year journalism and political science student. This is her sixth semester at The Spectator and second semester as editor in chief. She covered the UW-Eau Claire Student Senate for three consecutive se...

Cade Fisher
Managing Editor

Cade Fisher

Cade Fisher is a fourth-year communications and creative writing student and this is his sixth semester on The Spectator. In his free time, he enjoys rollerblading, reading and being anxious about anything that comes his way....

Elyse Braun
News Editor

Elyse Braun

Elyse Braun is a third-year journalism and psychology student. This is her third semester on The Spectator. She has an affinity for devastating books, films and music and she gives people recommendations way too often. If you can...

Kyra Price
Arts & Life Editor

Kyra Price

Kyra Price is a fourth-year psychology and public health student. This is her sixth semester on The Spectator. In her free time, she likes to spend obscene amounts of money on concerts and start most of her sentences with, "When I...

Erik Mikalofsky
Sports Editor

Erik Mikalofsky

Erik Mikalofsky is a fourth-year political science major and this is his second semester at The Spectator. In his free time, he enjoys fishing, going to live sporting events and playing copious amounts of MLB The Show and NCAA...

Ella Freeman
Opinion Editor

Ella Freeman

Ella Freeman is a third-year journalism student. This is her fourth semester on The Spectator staff. When she is not attending class or studying Ella can be found in your local antique store, pretending to be mysterious in a coffee sh...

Godwin Agbara
Multimedia Editor

Godwin Agbara

Godwin Agbara is a third-year critical studies and journalism student. This is his third semester at the Spectator. He loves movies and music and spends much of his time playing with his band “The Doghouse," as well as making...

Noah Tolbert
Copy Editor

Noah Tolbert

Noah Tolbert is a third-year double major in creative writing and religious studies. His talents include beating the original Super Mario Bros. in under 10 minutes and doing the fast part of Eminem's Rap God in one breath. He...

Ambrosia Wojahn
Copy Editor

Ambrosia Wojahn

Ambrosia Wojahn is a second-year journalism and critical studies student. This is her third semester at The Spectator. In her free time, she likes to travel by any means possible, check bands off her concert bucket list and partic...

Staff Writer

Sahra Arab

Eli Benes
Staff Writer

Eli Benes

Eli Benes is a second-year journalism major. This is his second semester at The Spectator. He likes  watching sports, especially baseball, and enjoys watching movies and doing something outdoors in his free time.

Staff Writer

Will Davies

Staff Writer

Isabelle Edwards

Staff Writer

Ethan Heidtke

Staff Writer

Shaylin Jochum

Shaylin Jochum is a third-year journalism and political science student. This is her second semester at The Spectator. Her hobbies include reading any and everything, spending time with her friends, journaling, taking photos and...

Isabella Matczak
Staff Writer

Isabella Matczak

Isabella Matczak is a second-year English student and this is her third semester on The Spectator. She thoroughly enjoys any horror/vampire-related films, walks in the forest, cats, reading, thrifting, volleyball and playing the...

Aver McCallum
Staff Writer

Aver McCallum

Staff Writer

Jamie Orozco

Jamie Orozco is a second-year english and classical studies student. This is her second semester at The Spectator. If she is not at a coffee shop, you can probably find her watching an audio essay on YouTube or baking a sweet...

Staff Writer

Willow Pawlisch

Staff Writer

Ruby Sonnek

Staff Writer

Samara Theyel

Wyatt Voelker
Staff Writer

Wyatt Voelker

Mary Allessi
Freelance Writer

Mary Allessi

Mary Allessi is a third-year English secondary education student and this is her third semester on the Spectator. Outside of class, she loves making collages, journaling and talking to her mom on FaceTime. ...

Toby Mohr
Freelance Writer

Toby Mohr

Toby Mohr is a third-year journalism and political science student. This is his fourth semester on The Spectator. He enjoys playing tennis, reading a book and writing for fun.

Maggie O'Brien
Freelance Writer

Maggie O’Brien

Maggie O'Brien is a third-year English creative writing and English education student. This is her fifth semester on The Spectator. She adores many things but has a soft spot in her heart for calico critters, rain and books with c...

Freelance Writer

Hunter Ribeiro

Jhett Sherry
Freelance Writer

Jhett Sherry

Jhett Sherry is a second-year journalism and Spanish student and this is his first semester with The Spectator. He's a fan of board games, running, storytelling and mountain hiking.

Ellen Marie Heunisch
Business Manager

Ellen Marie Heunisch

Ellen Marie Heunisch is a third-year integrated communications student with an emphasis in advertising and this is her first semester at The Spectator. Ellen studied abroad in Winchester,  Lithuania and Latvia. She enjoys all...

Delia Brandel
Graphic Designer

Delia Brandel

Delia is a second-year illustration student, pursuing a career in children's book illustration and animation. This is her third semester on The Spectator. Delia is particularly fond of books, art, her cat Applesauce, music, tea,...

Charlotte Becker
Photographer

Charlotte Becker

Charlotte Becker is a second-year social studies education student and this is her third semester on staff. She loves taking photos in her free time, as well as reading and thrifting.

Taylor Boggess
Chief Copy Editor

Taylor Boggess

Taylor Boggess is a second-year creative writing student and this is her third semester at The Spectator. When she's not listening to Taylor Swift, she lies in bed watching Pedro Pascal TikTok edits and drinking Dr. Pepper.

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