The Spectator

2022-2023 Staff

Elliot Adams
Editor-in-Chief

Elliot Adams

Elliot Adams is a fourth-year journalism student and this is his third semester at The Spectator. He has an unhealthy obsession with the Sopranos and never misses a chance to mention he lives in a downtown studio apartment. ...

Oludare Obadiya
Managing Editor

Oludare Obadiya

Oludare is a third-year journalism student and this is his second semester on The Spectator. He likes watching basketball and is pretty mediocre at it, but that doesn't stop him from playing it. He has a small but growing record...

Maddie Kasper
News Editor

Maddie Kasper

Maddie Kasper is a second-year journalism and political science student, and this is her third semester at The Spectator. She loves covering Student Senate while dreaming of being a national political correspondent. ...

Nick Porisch
Currents Editor

Nick Porisch

Nick Porisch is a third-year English student, and this is his fourth semester at The Spectator. Most of the time you can find him just sitting around someplace, potentially writing but usually just sitting. On the rare occasion h...

Thomas DeLapp
Sports Editor

Thomas DeLapp

Thomas DeLapp is a fourth-year English and journalism student, and this is his fifth semester on staff. He loves oxford commas and loathes AP style for taking them away from him. ...

Grace Schutte
OP/ED Editor

Grace Schutte

Grace Schutte is a fourth-year creative writing and Spanish student. This is her fifth semester on staff, having previously served as a staff writer, Chief Copy Editor, a freelance writer, Currents Editor, and now as the OP/E...

Toby Mohr
Multimedia Editor

Toby Mohr

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

Kyra Price
Chief Copy Editor

Kyra Price

Kyra Price is a second-year public health student, and this is her second semester with The Spectator. In her free time, you may find her going for late-night drives, fighting for the use of the Oxford comma in AP format and deba...

Maggie OBrien
Copy Editor

Maggie O’Brien

Maggie O'Brien is a first-year journalism and creative writing student. This is her second semester on The Spectator and her first semester as a copy editor. She has a soft spot in her heart for storms, hello kitty, treacherou...

Skyler Schad
Copy Editor

Skyler Schad

Skyler Schad is a second-year social work and communication student, and this is her first semester with The Spectator. When she’s not writing or studying, she loves to hang out in cute coffee shops, take pictures of sunsets...

Cade Fisher
Copy Editor

Cade Fisher

Cade Fisher is a second-year communications student. This is his third semester at The Spectator. In his free time he enjoys rollerblading, reading and being anxious about anything that comes his way....

Staff Writer

Lindsey Crain

Staff Writer

Elizabeth Weiss

Ella Freeman
Staff Writer

Ella Freeman

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

Staff Writer

Winter Heffernan

Delia Brandel
Staff Writer

Delia Brandel

Delia is a first-year illustration and Spanish student, pursuing a career in children's book writing and illustrating. This is her first semester on The Spectator. Delia is particularly fond of books, art, animation of any ki...

Charlotte Becker
Staff Writer

Charlotte Becker

Liz Curtin
Staff Writer

Liz Curtin

Liz Curtin is a first-year journalism student and this is her second semester at The Spectator. Her favorite movie is “The Eternals" and in her spare time she likes to question her existence.

Liam Flake
Staff Writer

Liam Flake

Liam Flake is a third-year English literature and journalism student and this is his first semester on The Spectator. His passions include reading, tea, corvids and maps. He aspires to travel the world in a van and write about ...

Mary Allessi
Staff Writer

Mary Allessi

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

Kiara Jackson
Staff Writer

Kiara Jackson

Kiara Jackson is a fourth-year integrated strategic communication and criminal justice student and this is their second semester on The Spectator. When they are not writing for The Spectator, Kiara is likely listening to music, h...

Mallory Williams
Staff Writer

Mallory Williams

Bridget Maxwell
Staff Writer

Bridget Maxwell

Bridget Maxwell is a fourth-year journalism and political science student, and this is her third semester on The Spectator staff. When she isn't writing for The Spectator, she is with friends sitting on the couch binging "Dance...

Allison Hinrichs
Staff Writer

Allison Hinrichs

Allison Hinrichs is a third-year journalism and multimedia communication student. This is her fourth semester at The Spectator. Allison loves being outdoors and anything that gives her an adrenaline rush. She loves hiking, rock cl...

Claire Schoenemann
Freelance Writer

Claire Schoenemann

Claire Schoenemann is a second-year integrated strategic communication and geology student and this is her third semester on The Spectator staff, but her first as the Sports Editor. When she's not reading or writing, she enjoys ...

 Ned Fulmer, the wife guy, loves bad ideas.
Freelance Writer

Sabrina Ftouhi

Sabrina Ftouhi is a creative writing and political science student. This is her fourth semester with The Spectator. She loves spending time with her friends and cat, and one day hopes to go into publishing. ...

Olivia Nelson
Business Manager

Olivia Nelson

Olivia Nelson is a fourth-year business administration and music liberal arts student. She likes to play her clarinet and manage the Blugold Marching Band. She also likes to taking photos and taking walks in nature in her free...

Graphic Designer

Madeline Hutson

Marisa Valdez
Graphic Designer

Marisa Valdez

Marisa Valdez is a second-year graphic design and multimedia communication student. This is her first semester on the Spectator team. She is active in the University Honors Program and UWEC InterVarsity. Additionally, she is employed a...

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