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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

Cade Fisher
Editor-in-Chief

Cade Fisher

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

Kyra Price
Managing Editor

Kyra Price

Kyra Price is a fourth-year psychology and public health student. This is her seventh semester on The Spectator. When she's not grinding in the office, you may find her reading as a form of escapism or further damaging her hearing...

Elyse Braun
News Editor

Elyse Braun

Elyse Braun is a third-year journalism and psychology student. This is her fourth 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...

Ella Freeman
Arts & Life Editor

Ella Freeman

Ella Freeman is a third-year journalism student. This is her sixth 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...

Erik Mikalofsky
Sports Editor

Erik Mikalofsky

Erik Mikalofsky is a fourth-year political science major and is in his third semester with The Spectator. In his free time, he enjoys running, fishing, playing Xbox and grilling various types of meats.

Taylor Boggess
Opinion Editor

Taylor Boggess

Taylor Boggess is a second-year creative writing student and this is her fourth 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.

Maddie Kasper
Multimedia Editor

Maddie Kasper

Maddie Kasper is a fourth-year journalism and political science student and this is her seventh semester at The Spectator. She covered the UW-Eau Claire Student Senate for three consecutive semesters and dreams of being a national ...

Noah Tolbert
Chief Copy Editor

Noah Tolbert

Noah is a creative writing and religious studies student. It is his third semester on The Spectator. When he's not writing, his interests include gaming, anime, music and religion. Challenge him to a rap battle or Mario Kart if...

Isabella Matczak
Copy Editor

Isabella Matczak

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

Ambrosia Wojahn
Copy Editor

Ambrosia Wojahn

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

Godwin Agbara
Staff Writer

Godwin Agbara

Godwin Agbara is a third-year critical studies and journalism student. This is his fourth 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...

Staff Writer

Sahra Arab

Sahra Arab is a first-year secondary education and social studies student and this is her second semester on The Spectator. In her free time, she enjoys sewing, drawing and consuming lots of different media.

Eli Benes
Staff Writer

Eli Benes

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

Elva Crist
Staff Writer

Elva Crist

Elva Crist is a second-year English linguistics student and this is her first semester on the Spectator. She loves reading, needle-felting and playing the violin, and she would always rather be in the woods.

Liz Curtin
Staff Writer

Liz Curtin

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

Staff Writer

Will Davies

Staff Writer

Jake Degear

Staff Writer

Isabelle Edwards

Staff Writer

Ethan Heidtke

Ethan Heidtke is a second-year English education student and this is his third semester on The Spectator. He spends way too much time on a tennis court and thinking up bad puns.

Caroline Holmes
Staff Writer

Caroline Holmes

Caroline Holmes is a fourth-year multimedia content and communications student. This is her second semester writing for the Spectator. She loves writing about food, the arts and popular culture. ...

Staff Writer

Shaylin Jochum

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

Aver McCallum
Staff Writer

Aver McCallum

Maggie O'Brien
Staff Writer

Maggie O’Brien

Maggie O’Brien is a third-year English education and creative writing student. This is her sixth semester on The Spectator. She adores many things but has a soft spot in her heart for calico critters, sun showers and well-loved...

Staff Writer

Jamie Orozco

Jamie Orozco is a second-year English and classical studies student. This is his third semester at The Spectator. If he is not at a coffee shop, you can probably find him watching an audio essay on YouTube or baking a sweet treat.

Staff Writer

Olivia Rommel

Olivia Rommel is a third-year journalism and creative writing student and this is her second semester on The Spectator. In her free time, she likes to read, work on her creative writing stories, water color paint and hang out...

Staff Writer

Maia Soderlund

Maia Soderlund is a fourth-year environmental communications student and this is her first semester on The Spectator. In her free time, she enjoys sleeping, reading and maladaptive daydreaming to ethereal music.

Ruby Sonnek
Staff Writer

Ruby Sonnek

Ruby is a fifth-year religious studies and art student. This is her second semester at The Spectator, and she enjoys writing about philosophy and art. Some of her favorite things to do in Eau Claire include visiting coffee shops,...

Lance Stridde
Staff Writer

Lance Stridde

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 fourth-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.

Freelance Writer

Hunter Ribeiro

Claire Schoenemann
Freelance Writer

Claire Schoenemann

Claire Schoenemann is a third-year geology and integrated strategic communication student and this is her sixth semester on The Spectator staff. When she's not reading or writing, she enjoys hiking and looking at rocks....

Jhett Sherry
Freelance Writer

Jhett Sherry

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

Freelance Writer

Elijah Williams

Charlotte Becker
Photographer

Charlotte Becker

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

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 second semester at The Spectator. Ellen studied abroad in Winchester,  Lithuania and Latvia. She enjoys all...

Assistant Business Manager

Dani Wollner

Dani Wollner is a third-year business administration student, and this is her first semester at The Spectator. She enjoys reading, hiking and roadtripping.

Social Media Manager

Willow Pawlisch

Willow Pawlisch is a second-year journalism and Latin American studies (language emphasis) student and this is her second semester on The Spectator. She is also involved in campus a capella groups and Blugold Radio, and she enjoys...

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