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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

2022-2023 Staff

Sophie Geske

Sophie Geske

Sophie Geske is a third-year business administration and journalism student. This is her third semester on the spectator. In her spare time she enjoys playing tennis, hanging out with friends, getting coffee, reading books or...

Elizabeth Weiss

Elizabeth Weiss

Elizabeth Weiss is a second-year journalism student and this is her second semester writing for The Spectator. Many of her passions include writing, hiking outdoors, baking and spending time with those she loves.

Ella Freeman

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...

Delia Brandel

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

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.

Liz Curtin

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.

Marisa Valdez

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...

Maggie O'Brien

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...

Liam Flake

Liam Flake

Liam Flake is a third-year English literature and journalism student and this is his third 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

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. ...

Skyler Schad

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...

Kiara Jackson

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...

Toby Mohr

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.

Cade Fisher

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....

Maddie Kasper

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 ...

Kyra Price

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...

Elliot Adams

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. ...

Claire Schoenemann

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....

Nick Porisch

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...

Olivia Nelson

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...

Bridget Maxwell

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...

Oludare Obadiya

Oludare Obadiya

Oludare is a fourth-year journalism student and this is his fifth 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...

Sabrina Ftouhi

Sabrina Ftouhi is a fourth-year creative writing and political science student. This is her fourth semester on The Spectator. She loves animals, hiking and road-trips anywhere.

Grace Schutte

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...

Thomas DeLapp

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. ...

Allison Hinrichs

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...

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