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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

2023-2024 Staff

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.

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.

Noah Tolbert

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...

Erik Mikalofsky

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.

Godwin Agbara

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...

Eli Benes

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.

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...

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...

Madison Moris

Madison Moris

Madison is a first-year environmental geology and journalism student. This is her second semester at the Spectator. When she's not plotting to run away on the Appalachian Trail she likes making jewelry, going to concerts and participating...

Hailey Hokanson

Hailey Hokanson

Hailey Hokanson is a first-year business communications student. This is her first semester on the Spectator. Whenever she isn't busy playing tennis or joining everything on campus, Hailey enjoys watching sports, listening to...

Thomas Davidsaver

Thomas Davidsaver

Thomas Davidsaver is a second-year psychology student, and this is his first semester as a staff writer for The Spectator. Outside of spectating, he loves to listen to metal music, play guitar and watch movies.

Alaina Steinmetz

Alaina Steinmetz

Alaina Steinmetz is a fourth-year environmental geology student and this is her second semester at The Spectator. In her free time, she likes to drink Coca Cola and be outside.

Isabella Matczak

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...

Elyse Braun

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...

Jhett Sherry

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.

Ambrosia Wojahn

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...

Mady Leick

Mady Leick

Mady Leick is a first-year journalism and political science student and this is her second semester on The Spectator. She is a lover of fancy coffees, Taylor Swift, green tea and Lana Del Rey.

Taylor Boggess

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.

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.

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. ...

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...

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....

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.

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