Editors at work




		Kirk is a student in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He has written a variety of stories, including student profiles, city council stories and an election story. On occasion, he will contribute to The Spectator’s editorial page. During the summer Kirk works for the Eau Claire School District’s grounds crew cutting grass and whacking weeds.
		Joe is a senior history major, with a minor in print journalism. He has freelanced for The Spectator. His most “enjoyable” working experience was the summer he spent working in a pork slaughterhouse. “Man, that place was a bloodbath.”
		Cassandra’s journalism work experience includes taking photographs for the Faribault Daily News in Faribault, Minn. She spent the majority of high school making french fries and hamburgers at the local McDonalds and said about it, “It was disgusting.”
		Matt is completing the final year of his print journalism major, with history as a minor. Hankey has freelanced for The Spectator on occasion, usually covering tennis meets. The worst job Hankey ever had was working for Pet Supplies Plus. After considerable blood, sweat, but no tears, Hankey quit the pet supplies business to pursue a career as a professional student.
		Katie is a senior Spanish and print journalism double major and a part-time reporter at the Leader-Telegram in Eau Claire, Wis. She is also the editorial editor of The Spectator, where she has previously worked as chief copy editor. In darker times, she worked as a telemarketer. Whenever she is having a bad day, she takes a deep breath and gives thanks that she is no longer getting hung up on 30 times an hour.
		Kim is a creative writing major and print journalism minor. She spent a summer as an editorial intern with Milwaukee Home & Fine Living magazine. She spent six lovely and grueling years working at the Burlington Pick’n’Save and finally is moving on. Her dream job is to edit for Cosmo, so watch out for her!
		Matt is a senior print journalism major. He’s been an editor for The Spectator and contributed to local arts and entertainment magazine, Volume One. His worst job ever was working behind a customer service desk at a sporting goods store. He was often yelled at. It hurt his feelings.
		Mark’s work experience includes a writing internship at Volume One magazine in Eau Claire, Wis., as well as freelance writing for The Spectator and The Standard Press in Burlington, Wis. He spent his college summers working at a lumber yard driving forklifts and large trucks at dangerous speeds.
		Trevor is a super senior print journalism major and film studies minor serving his remaining time at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire as editor in chief of The Spectator. He has worked extensively with entertainment journalism, including an internship with a Chicago Tribune subsidiary. He hopes you’ll find him in the entertainment pages reviewing films in the near future. It’s a long way off from his first job washing dishes at a bar/grill near Milwaukee.
		Lindsey is a senior print journalism major and a Spanish minor. Her work experience includes copy editing positions at The Spectator, UW-Eau Claire’s student newspaper, at the Leader-Telegram in Eau Claire, Wis., and at the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, Wis. She spent summers during middle school and high school in a paint company warehouse in Oshkosh, Wis., labeling paint cans.
		Peter is pursuing a marketing degree and is a print journalism minor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The only work he has done in journalism is writing some freelance sports articles for The Spectator in the fall of 2004. His worst job was at Carlson Building Supply, and the best job he had was at Radio Shack, because it was fun. He learned more about electronics than he ever thought he needed to know.
		Sara is a print journalism and Spanish double major, with a minor in photography. She is currently working as photo editor of The Spectator and works as a part-time photographer for the Leader-Telegram. Before stumbling upon photojournalism as a career, Norgon worked a string of dead-end jobs, including car-hopping at A&W for six years and working at Menards Distribution Center, where she threw boxes for eight hours a day.
		Emery is in his final year of his undergraduate studies. He's finishing up a German major, as well as technical writing and print journalism minors. He’s written a few articles for The Spectator, as well as for courses, which were published online. His worst job would have to be his current retail job, in which he’s forced to listen to the same five CDs on repeat every shift.
		During the winter of his senior year of high school, Eric and his friends salted deer hides to preserve them until they were shipped to China. He would get very slimy, bloody and horribly-smelling hides. The job was located just an eighth-mile from his home. Depending on the day, it was both his best and worst job. Fun with friends + decent smelling hides = good. Toxic smelling hides = bad.
		Nat is a senior print journalism major. Currently he is a news editor for The Spectator. He also has freelanced for Gannett Newspapers Wisconsin. Nat planst to graduate in December 2007. His other work experience includes designing and building trophies and plaques, as well as holding a stop-slow paddle for the county highway department.
		Matt is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, with a major in print journalism and a minor in global studies. He worked at the student newspaper, The Spectator, as a copy editor and news editor. His favorite experience was when Italy’s leading news daily, the Corriere della Sera, bought the rights to print his column entitled “Slavery Still Commonplace.”
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