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The Wayne Stater

The student news site of Wayne State College

The Wayne Stater

The student news site of Wayne State College

The Wayne Stater

2023-2024 Staff

Sara McKenna
Staff Writer

Sara McKenna

Sara McKenna is a sophomore here at Wayne State. She is studying electronic media with hopes to be a traveling news reporter. She was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa. Most of the time you will find he...

Samantha Camarena-Jimenez
Staff Writer

Samantha Camarena-Jimenez

Samantha Camarena is a Junior studying at Wayne State College from South Sioux City, Nebraska. She is pursuing Secondary English Education. She is also a First-Generation Student on both sides of her family....

Emma Franco
Staff Writer

Emma Franco

Emma Franco is a senior studying Digital Film Production and Theory at Wayne State College. She is originally from Papillon, Nebraska. She has been a part of multiple student films, as well as written, d...

Kambryn Nelson
Staff Writer

Kambryn Nelson

Kambryn Nelson is a sophomore at WSC studying Agricultural Communications. She is originally from Seward, Nebraska. During her free time, she enjoys sports, watching Netflix, and making shirts for her ow...

Ty Sterling
Circulation

Ty Sterling

Ty Sterling is a junior at Wayne State studying sport management with a business administration minor. He is the delivery driver and a staff writer for the Wayne Stater. In his free time he enjoys spen...

Melinda Winhold
Staff Writer

Melinda Winhold

Melinda Winhold is a senior majoring in Mass Comm/Digital Film Production & Theory. She enjoys volunteering in the community, international travel, serving at church, hiking, and participating in sprint ...

Jennifer Juzyk
Social Media Editor

Jennifer Juzyk

Jennifer Juzyk is a junior majoring in journalism with minors in editing & publishing and travel & tourism. In her free time, she likes to read, listen to music, and watch Korean variety shows....

Tristan Hofaker
Staff Writer

Tristan Hofaker

Tristan Hofaker is a sophomore studying electronic media and minoring in graphic design. He really enjoys weightlifting and playing soccer all the time. Tristan is an expert at making short form videos ...

Trevor Jeffrey
Staff Writer

Trevor Jeffrey

Trevor Jeffrey is a senior from Lincoln, Nebraska who is studying Digital Film Production and Theory. He loves playing video games, playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends, video editing and making fil...

Quentin Stanek
Staff Writer

Quentin Stanek

Quentin Stanek is a sophomore double majoring in sports media and sport management. During his free time he likes to workout and watch football. While on campus he usually socializes with his friends,...

Joseph Callahan
Staff Writer

Joseph Callahan

Joseph Callahan is a junior with an English Education major. He comes from Arapahoe Nebraska. His goal is to follow his grandparents, aunts, and uncles in becoming an educator. He enjoys playing videogames...

Becca Arkfeld
Staff Writing

Becca Arkfeld

Becca Arkfeld is a Junior at Wayne State College focusing on earning her bachelor's in electronic media. She is from the small community of Battle Creek, Nebraska. Outside of class, you can find her s...

Taylor Morse
Arts and Entertainment Editor

Taylor Morse

Taylor Morse is a junior at Wayne State College studying sport management with a minor in business administration. She was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. Taylor is this year's Arts and Entertainmen...

Leah Bennett
Staff Writer

Leah Bennett

Leah Bennett is a South African student-athlete at WSC who plays for the Women’s Soccer team. She is currently a senior majoring in Digital Film Production and Theory with a particular interest in Scr...

Maddie Genoways
Opinion Editor

Maddie Genoways

Maddie is the opinion editor and designer for the Stater. Majoring in Graphic Design and minoring in journalism, Maddie balances a love of funky, modern design with their appreciation for good old-fashioned...

Kathryn Vlaanderen
Arts and Entertainment

Kathryn Vlaanderen

Kathryn Vlaanderen is the Arts and Entertainment editor and a photographer for the Wayne Stater team. She is from Sioux City, IA where she has spent a majority of her life. At WSC, she is pursuing a care...

Lurye Baxa
Editor-in-Chief

Lurye Baxa

Lurye Baxa, a current third-year student at Wayne State College majoring in journalism and minoring in editing and publishing, is the newest Editor-in-Chief of the Wayne Stater. Hailing from Fremont, she...

Kaitlyn Michaelson
Photo Editor

Kaitlyn Michaelson

Kaitlyn Michaelson is a senior at Wayne State College. She is majoring in Human Services with a double minor in Music and Sociology. At WSC, Kaitlyn is also the President of both the PRIDE and Photogr...

Jayde Teutsch
Editor in Chief

Jayde Teutsch

Jayde Teutsch is a senior double majoring in political science and journalism with a minor in geography. She is the Editor in Chief for the Wayne Stater and writes news pieces along with commentary abou...

Hannah Keller
Staff Writer

Hannah Keller

Hannah Keller is a junior majoring in Communication Studies and double minoring in Journalism and Business Administration. On campus, she's involved in Student Senate, CSF (Christian Student Fellowship),...

Quin Otto
Honorary Editor

Quin Otto

Quin Otto is a senior from Osceola, NE. This is is third or so (?) semester as part of the journalism workshop and his fourth or so semester (?) with the Wayne Stater. On campus, he is involved with KWSC FM (campus...

Hailey Walsh
News Writer

Hailey Walsh

Hailey Walsh is a freshman completing her undergrad degree in communications. Hailey is from Wakefield, Nebraska, and is currently working at the public library in town. She loves reading, trying new t...

John Campbell
Staff Writer

John Campbell

John Campbell is a sophomore at Wayne State. He studies communications with a major in sports media and minoring in social media. John is on the cross country and track team where he runs long distance...

Liz Viall
Advisor

Liz Viall

Liz Viall is the Wayne Stater advisor for the student-run newspaper. She has been at Wayne State College since 2019.

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