Spencer Mathews
Before the spring semester of the 2018-19 school year, I had thought many times about joining the Western Herald to potentially see what I could do to contribute to the sports section.
I was coasting along with my schoolwork while writing for a couple different online sports websites and I had planned on continuing down that road. Living 35 minutes off campus, that was just too big of a logistical challenge to commit myself to anything that occurred on campus outside of my classes, especially with the other jobs I held in my hometown.
But things changed during that semester after a conversation I had in my News Writing and Reporting class with former editor-in-chief of the Herald (sports editor at the time), and now a good friend of mine and MLive reporter, Samuel Robinson.
For the
Western Herald, an editor in chief is hired every year to lead the staff and guide Western Michigan University s most trusted source for WMU and Kalamazoo news.Â
For the Spring 2021 semester, Sophomore Aya Miller, a Film & Media studies major, will take the reins, making her the youngest editor-in-chief in
Western Herald history. Editor in Chief emeritus, William Walton-Case, will be passing the torch to Miller on December 20 once he graduates.
âIâm really excited to see where the
Western Herald goes under Ayaâs leadership,â Walton-case said. âShe has a vision for the future that I am excited to see materialize during her time as editor-in-chief, and I know sheâs going to make sure the Herald is the place for Western students to find information about whatâs going on in the broader WMU community.â