A staff writer tuned into “2 Dope Queens,” a podcast, on her way to work this summer.

Comedian Jessica Williams and actress Ellen Page will not be part of Student Union’s Speaker Series this year, removing the two highest-profile guests from the annual speaker schedule.

Ellen Page, Jessica Williams and Eddie Huang are among seven speakers and a panel that Student Union allocated over $200,000 to after more than seven hours of debate.

Following last year’s largest-ever nine-person Speaker Series, Student Union approved more than $200,000 on Saturday to bring eight speakers to Washington University’s campus for the annual event. Like last year, the series promises several well-known names and a diverse range of professions, races and identities.

With the news that Jon Stewart plans to step down from his long-held position as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” we acknowledge that television is losing one of its key figures—someone who has managed to walk the fine line between comedy, news and incisive political insight.