Staff WriterShaylin 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 ...

Thrifting has become a lifestyle for young shoppers in Eau Claire, but is it about sustainability or just another way to buy more? Across the city of Eau Claire, secondhand stores are seeing more ...

Staff WriterElva Crist is a second-year English linguistics student and this is her first semester on the Spectator. She loves reading, needle-felting and playing the violin, and she would always ...

Four years of my life have been dedicated to being a student at UW-Eau Claire and a member of The Spectator staff. I knew I wanted to have a purposeful final article, so while reminiscing on my time, ...

Hello everyone. Welcome or welcome back to “In the key of E.” I’m sad to report that this is my second-to-last edition of this column. Ever. But let’s save the sappiness for next week and just get ...

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Mykola Haleta held a presentation last week about zine culture on the fifth floor of the McIntyre Library. Titled “Basic Vision Archive,” the presentation aimed ...

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of the critically-acclaimed anime and manga series “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (JJBA).” I’ve written two articles about it for this very paper, I recently started ...

When most people hear the phrase “technology rots your brain,” they may not think of it as literally rotting a person’s brain. However, studies show that this expression may not be too far from the ...

The typical viewer has probably heard of “Taylor Swift.” The same for “Imagine Dragons.” I might also assume most listeners have heard of “My Chemical Romance.” But I would assume most readers would ...

The Student Senate meeting began at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 10 in the Dakota Ballroom. A majority of the meeting was spent reintroducing, discussing and voting on four pieces of legislation.

Local grunge band ValleyKiL was formed in Eau Claire in summer 2024 and is fronted by vocalist/guitarist Emm K with Seany Cope on lead guitar, Kman on bass and Ryan Pleski on drums. ValleyKiL’s ...

In an era where news cycles are dominated by political grandstanding and sensationalist narratives, the importance of covering underappreciated, undercovered or marginalized groups has never been more ...