Taylor Kuether, Managing Editor
January 31, 2013
Two UW-Eau Claire students are running for city council seats in the April 2 election. Spectator Managing Editor Taylor Kuether interviewed each candidate on their views and goals for the position. Michael Turner, 33, has lived in Eau Claire his whole life and enrolled at UW-Eau Claire in 1997. Now a... Read more »
Ryan Spoehr, Copy Editor
December 6, 2012
Once the diehard shopper has finished their Thanksgiving dinner, the next thing on their mind may in fact be holiday shopping. Black Friday has become a commercial craze for people scrambling to get deals now as early as midnight the day after turkey day. That wave continues throughout the month of December... Read more »
Steve Fruehauf, Copy Editor
November 15, 2012
With the Minnesota gun season already underway and the Wisconsin opener set for Nov. 17, several UW-Eau Claire students are rounding up their hunting gear in hopes of shooting the perfect buck. Hunting in Minn. began Nov. 3, sending people throughout the state to their respective deer stands. One Eau... Read more »
Tyler Hart, Op / Ed Editor
November 8, 2012
A bike is a pretty amazing piece of technology. Years of competition and development have driven bike manufacturers forward in their constant search for lighter and faster bikes, and the competition is fierce. Fifth year seniors Jay Birkholz, an advertising major, and Philip Schommer, an accounting major,... Read more »
Alex Zank, Chief Copy Editor
November 1, 2012
Election Day is near. The nation soon will decide who will be our commander-in-chief for the next four years. And as the media always say, the people have a big decision this time around. But for one American Government class, their “big decision” does not come once, but twice in the month of November. Political... Read more »
David Heiling, Sports Editor
October 25, 2012
Marriage is an everlasting commitment between two people to be with one another for the rest of their lives. For a majority of college students, the thought of marriage is not an option they would embrace, or even an option at all. But on the other hand, there is always the minority who go against the... Read more »
Emily Albrent, Chief Copy Editor
October 17, 2012
When senior Shandi Siegl first joined the UW-Eau Claire Equestrian Show Team her freshman year, she was looking for a place to belong. Now, she sees the team as more than just an organization. “It’s like we are sisters … it’s like having a second family,” Siegl said. The Equestrian Show Team... Read more »
Chris Reinoos, News Editor
October 11, 2012
Nothing in UW-Eau Claire junior Keith Cormany’s upbringing would suggest that he would become a Communist. He certainly did not inherit his political beliefs from his parents. “My mom’s probably apolitical, perhaps leaning center, center-right,” Cormany said. “My dad is probably an apathetic... Read more »
Elizabeth Jackson, Photo Editor
October 4, 2012
Sophomores Nick Anderson, Sam Tabbert and Audra Zimmer cheered the Blugolds on to a win at Saturday’s Homecoming game against UW-Stout. 2012 Homecoming Queen Holly Bergman, and King Mark Quamme, both seniors, regally wave to the crowds that lined First Avenue for the Homecoming parade on Saturday morning. The... Read more »
Martha Landry, News Editor
September 27, 2012
Are you tough enough for a 10 to 12 mile obstacle course that was designed by the British Special Forces to test your strength, stamina, mental grit and camaraderie? When sophomore Emily Kutchera was asked to do a Tough Mudder with her sister’s army unit’s team on Sept. 9, she jumped at the opportunity. “It’s... Read more »
