Rita Fay is a senior English major and staff writer at The Spectator.
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
May 9, 2013
Filed under Opinion
The Tavern League of Wisconsin recently had its spring 2013 conference in Eau Claire. Along with a conversation about tougher drunk driving laws, on the docket was a recent Neenah city ordinance outlawing drinking by bartenders while on the job. Neenah, a city near Green Bay, has postponed... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
May 1, 2013
Filed under Sports
The UW-Eau Claire men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams split up and competed this past weekend in three separate meets in three different states. The Blugolds competed at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa and the Gina Relays in Hillsdale, Mich., on Friday. On Saturday, they... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
May 1, 2013
Filed under Opinion
For the better part of my life I was painfully shy. I didn’t make friends easily, I couldn’t make small talk, and being with large groups of people was the last thing I wanted to do. So speaking in class or speaking to professors was terrifying to me. It wasn’t until my sophomore year... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
April 17, 2013
Filed under Campus News
The UW-Eau Claire Women’s and Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Questioning Resource Center is searching for a new coordinator for next year. Chris Jorgenson has held the position for the last three years and is one of the final three candidates for the position. The other two candidates,... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
April 11, 2013
Filed under Campus News
The Washington Post opinion and editorial writer Ruth Marcus will be making a visit to Eau Claire at 7 p.m., April 25th in Schofield Auditorium. Marcus will be the featured speaker at this years Ann Devroy Memorial Forum. Chair of the 2013 Devroy forum committee, Jan Larson said when they search... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
April 4, 2013
Filed under Currents
Mugnog. Is it an animal, vegetable or mineral? Imagination is key to answering the question. The young audience play, “Mugnog” reminds the audience how important imagination is for both children and adults. UW-Eau Claire music and theatre arts department will present “Mugnog” at 1:30... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
March 28, 2013
Filed under Currents
Eau Claire county residents gathered at 7:30 p.m. on March 26 at the L.E. Phillips Memorial public library to attend a presentation about climate change in the state of Wisconsin. The presentation titled, “Global Climate Change: A Brief Overview, Climate Science Fundamentals, and Implications... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
March 7, 2013
Filed under Opinion
According to a Pew Research study, the percentage of viewers of The Daily Show that are under 30 is 39 percent. And some young people say it is their only news source. “The Daily Show” is a late night satirical news show on Comedy Central that makes social, cultural and political commentary. Unfortunately,... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
February 24, 2013
Filed under Campus News
A local farmer and former Chippewa County board member talked about the increase in local frac sand mining and the problems that come with it Feb. 21 in the basement of Towers South. Ken Schmitt’s lecture, titled “Trash Talk: What the Frac,” was presented by Housing and Residence Life. Schmitt... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
February 21, 2013
Filed under Currents
Location. Location. Location. This motto has been said by real estate agents and business owners for years and for good reason. Eau Claire’s fourth frozen yogurt shop has opened and location is what really sets them apart from each other. Orange Leaf opened Jan. 23 on Mall Drive in Eau... (more...)
Rita Fay , Staff Writer
February 21, 2013
Filed under Opinion
TOMS shoes have been a fashion staple in the lives of college students for the past few years. TOMS is a charitable organization created by Blake Mycoskie in 2006 that uses the buy one, give one model. For every pair of shoes a person buys, TOMS will give a pair to a child in need. According... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
February 18, 2013
Filed under Currents
The city of Eau Claire must have been sold out of glitter, wigs, feather boas and fake eyelashes as local drag queens got ready for UW-Eau Claire’s second annual Fire Ball hosted by the Women’s and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allied resource center. Approximately... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
February 7, 2013
Filed under Campus News
UW- Eau Claire’s economic department is offering a first-time course this semester that blends the social science of economics with psychology and sociology to study how and why people make purchasing decisions. Econ 366, or Behavioral Economics, is taught by Professor Petrik Runst, who said... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
February 7, 2013
Filed under Opinion
This past week, a former Navy SEAL and one of the most lethal snipers in US military history was shot and killed by another war veteran. Chris Kyle was shot at a shooting range by Eddie Ray Routh, who was captured a few hours later at his home in Dallas. Although the police still have no motive... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
January 27, 2013
Filed under Opinion
According to the Pew Research Center, about 85 percent of American adults own a cell phone. The people surveyed said what they liked most about their cell phone was the convenience. I agree with that. I love having my phone with me in case of an emergency or to stave off boredom. However, 67... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
December 13, 2012
Filed under Campus News
A local organization is attempting to improve the community by empowering and engaging local citizens. Clear Vision is a local organization, created in 2007. The goal of the organization is to increase civic engagement and awareness so that citizens can work together to move the community... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
December 5, 2012
Filed under Opinion
My roommate has a type A personality and I do not. Here’s the main difference between my roommate and myself: I pin things on pinterest that I like and never look back, she pins things on pinterest and one day, out of the blue, she attempts to make all of those crafts. I’ve accepted the... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
November 8, 2012
Filed under Currents
Quick, make up a monologue about peanut butter. For the growing number of improvisation performers in Eau Claire, this is just one example of a skit they might perform at a show. For many of us the only exposure we have to improvisation is from the show, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, but... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
November 7, 2012
Filed under Sports, Sports Score
The Blugold women’s volleyball team will take little personal credit for the success of their season. Coach Kim Wudi said she has no problem saying it is because of all the hard work the girls have put in. “I think the success that we had this year is a credit to the fact that they decided... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
October 31, 2012
Filed under Opinion
I spent the first two years of my college career going to classes and hanging out with friends. It wasn’t until junior year that I joined a student organization and stuck with it. I had joined two other student organizations in my first two years, but I didn’t enjoy them and quit after... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
October 17, 2012
Filed under Campus News
When professors apply for jobs at UW-Eau Claire, they know that teaching comes first and research comes second. It seems that both professors and students like it this way. Cathy Rex, an assistant English professor, says research and publication is important in the academic and professional... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
October 14, 2012
Filed under Sports, Sports Score
It was a difficult task for the Blugold cross country runners to keep warm in the windy and rainy Saturday. Unfortunately, a postponement kept them waiting in the cold at the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational until the rain and lighting died off. Senior Aaron Easker said it did little to affect... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
October 11, 2012
Filed under Sports
The women beat UW-Stevens Point 9-0 on Oct. 5. They continued their success and defeated UW-Oshkosh on Saturday, 8-1. Although the cold and windy weather required the match be moved indoors, it did little to deter the talented game playing of the Lady Blugolds. Senior Taylor Heltne said... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
October 10, 2012
Filed under Opinion
There was a short period this past summer when all I did was drink coffee and watch the news. I don’t mean I would wake up and drink a lot of coffee and watch the news for a long time and then go out and have a life. No matter what time of day it was, I was drinking coffee and watching the... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
October 3, 2012
Filed under Opinion
I have a love/hate relationship with D2L. I stay with it because even though it sometimes treats me poorly, there are those days when it saves my butt simply because I didn’t write an assignment down. Desire 2 Learn was made with the idea to make classroom work easier. Instead, it just added... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
September 27, 2012
Filed under Currents
Last year, Putnam Hall was filled with the new and experimental music of three residents, soon to call themselves Granite Rose. Junior Evan Mehre, sophomore Nick Anderson and sophomore Galen Keily are three of the four members that make up the band Granite Rose. Anderson and Keily were playing... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
September 12, 2012
Filed under Opinion
I promised myself I wasn’t going to write about politics, but it was too difficult not to. After all, ‘tis the season. If the upcoming election was a vote for who was going to be the father of my children, Ann Romney and Michelle Obama’s speeches would have been brilliant. Unfortunately,... (more...)
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
September 6, 2012
Filed under Sports
The UW-Eau Claire women’s volleyball team began their season with a win in the Labor Day Classic Friday night in McPhee Center. Eau Claire won three consecutive sets against St. Catherine University (Minn.) in their first match. Head Coach Kim Wudi thought her team was off to a great start... (more...)
Rita Fay
March 28, 2012
Filed under Campus News
The impact sports and athletes have had on politics and social movements around the world cannot be overstated, a renowned sports writer said Wednesday night. “You can tell the history of race and racism just by looking at it through sports,” sports writer Dave Zirin said. “You can tell... (more...)