The official student newspaper of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire since 1923.

The Spectator
The official student newspaper of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire since 1923.

The Spectator
The official student newspaper of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire since 1923.

The Spectator
Ella Freeman loves an excuse to use Canva.
Arts & Life
Tastemakers
Opinion Editor Ella Freeman loves anything kitschy and weird
Story by Ella Freeman, Opinion Editor • October 11, 2024
UW-Eau Claire’s arch lit up beneath the clouds between Zorn Arena and Hibbard Humanities Hall.
News
JONAH Justice helps off-campus students
Local resources to help off-campus students with rentals
Story by Taylor Boggess, Chief Copy Editor • October 10, 2024
The UW-Eau Claire campus has and continues to find ways to combat opioid misuse and overdose.
Fentanyl crisis overwhelms college campus overdose statistics
Story by Elyse Braun, News Editor • October 2, 2024
Fabric drawings from the Patagonia community. Colored fabric acts as symbols to welcome migrant families. An example includes the use of turquoise which “represents the sky that covers both their country of origin and their new home.” Image of “Our Lady of Guadalupe” seen in top left corner.
Sewn Together in Unity: Welcoming artwork presented in Eau Claire
Story by Ethan Heidtke, Staff Writer • September 26, 2024
Photo by iStock.
National Constitution Week
Story by Isabella Matczak, Staff Writer • September 24, 2024
Pepe, one of ScapeGoats’ many goats, grazes behind Menomonie Public Library.
Herbicide on four legs
Story by Aver McCallum, Staff Writer • September 19, 2024
“When college students come out to be entertained, they are also doing good in our community,” Thesing-Ritter said.
News
Field of Screams: Halloween fundraising events
Organizations on campus and in the community work together to provide fall fun
Story by Isabella Matczak, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024
Police Blotter
News
Police Blotter
An incident with edibles and a smoky car
Story by Kyra Price, Arts & Life Editor • October 10, 2024
Recent Stories
Van Halen’s 1978 debut album cover features a striking design that encapsulates the energy of the band. (Photo from Warner Brothers Records)
Arts & Life
Spectator Sing Along Power Hour: The nuclear bomb that is ‘Van Halen I’
The album that sparked a guitar revolution, many Eddie Van Halen impersonators
Story by Erik Mikalofsky, Sports Editor • October 11, 2024
Menomonie Market featured a festive display near their entrance commemorating the co-op’s history.
Arts & Life
Market Food Co-op celebrates 50th anniversary
Local grocer pulls out all the stops for Golden Jubilee
Story by Ambrosia Wojahn, Copy Editor • October 11, 2024
The department’s display case is one of few visible religious studies resources within the department. The department is located on the sixth floor of Hibbard Hall, which they shared with the university's sociology department. department.
News
UW-Eau Claire cuts religious studies major
Less students are pursuing religious studies
Story by Ruby Sonnek, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024
According to former English student Kitty Stewart, the landscaping on the west side of Davies Center had become overrun with invasive plants and was in need of restoration.
News
Bineshiinh Ogitigaan: The Bird’s Garden
Students and staff worked together to establish a bird-friendly garden that recognizes Indigenous culture
Story by Isabella Matczak, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024
The Tex-Mex food truck was parked outside of The Brewing Projekt.
Arts & Life
Rex-mex? More like yes-Mex
Looking for a new Mexican food truck? Look no further: Rex-Mex is here
Story by Ellen Marie Heunisch, Business Manager • October 9, 2024
Many tourists visit the Namba Yasaka Shrine to see the lion head stage.
Arts & Life
Across The Pond: My visit to Namba Station and Dotonbori
I try to live life to the fullest
Story by Liz Curtin, Freelance Writer • October 9, 2024
Hostile mobs haunt any dark dwelling, including my nightmares. (Minecraft Wiki)
Opinion
The true terror of a cube world
Which Minecraft mobs I would hate to see in a haunted house
Story by Cade Fisher, Managing Editor • October 9, 2024
Real photo of the inside of my brain.
Opinion
Top 500 Albums Revisited: “Funeral”
Arcade Fire’s “Funeral”
Story by Ella Freeman, Opinion Editor • October 9, 2024
Kowalski and the men's soccer team have four more campus scheduled for the season. Only one game is scheduled to be home on Oct. 26 at Simpson Field. (Photo by Zach Jacobson from UWEC Photography used with permission)
Sports
UWEC men’s soccer player Carson Kowalski earns Defensive Player Of The Week
Kowalski scored game-winning goal against University of Chicago
Story by Eli Benes, Staff Writer • October 9, 2024
Anna Zook (right), McIntyre Library arts librarian and assistant professor, led a march around campus in a suffragist hat and sash to celebrate the right to vote.
Multimedia
Student Senate, McIntyre Library encourage civic participation with ‘Walk the Vote’
Local voting advocacy groups celebrate voting rights, encourage voter registration
Story by Maddie Kasper, Editor-in-Chief • October 9, 2024
The Glass Orchard is an apple orchard, glass studio and retail store located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Multimedia
The Glass Orchard holds “Glass Pumpkin Patch Sale”
Glass pumpkins take over front lawn of store
Story by Elyse Braun, News Editor • October 9, 2024
Keeley Behr running at the Blugold Invitational in Colfax, Wisconsin.
Sports
UWEC Cross Country excels at Blugold Invitationals
The women’s team takes first place while men’s takes an individual first place
Story by Eli Benes, Staff Writer • October 8, 2024
Second-year Lilly Kaminski lines up for a tee shot.
Sports
UW-Eau Claire women’s golf takes sixth at WIAC
14-stroke improvement on Saturday’s round helped propel the Blugolds to sixth-place finish
Story by Erik Mikalofsky, Sports Editor • October 8, 2024
The Sublime sun artwork was featured on the cover of the band’s record, ‘40 oz. to Freedom.’ Courtesy of wallpapers.com.
Opinion
‘Look at all the love we’ve found:’ The resurrection of Sublime
An influential band from the ‘90s makes their long-awaited return to the stage
Story by Ambrosia Wojahn, Copy Editor • October 8, 2024
In the key of E
In the key of E
In the key of E
Now we’re getting somewhere
Story by Elyse Braun, News Editor • October 8, 2024
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The official student newspaper of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire since 1923.