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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

“We've built up a place where they can continue on the work that we've been doing for the past however many years, and we feel confident in the fact that they're able to do it,” Consiglio said.

Farewell to UWEC student body president, vice president

Story by Isabella Matczak, Copy Editor May 8, 2025

As spring graduation approaches, UW-Eau Claire gives its farewell to Student Body President Sam Consiglio and Vice President Zach Jacobson of the Student Senate’s 68th session. They have both reached...

The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. on May 8 in the Davies Center Woodland Theater. (Photo used with permission from Nya Harrington)

ADHD & Autism Film Festival

Story by Kyra Price, Managing Editor May 8, 2025

Neurodivergence is common, but an understanding of what it means and the resources available for neurodivergent people is scarce. That’s why, when a group of students needed to pick their final project...

ASSW members after their menstrual product drive.

Spec Org Spotlight: The Association of Student Social Workers

Story by Cora Lederer, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

The Association of Student Social Workers (ASSW), is a student organization at UW-Eau Claire that focuses on social justice and giving back to the Eau Claire community. Meetings take place once a month...

While some students are leaving the forensics team, they will still have a chance to attend a final dinner with their teammates.

The UWEC forensics team celebrates a successful season

Story by Liz Curtin, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

The UW-Eau Claire forensics team ended its 2024-2025 competitive season on April 29. This year, they placed 15th in the nation in the American Forensic Association (AFA), and many members also placed high...

The alleged table-flipping incident occurred on the morning of Tuesday, April 1, outside of Davies.

Campus and community react to election day occurrence

Story by Ambrosia Wojahn, Copy Editor May 1, 2025

UW-Eau Claire associate professor José Felipe Alvergue has been removed from his position as chair of the English Department and charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly flipping the College Republicans’...

Schneider said that, as someone with a disability, she experiences the digital world differently.

Beyond the tangible

Story by Elva Crist, Staff Writer April 30, 2025

In an increasingly digital world, the importance of accessibility reaches beyond the physical, according to Dr. Katherine Schneider, a retired clinical psychologist and professor emerita of UW-Eau Claire.  After...

“We are the voice of the students and we want to hear the student voices,” Zachary Cardille, Vice President-elect said. “So if there are issues or problems, things you want to have done, it doesn't have to be bad things, it can be good things as well. We want to hear from students, we want to work with students because that's the whole point of being here.”

2025 UWEC Student Senate election results

Story by Taylor Boggess, Opinion Editor April 30, 2025

UW-Eau Claire held its election for Student Senate from April 14 through April 16.Students received an email containing a link, directing them to a survey where they could vote for presidential candidates,...

Landscape architect Daria Hutchinson works with students to document each individual tree on campus on an online mapping system. This allows the university to track tree species and carbon sequestration.

UWEC receives eighth Tree Campus certification

Story by Ambrosia Wojahn, Copy Editor April 29, 2025

For the eighth year in a row, UW-Eau Claire has been designated as a Tree Campus Higher Education college by the Arbor Day Foundation.  University landscape architect Daria Hutchinson said the certification...

“Short film is a medium that can express a lot and allows for a lot of creative freedom,” Zook said. “I think right now when we’re sort of bombarded by overproduced Hollywood movies, more and more artists are turning to film and doing really creative things within that genre.” (Graphic created by Anna Zook)

UWEC Short Film Festival: Take two

Story by Isabella Matczak, Copy Editor April 29, 2025

After the success of UW-Eau Claire’s first-ever short film festival last year, McIntyre Library will be hosting the event again at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. The screening of the films and the award...

Student Senate

Student Senate

Story by Elyse Braun, News Editor April 29, 2025

The Student Senate meeting began at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 28 in the Woodland Theater. The meeting began with two presentations. The first, which was led by President Sam Consiglio, was a confidential...

Aleks Sternfield-Dunn and Ashley Fritz address a group of English students to discuss the state of the department.

English Department updated following table-flipping incident

Story by Ambrosia Wojahn, Copy Editor April 24, 2025

On Friday, April 18, Dean Aleks Sternfeld-Dunn of the College of Arts and Sciences, along with Assistant Dean of Students Ashley Fritz, held a forum for English students to discuss the recent table-flipping...

The WiSTEM club meets biweekly in Phillips Hall, room 387.

Spec Org Spotlight: Women and Gender Minorities in STEM

Story by Ambrosia Wojahn, Copy Editor April 24, 2025

UW-Eau Claire’s Women and Gender Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), or WiSTEM, is a growing campus organization that has been active since 2017.  According to...

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