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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

Swiss Toboggan, an extremely rare Chance Rides Toboggan, is one of Little Amerricka’s many utterly strange attractions, and terrible in the best possible way.

Little Amerricka deserves bigger recognition

Story by Jayson Coleman, Staff Writer May 9, 2026

If you’ve known me for more than 20 minutes, you’ll know I’m a huge amusement park and roller coaster nerd. Heck, if you’ve read my Spectator bio, you’ll know that about me. It’s a goal...

Pokémon FireRed’s name selection screen, where I repeatedly started new games as a child. (Image owned by Nintendo)

Nostalgialistic: What’s in a name

Story by Ada Zien, Staff Writer May 9, 2026

The first video game I remember actually playing is Pokémon FireRed. I did not play it particularly well. I mostly restarted and played through the first hour or so of the game over and over. The furthest...

A few releases I’m excited for. (Graphic by Ada Zien)

Quarter Muncher: Games I’m looking forward to

Story by Ada Zien, Staff Writer May 7, 2026

For me, there are several unfinished games between each I complete. I have 28 tabletop roleplaying games on the back burner right now; 476 games in my Steam library, and I’ve yet to count which I’ve...

The covers of “Little Miss Sunshine,” “The Boy and the Heron” and “Call Me By Your Name” as they appear in my Letterboxd top four. (Photo from Letterboxd)

Cinephiles: The beauty of a good song

Story by Kai Hirata, Opinion Editor April 28, 2026

Media consumption, whether music, books or — as cinephiles suggest — movies, has to be one of my favorite pastimes. There’s something so transcendent about being lost in the world of someone else’s...

Jayson Coleman practices his swing at the Hilltop golf simulator purely for the love of the game, and not just because he needs a picture for this article.

Golf slaps

Story by Jayson Coleman, Staff Writer April 26, 2026

In 2019, I attended my first major golf tournament, the U.S. Girls Junior Championship, with my dad and late grandfather. We had a great time walking around the beautiful course and watching the two finalists...

Book Club: A life-changing airplane read

Book Club: A life-changing airplane read

Story by Kai Hirata, Opinion Editor April 22, 2026

With summer drawing so near, I’m thinking about all the books I plan on promptly devouring as soon as I have a bit more free time to actually sit down and read leisurely; summer reading is one of my...

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