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Madeline Fuerstenberg, the Editor-in-Chief; Bridget Kelley, the News Editor; and Rebecca Mennecke, the Managing Editor of The Spectator as they recently broke local news.

Student journalists are necessary now more than ever

December 12, 2019
Horoscopes?

Horoscopes?

December 9, 2019
Student Senate unanimously passed two budgets and two resolutions at Monday night’s meeting.

Student Senate unanimously passes two bills and two resolutions

November 26, 2019
Schofield Hall, where many of the administrative offices are located, from earlier this fall.

[Photo] Faculty respond to racist Snapchat messages

November 25, 2019
A photo from The Spectator archives of Student Senate. Student Senate will be voting on a new piece of legislation, which addresses the racially charged Snapchat conversation between Blugold football players, on Monday.

Student Senate responds to racist Snapchat messages allegedly between members of Blugold football team

November 21, 2019
An alleged photo of Bryson Wilkins (center) from high school wearing blackface surfaces as investigation into the racially charged Snapchat group chat in the Blugold football team continues.

New information emerges regarding racially charged Snapchat conversation between Blugold football players

November 20, 2019
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Horoscopes?

November 18, 2019
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November 11, 2019
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Horoscopes

November 4, 2019
Horror-scopes

Horror-scopes

October 28, 2019
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October 21, 2019
2018 and 2019 winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke.

Choice of recipients creates dispute over Nobel Prize for Literature

October 16, 2019
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Horoscopes?

October 14, 2019
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Horoscopes?

October 7, 2019
The 2019 cohort of student programmers and senior student programmers in San Francisco for the Frameline Film Festival last summer.

UW-Eau Claire campus to celebrate freaQweek

October 3, 2019
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Horoscopes?

September 30, 2019
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Horoscopes?

September 23, 2019
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Horoscopes?

September 16, 2019
Journalists spend years dedicating themselves to reporting the truth — and only the truth. By building credibility of reporting the truth, the public can then trust what the journalist has to say.

Eric Trump fuels the fire in a war against journalism

September 11, 2019
Rebecca Mennecke, the managing editor of The Spectator, has a busy life. But, she’s trying hard to stop saying she’s so darn busy all the time.

“I’m busy”: The negativity tornado

September 11, 2019
Taz Smith, a second-year criminal justice student, started a program dedicated to those with experience in the foster care system or who have experienced homelessness, transition from high school to college.

Fostering success for students formerly in the foster care system, homeless

September 4, 2019
The “Rainbow Floor” offers LGBTQ students and allies a safe, inclusive space to live for the duration of the school year, Christopher Jorgenson said.

UWEC named best in state for LGBTQ students

September 4, 2019
Bad Feminist

Bad Feminist

May 13, 2019
If we don’t do something soon about climate change, the beautiful coral reefs of the ocean face extinction.

One million plants and animals face extinction and we’re to blame

May 8, 2019
Bad Feminist

Bad Feminist

May 6, 2019
Great debate

Great debate

May 1, 2019
A photo by Zhang Zongtang/Xinhua via the Associated Press, shows emperor penguins hanging out on the ice in 2005.

The penguins are dying, and we’re next

May 1, 2019
Bad Feminist

Bad Feminist

April 29, 2019
Unwanted shoes can be brought to the Soles4Souls donation bin in the McIntyre Library.

[Photo] Phenomenal footwear: Changing the world one pair at a time

April 24, 2019
Bad Feminist

Bad Feminist

April 24, 2019
Sheila Earp, the new owner of Picture This, became the new owner on Jan. 31. She said she had always wanted to own a scrapbooking store.

From this neck of the woods

April 18, 2019
Katharine Hayhoe, a Canadian, Christian climate scientist, discussed the importance of relating to others and thinking locally when it comes to climate change.

Snow can’t stop this climate scientist

April 15, 2019
Bad Feminist

Bad Feminist

April 15, 2019
Last year, the Student Office of Sustainability gave away free water bottles at the Earth Claire event. This year, they will have a raffle in an effort to be more sustainable, Lauren Becker, the organizer of the event, said.

Second annual Earth Claire to keep campus thinking green

April 8, 2019
Bad Feminist

Bad Feminist

April 8, 2019
This kind of representation was needed from the start, not thrown in years after the fact.

How many times must I say it? Rowling strikes again

April 3, 2019
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