Shaylin Jochum is a third-year journalism and political science student. This is her third semester at The Spectator. Her hobbies include reading any and everything, spending time with her friends, ...

Thrifting has become a lifestyle for young shoppers in Eau Claire, but is it about sustainability or just another way to buy more? Across the city of Eau Claire, secondhand stores are seeing more ...

Since I was 12, I’ve wanted to teach. I was that (probably annoying) brown-nosing kid who did anything and everything to spend time with my favorite teachers. I was intrigued by the job they did and ...

Politics seems to be an issue that stalks every moment on campus, whether you are a professor or a student. In our current political climate, college campuses are a center for political action and ...

A lot of punk noise could be heard coming out of a small business building on Graham Street, downtown Eau Claire on Friday night. Abraxas Wax, one of Eau Claire’s record stores, hosted a music show on ...

Four years of my life have been dedicated to being a student at UW-Eau Claire and a member of The Spectator staff. I knew I wanted to have a purposeful final article, so while reminiscing on my time, ...

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of the critically-acclaimed anime and manga series “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (JJBA).” I’ve written two articles about it for this very paper, I recently started ...

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Mykola Haleta held a presentation last week about zine culture on the fifth floor of the McIntyre Library. Titled “Basic Vision Archive,” the presentation aimed ...

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 ...

In the landscape of contemporary indie films, A24 has reigned supreme for more than a decade. Its brand has become shorthand for a particular breed of stylish, cerebral cinema where dread simmers ...

In an era where news cycles are dominated by political grandstanding and sensationalist narratives, the importance of covering underappreciated, undercovered or marginalized groups has never been more ...

“Capitalist Realism” by Mark Fisher was one of the first books I read this year, and I finished it almost the day I bought it. It is a short but powerful critique of capitalism in the form we see it ...