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 ...

Staff WriterElva Crist is a second-year English linguistics student and this is her first semester on the Spectator. She loves reading, needle-felting and playing the violin, and she would always ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Anyone who knows me knows I am not one who is able to sit still for long — let alone stay focused. I never thought of myself as the intended audience for podcasts, given that there was nothing about ...

The L.E. Phillips Planetarium hosts public shows for students and community members in the Phillips Hall, inside the James Newman Clark Bird Museum. At 7 p.m. every Thursday, these shows cost $5 to ...

Local grunge band ValleyKiL was formed in Eau Claire in summer 2024 and is fronted by vocalist/guitarist Emm K with Seany Cope on lead guitar, Kman on bass and Ryan Pleski on drums. ValleyKiL’s ...

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 ...

On Feb. 15, The Plus hosted a Valentine’s Day concert with Quietchild and several other bands. Hailing from Minneapolis, MN, Quietchild is a new indie-pop band made of three members: singer Drew ...

“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 ...

Have you found yourself intrigued by the recent matcha frenzy? Are you looking to swap out your morning coffee for something that will leave you feeling a bit more calm? Do you want to learn how to ...