Being a massive sports fan and self-proclaimed metalhead, when I saw next year’s Super Bowl is in Santa Clara at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, only one band popped into my mind that is ...

In 2011, Showtime released its own version of the UK series, “Shameless.” But despite our love for the US version, we cannot deny the downfall of the show. How it goes from its peak early seasons to ...

Yukio Mishima is one of the most famous novelists of Japan and one of the most fascinating figures of the 20th century. A controversial and powerful figure, he was not only an author but a poet, ...

Staff WriterEthan Heidtke is a second-year English education student and this is his third semester on The Spectator. He spends way too much time on a tennis court and thinking up bad puns. Send an ...

Every year across the U.S., student-run publications fall victim to individuals who steal those publications in order to censor the views the publication contains, the Student Press Law Center claims.

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 ...

UW-Eau Claire student-athlete Tia Ravara has won the national championship and won the all-around national title at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championships. The Women’s ...

In the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s annual point-in-time report for 2023, there were 653,104 homeless Americans. That is a 12.1% increase from the 2022 report and the highest number ...

Singing vampires are not something I would expect in 2025, nor have I seen any since “Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire.” Well, technically, those characters aren’t vampires, but I digress. “Sinners” ...

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 ...

Staff WriterMaia Soderlund is a fourth-year environmental communications student and this is her first semester on The Spectator. In her free time, she enjoys sleeping, reading and maladaptive ...

“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 ...