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
All content by Lauren Kritter
Whether it be life changing or something simple, committing to decisions proves to be difficult for Kritter at times.

Entering the real world shouldn’t be so scary

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
December 9, 2015
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Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
December 9, 2015
After 6,000 seats were cut in classes due to the loss of instructional positions, some students struggled to register for all of their spring semester classes.

Scheduling classes proves difficult after budget cuts

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
December 9, 2015
If you walk into any gas station, a large array of cigarettes are hard to miss and are available to anyone over 18 for purchase.

One small puff for college students, a lifetime of drags for big tobacco companies

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
December 2, 2015
Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
December 1, 2015
Niagara’s New Girl

Niagara’s New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
November 24, 2015
Niagara's New Girl

Niagara’s New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
November 18, 2015
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Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
November 17, 2015
FILE PHOTO

Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
November 12, 2015
Niagaras New Girl

Niagaras New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
November 11, 2015
The Eaux Claires Music Festival, curated by Eau Claire native and Bon Iver singer Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner, will return for its second year Aug. 12 and 13. 2016.

Eaux Claires prepares for its return in 2016

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
November 11, 2015
Pictured are students Hamer and Koenigsberg along with faculty members Dr. Ruth Cronje and Nora Airth-Kindree who all helped start the Community Connections Team at Marshfield Clinic and went on to start and be part of the new student organization, Community Care Allies.

A helping hand for better health

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
November 4, 2015
Niagara's New Girl

Niagara’s New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
November 4, 2015
Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
November 3, 2015
Mike Rindo, Assistant Chancellor for Facilities and University Relations, is handling five staff cuts to the facilities department. The reduction in faculty presents an additional 11 layoffs, including five facilities jobs, to the university beginning in February.

Budget cuts to UW-Eau Claire lead to 11 additional layoffs following buyout package program

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
October 28, 2015
Niagara’s New Girl

Niagara’s New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
October 28, 2015
Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
October 27, 2015
Four authors shared stories and answered audience questions about their personal writing and publishing experiences on Oct. 18 at Volume One.

A love for literature

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
October 21, 2015
Hamer and the other Community Connection team members pose outside of Marshfield Clinic.

Service Learning projects help open doors to students for 20 years

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
October 15, 2015
Niagara’s New Girl

Niagara’s New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
October 14, 2015
Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
October 14, 2015
Saying goodbye with a smile: Susan Brumberg-Schaefer poses at her desk during her last week as the secretary for the University Police.

A farewell to Susan

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
October 7, 2015
Niagara’s New Girl

Niagara’s New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
October 7, 2015
Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
October 6, 2015
Niagara’s New Girl

Niagara’s New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
September 30, 2015
Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
September 30, 2015
Niagara's New Girl

Niagara’s New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
September 23, 2015
Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
September 22, 2015
Niagara's New Girl

Niagara’s New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
September 16, 2015
Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
September 15, 2015
Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
September 9, 2015
Niagara’s New Girl

Niagara’s New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
September 9, 2015
Pictured are Kritter’s roommates hanging out on a typical night in their house.

Niagara’s New Girl

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
September 2, 2015
Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Story by Lauren Kritter, Chief Copy Editor
September 1, 2015
Lindsey with some friends exploring areas around Eau Claire.

The ups and downs of the “best and worst years of your life”

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
May 13, 2015
The two Name Change Forms that are available for students in Schofield Hall.

Document allows students to choose favored name for school records

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
May 7, 2015
Pictured are a few pairs of decorated jeans that will be on display April 30th at locations around Chippewa County.

Wear your jeans, raise awareness for sexual assault

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
April 29, 2015

The busy life of serving in college

Story by Lauren French and Lauren Kritter
April 22, 2015
Local record store, Revival Records, located at 128 S. Barstow St. participated in Record Store day on April 18.

Record Store Day: A holiday for the growing population of vinyl lovers

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
April 22, 2015
Participants in last year’s Jazz Festival perform for a crowd.

Eau Claire is getting jazzy as local and guest jazz performers will be performing throughout the Eau Claire area

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
April 15, 2015

Diversity discussions to expand education

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
April 8, 2015
UW-Eau Claire rallies against campus-wide discrimination

UW-Eau Claire rallies against campus-wide discrimination

Story by Katy Macek and Lauren Kritter
April 1, 2015
How one semester away changed my whole college experience

How one semester away changed my whole college experience

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
April 1, 2015
Raise your voice to raise money

Raise your voice to raise money

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
March 10, 2015
Students gather around a Mac computer in the CJ department's Mac lab earlier this week.

Our generation’s guilty pleasure

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
March 4, 2015
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Lakes vs. Rivers

Story by Katy Macek and Lauren Kritter
March 3, 2015
The downtown Cinema located at 315 South Barstow is getting ready to re-open with many changes to the old theater

A night at the theater, with a twist

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
February 25, 2015
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Coffee vs. Tea

Story by Nate Beck and Lauren Kritter
February 24, 2015
Turn off Netflix and turn the pages of a book

Turn off Netflix and turn the pages of a book

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
February 17, 2015

Banbury place crawling with culture

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
February 10, 2015
Leah Henderson and other UW-Eau Claire students took part in a Somalian immersion program over winter break. Here Henderson poses poses with Sumaya Mayah after receiving henna tattoos, which are very popular to the Somali culture.

A culture different from their own

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
February 3, 2015
Art crawl featuring local artists creeps closer

Art crawl featuring local artists creeps closer

Story by Lauren Kritter, Staff Writer
January 27, 2015
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