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, ...

Joel Meier is a third-year marketing analytics student. This is his third year on The Spectator staff. He enjoys eating spicy foods and bell peppers with peanut butter.

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 ...

Elva 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 rather be in the ...