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Nov 2, 2009 5:47 pm US/Central
UWRF Students Take Stand Against Hate Messages
RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WCCO) ―
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Students held a rally on Monday to denounce the hate messages. The students wore their school colors -- red and black in show of solidarity.
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Students at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls are taking a stand against hate. Last week someone wrote hate messages on one of the men's bathroom stalls.
The message said "time of destruction is near for Blacks and Asians, with the date 11-02-09."
Students held a rally on Monday to denounce the hate messages. The students wore their school colors -- red and black in show of solidarity.
"Not only do we not accept it, we're going to be loud and outspoken about it," said Ashley Olson, Social Life Coordinator.
Hate messages like these have left a bad image on the beautiful college campus.
"This offends me, I really don't like it. I think it's just a bad, bad message that's being sent out ... it's not a good thing," said student Mark Richie.
Over the past decade, the number of minority students has grown by 60 percent. Police don't know if this is behind the message.
No matter the reason, some students say they are not going to take this sitting down.
"Stand up and say you know what, we're not going to tolerate this either. This is our campus. This is our community and we are not going for it," said Tyra Nelson, Assistant Director for the Upward Bound Program.
"I wrote part of Declaration of Independence, the part about all men are created equal," said student Kelsey Hansen.
Students also signed posters to protest.
"It's just really sad that in 2009 we're still dealing with these issues, I thought that we would be past this by now and it's really sad to see that on this campus," said Hansen.
Police are still trying to find out who did this. So far they are coming up empty-handed. They also don't know the significance behind the date because there is no historical reference.
"Am I surprised that there's still some hate and racism in society? No, not at all," said Blake Fry, Special Assistant to Chancellor.
Extra cameras and security have been added. Students say they feel safe on campus.
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