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Oct 29, 2009 5:32 pm US/Central
Univ. Stays Positive After Threat Found In Stall
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The message was written sometime between 11:00 p.m. and midnight Sunday. It was found by a student in the handicapped stall of the lower-level men's bathroom.
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Some minority students at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls said they may not go to school on Monday after a written threat was discovered in a library bathroom.
The message was written with a pen in a men's bathroom and said "Time of destruction is near Blacks and Asians, 11-2-09."
It was just a few words, but those words have created an outpouring of positive words. Throughout the week personal messages from students and teachers have been shown at the student union center that talk about standing together and loving one another.
The message was written sometime between 11:00 p.m. and midnight Sunday. It was found by a student in the handicapped stall of the lower-level men's bathroom.
The message has been wiped away and all that remains now is a smudge, but while the words are gone, many can't help but think about Nov. 2, this coming Monday.
"I don't even want to go to class on Monday. Like I'd rather just stay in my room all day, just because I would feel safer there than walking out and have something happen to me or anybody else I knew," said student Tiffany Patterson.
"I'm a little nervous about it because it was pointed towards Blacks and Asians, so I'm pretty nervous about it," said student Michael Adams.
The University is telling students and faculty who feel threatened that they don't have to attend class on Monday. One teacher has already cancelled class.
While police investigate the threat and what it means, university officials said Nov. 2 doesn't hold a historical significance.
"There doesn't seem to be any tie to any event," said Kevin Harter, director of university communications.
Over the past 10 years the number of students of color on campus has grown by 60 percent.
"I took a step back and was like 'I'm not going to let this happen.' This person isn't going to scare me," said student Nikki Schonoiki.
"I think it's very clear that what happened on the evening of last Sunday does not reflect the University, its people, its students. What has happened since does reflect this University and very well," said Harter.
The Chancellor will be addressing the campus at 9:00 a.m. Monday. Extra security and surveillance will also be set up around campus.
Students are expected to wear red that day to support their school, and a student-organized march will take place that day.
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