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Roots office located at:UW–Barron County1800 College DriveRice Lake, WI 54868Room 159(715) 234-8176 ext. brnroots@uwc.eduwww.rootsofricelake.tk

Editor-In-ChiefSarah HoganCopy EditorMelissa StoryDesign/Web EditorChadwick MoyerStaffSeth AbrahamsonElizabeth LeeCC MohlAdrian SunderlandCheyne TaylorAdvisorNichole Kathol

Roots Editorial PolicyRoots is written and edited by students of the University of Barron County and they are solely responsible for its edi-torial policy and content. The editorial board is comprised of the editor, copy editor and web editor. Decisions regarding advertising and editorial content are the sole responsibility of the editor, who may take advisement from the other members of the editorial board or the faculty advisor. Roots reserves the right to refuse any advertise-ment or editorial submission at its discretion. Justification does not have to be given if an advertisement is refused. Advertising considered fraudulent, misleading, offen-sive, libelous or detrimental to the newspaper, its advertisers or the public may be refused. Roots encourages its readers to submit writing and pho-tographs to the publication. Submissions must include the contributor’s name and phone number or e-mail address. All letters to the editor must be signed, and the editorial board reserves the right to edit letters that are lengthy, obscene or libelous. Editorials express only the writer’s opin-ion, not necessarily those of Roots staff or other members of the UW-Barron County community. Due to space constraints, please limit sub-missions to no more than 400 words. Roots is published monthly during the academic year. Copies are available in newsstands on the UW-Barron County campus. The newspaper is free to students, faculty and visitors.

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FILLER TEXT. As a writer for Roots, I feel the editorial coverage of Juan Williams firing from NPR to be par-ticularly one sided. As Abdifatah Kofiro’s writing, “Peace In Our Time” shows, an editorial is merely an opinion; but covering a story with just emotional writing, neglecting facts, and only tell-ing part stories is sloppy and lazy journalism. There are, after all, two sides to any story. If any one cared to listen to what Mr. Williams was actually stating, the story takes a different angle. What he was trying to express in his ill-fated interview, was that he gets scared when he is seated next to a person in Muslim garb on an airplane and that he knows this is stereotyping and wrong. He wasn’t saying it was ok to hate Muslims, in fact, the exact op-posite; that it is wrong to be scared or hate someone because of a stereotype or preconceived notion. Most coverage of this story simple stated the beginning of his point, saying that Mr. Wil-liams said he is afraid to sit near a Muslim on a plane. He was actually trying to dissuade viewers from such irrational reactions with no thought behind them. Shortly after they fired him, NPR had coverage where listeners called in and gave their opinion of the situation. After hearing many points made on both sides, and as a long time listener of NPR, I thought Mr. Williams should have been fired when he first signed on with FOX as it was a con-flict of interests. Since NPR knowingly allowed Mr. Williams to continue employment for both media sources, I do not think he should have been fired for this incident. In no way do I condone hate, nor do I have any problems with Muslims. I simple don’t like one sided reporting.

FILLER TEXT. As a writer for Roots, I feel the editorial coverage of Juan Williams firing from NPR to be par-ticularly one sided. As Abdifa-tah Kofiro’s writing, “Peace In Our Time” shows, an editorial is merely an opinion; but covering a story with just emotional writ-ing, neglecting facts, and only telling part stories is sloppy and lazy journalism. There are, after all, two sides to any story. If any one cared to listen to what Mr. Williams was actually stating, the story takes a different angle. What he was trying to express in his ill-fated interview, was that he gets scared when he is seated next to a person in Muslim garb on an airplane and that he knows this is stereotyping and wrong. He wasn’t saying it was ok to hate Muslims, in fact, the exact op-posite; that it is wrong to be scared or hate someone because of a stereotype or preconceived notion. Most coverage of this story simple stated the beginning of his point, saying that Mr. Wil-liams said he is afraid to sit near a Muslim on a plane. He was actually trying to dissuade viewers from such irrational reactions with no thought behind them. Shortly after they fired him, NPR had coverage where listeners called in and gave their opinion of the situation. After hearing many points made on both sides, and as a long time listener of NPR, I thought Mr. Williams should have been fired when he first signed on with FOX as it was a con-flict of interests. Since NPR knowingly allowed Mr. Williams to continue employment for both media sources, I do not think he should have been fired for this incident. In no way do I condone hate, nor do I have any problems with Muslims. I simple don’t like one sided reporting.

FILLER TEXT. As a writer for Roots, I feel the editorial coverage of Juan Williams firing from NPR to be par-

ticularly one sided. As Abdifatah Kofiro’s writing, “Peace In Our Time” shows, an editorial is merely an opinion; but covering a story with just emotional writing, neglecting facts, and only tell-ing part stories is sloppy and lazy journalism. There are, after all, two sides to any story. If any one cared to listen to what Mr. Williams was actually stating, the story takes a different angle. What he was trying to express in his ill-fated interview, was that he gets scared when he is seated next to a person in Muslim garb on an airplane and that he knows this is stereotyping and wrong. He wasn’t saying it was ok to hate Muslims, in fact, the exact op-posite; that it is wrong to be scared or hate someone because of a stereotype or preconceived notion. Most coverage of this story simple stated the beginning of his point, saying that Mr. Wil-liams said he is afraid to sit near a Muslim on a plane. He was actually trying to dissuade viewers from such irrational reactions with no thought behind them. Shortly after they fired him, NPR had coverage where listeners called in and gave their opinion of the situation. After hearing many points made on both sides, and as a long time listener of NPR, I thought Mr. Williams should have been fired when he first signed on with FOX as it was a con-flict of interests. Since NPR knowingly allowed Mr. Williams to continue employment for both media sources, I do not think he should have been fired for this incident. In no way do I condone hate, nor do I have any problems with Muslims. I simple don’t like one sided reporting.

FILLER TEXT. As a writer for Roots, I feel the edito-rial coverage of Juan Williams firing from NPR to be particularly one sided. As Abdifatah Kofiro’s writing, “Peace In Our Time” shows, an editorial is merely an opinion; but covering a story with just emotional writing, neglecting facts, and only telling part stories is sloppy and lazy journalism.

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FILLER TEXT. As a writ-er for Roots, I feel the editorial coverage of Juan Williams fir-ing from NPR to be particu-larly one sided. As Abdifatah

Kofiro’s writing, “Peace In Our Time” shows, an editorial is merely an opinion; but cover-ing a story with just emotional writing, neglecting facts, and only telling part stories is slop-py and lazy journalism. There are, after all, two sides to any story. If any one cared to lis-ten to what Mr. Williams was actually stating, the story takes a different angle. What he was trying to express in his ill-fat-ed interview, was that he gets scared when he is seated next

to a person in Muslim garb on an airplane and that he knows this is stereotyping and wrong. He wasn’t saying it was ok to hate Muslims, in fact, the ex-act opposite; that it is wrong to be scared or hate someone because of a stereotype or pre-conceived notion. Most cover-age of this story simple stated the beginning of his point, say-ing that Mr. Williams said he is afraid to sit near a Muslim on a plane. He was actually trying to dissuade viewers from such irrational reactions with no thought behind them. Shortly after they fired him, NPR had coverage where listeners called in and gave their opinion of the situation. After hearing many points made on both sides, and as a long time listener of NPR, I thought Mr. Williams should have been fired when he first signed on with FOX as it was a conflict of interests. Since NPR knowingly allowed Mr. Williams to continue employ-ment for both media sources, I do not think he should have been fired for this incident. In no way do I condone hate, nor do I have any problems with Muslims. I simple don’t like one sided reporting.

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FILLER TEXT. As a writer for Roots, I feel the editorial cover-age of Juan Williams firing from NPR to be particularly one sided. As Abdifatah Kofiro’s writing, “Peace In Our Time” shows, an edi-torial is merely an opinion; but covering a story with just emotional writing, neglecting facts, and only telling part stories is sloppy and lazy journalism. There are, after all, two sides to any story. If any one cared to listen to what Mr. Williams was actually stating, the story takes a different angle. What he was trying to express in his ill-fated interview, was that he gets scared when he is seated next to a person in Muslim garb on an airplane and that he knows this is stereotyping and wrong. He wasn’t saying it was ok to hate Mus-lims, in fact, the exact opposite; that it is wrong to be scared or hate someone because of a stereotype or preconceived notion. Most cov-erage of this story simple stated the beginning of his point, saying that Mr. Williams said he is afraid to sit near a Muslim on a plane. He was actually trying to dissuade viewers from such irrational re-actions with no thought behind them. Shortly after they fired him, NPR had coverage where listeners called in and gave their opinion of the situation. After hearing many points made on both sides, and as a long time listener of NPR, I thought Mr. Williams should have been fired when he first signed on with FOX as it was a conflict of interests. Since NPR knowingly allowed Mr. Williams to continue employment for both media sources, I do not think he should have been fired for this incident. In no way do I condone hate, nor do I have any problems with Muslims. I simple don’t like one sided reporting.

FILLER TEXT. As a writer for Roots, I feel the editorial cover-age of Juan Williams firing from NPR to be particularly one sided. As Abdifatah Kofiro’s writing, “Peace In Our Time” shows, an edi-torial is merely an opinion; but covering a story with just emotional writing, neglecting facts, and only telling part stories is sloppy and lazy journalism. There are, after all, two sides to any story. If any one cared to listen to what Mr. Williams was actually stating, the story takes a different angle. What he was trying to express in his ill-fated interview, was that he gets scared when he is seated next to a person in Muslim garb on an airplane and that he knows this is stereotyping and wrong. He wasn’t saying it was ok to hate Mus-lims, in fact, the exact opposite; that it is wrong to be scared or hate someone because of a stereotype or preconceived notion. Most cov-erage of this story simple stated the beginning of his point, saying that Mr. Williams said he is afraid to sit near a Muslim on a plane. He was actually trying to dissuade viewers from such irrational re-actions with no thought behind them. Shortly after they fired him, NPR had coverage where listeners called in and gave their opinion of the situation. After hearing many points made on both sides, and as a long time listener of NPR, I thought Mr. Williams should have been fired when he first signed on with FOX as it was a conflict of interests. Since NPR knowingly allowed Mr. Williams to continue employment for both media sources, I do not think he should have been fired for this incident. In no way do I condone hate, nor do I have any problems with Muslims. I simple don’t like one sided reporting.

FILLER TEXT. As a writer for Roots, I feel the editorial cover-age of Juan Williams firing from NPR to be particularly one sided. As Abdifatah Kofiro’s writing, “Peace In Our Time” shows, an edi-torial is merely an opinion; but covering a story with just emotional writing, neglecting facts, and only telling part stories is sloppy and lazy journalism. There are, after all, two sides to any story. If any one cared to listen to what Mr. Williams was actually stating, the story takes a different angle. What he was trying to express in his ill-fated interview, was that he gets scared when he is seated next to a person in Muslim garb on an airplane and that he knows this is stereotyping and wrong. He wasn’t saying it was ok to hate Mus-lims, in fact, the exact opposite; that it is wrong to be scared or hate someone because of a stereotype or preconceived notion.

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FILLER TEXT. As a writer for Roots, I feel the editorial coverage of Juan Williams firing from NPR to be particularly one sided. As Abdifatah Kofiro’s writ-ing, “Peace In Our Time” shows, an editorial is merely an opinion; but covering a story with just emotional writing, neglecting facts, and only telling part stories is sloppy and lazy journalism. There are, after all, two sides to any story. If any one cared to listen to what Mr. Williams was actually stating, the story takes a differ-ent angle. What he was trying to express in his ill-fated interview, was that he gets scared when he is seated next to a person in Muslim garb on an airplane and that he knows this is stereotyping and wrong. He wasn’t saying it was ok to hate Muslims, in fact, the exact opposite; that it is wrong to be scared or hate someone because of a stereotype or preconceived notion. Most coverage of this story simple stated the beginning of his point, saying that Mr. Williams said he is afraid to sit near a Muslim on a plane. He was actually trying to dissuade viewers from such irrational reactions with no thought behind them. Shortly after they fired him, NPR had cov-erage where listeners called in and gave their opinion of the situation. After hearing many points made on both sides, and as a long time listener of NPR, I thought Mr. Williams should have been fired when he first signed on with FOX as it was a conflict of interests. Since NPR knowingly allowed Mr. Williams to continue employ-ment for both media sources, I do not think he should have been fired for this incident. In no way do I condone hate, nor do I have any problems with Muslims. I simple don’t like one sided reporting.

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MOMMY MOVIE REVIEW:The Chronicles Of Narnia : Voyage Of The Dawn Treader

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SCI-FI & FANTASYAtmosphere ”The Family Sign”Atmosphere returns with their 7th Full-Length Album. Ac-cording to Rhymesayers, “The Family Sign is Atmosphere’s most personal and intimate al-bum yet.” From what we hear, this is his best album yet. Album Release: 16th

Del the Funky Homosapien “The Golden Era”DFH comes back with yet another album. Deep beats and reminiscent of old Ice Cube. Definitely a fun album to check out. Album Release: 19th

The Kills “Blood Pressures”Give me back that garage band grunge! Simple riffs and catchy hooks make this album perfect for long nights of studying.Album Release: 5th

Low ”C’mon”Many fans of the duluth-based band “Low” have waited for nearly 4 years to hear what sound may beckon from their amplifiers. Low is known for their slow, heavy rhythm and post-punk lyrics. Album Release: 12th

Thursday ”No Devolucion”Thursday returns with their 6th studio release and they are coming back with a bang. They further explore post-rock, indie, art and experimen-tal styles but don’t skimp on the post-hardcore backbone that they are known for. Album Release: 12th

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FILLER TEXT. As a writer for Roots, I feel the editorial coverage of Juan Williams firing from NPR to be particularly one sided. As Abdifatah Kofiro’s writing, “Peace In Our Time” shows, an editorial is merely an opinion; but covering a story with just emotional writing, neglecting facts, and only telling part stories is sloppy and lazy journalism. There are, after all, two sides to any story. If any one cared to listen to what Mr. Wil-liams was actually stating, the story takes a different angle. What he was trying to express in his ill-fated interview, was that he gets scared when he is seated next to a person in Muslim garb on an airplane and that he knows this is stereotyp-ing and wrong. He wasn’t saying it was ok to hate Muslims, in fact, the exact opposite; that it is wrong to be scared or hate someone because of a stereotype or preconceived notion. Most coverage of this story sim-ple stated the beginning of his point, saying that Mr. Williams said he is afraid to sit near a Muslim on a plane. He was actually trying to dissuade viewers from such

irrational reactions with no thought behind them. Shortly after they fired him, NPR had coverage where listeners called in and gave their opinion of the situa-tion. After hearing many points made on both sides, and as a long time listener of NPR, I thought Mr. Wil-liams should have been fired when he first signed on with FOX as it was a conflict of interests. Since NPR know-ingly allowed Mr. Williams to continue employment for both media sources, I do not think he should have been fired for this incident. In no way do I condone hate, nor do I have any problems with Muslims. I simple don’t like one sided reporting.

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FILLER TEXT. As a writer for Roots, I feel the editorial coverage of Juan Williams firing from NPR to be particularly one sided. As Abdifatah Kofiro’s writing, “Peace In Our Time” shows, an editorial is merely an opinion; but covering a story with just emotional writing, neglecting facts, and only telling part stories is sloppy and lazy journalism. There are, after all, two sides to any story. If any one cared to listen to what Mr. Williams was actually stating, the story takes a different angle. What he was trying to express in his ill-fated interview, was that he gets scared when he is seated next to a person in Muslim garb on an airplane and that he knows this is stereotyping and wrong. He wasn’t saying it was ok to hate Muslims, in fact, the exact opposite; that it is wrong to be scared or hate someone because of a stereotype or preconceived notion. Most coverage of this story simple stated the beginning of his point, saying that Mr. Williams said he is afraid to sit near a Muslim on a plane. He was actually trying to dissuade viewers from such irrational reac-tions with no thought behind them. Shortly after they fired him, NPR had coverage where listeners called in and gave their opinion of the situation. After hearing many points made on both sides, and as a long time listener of NPR, I thought Mr. Williams should have been fired when he first signed on with FOX as it was a conflict of interests. Since NPR knowingly allowed Mr. Williams to continue employ-ment for both media sources, I do not think he should have been fired for this incident. In no way do I condone hate, nor do I have any problems with Muslims. I simple don’t like one sided reporting.

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Discover UW-BC Open House for high school students and their parents. 6:15 p.m. Optional campus tour. FREE

6thFall registration for continuing students begins.

7thThursdays @ the U: Dr. Thomas Franz, “Global Warming: The Earth Will Survive; Will We?” Blue Hills Lecture Hall. 12:30pm. FREE

8thLast day to drop or withdraw.

11thInternational Film Festival for Families: “Chorus” (French), Blue Hills Lecture Hall. 7:00pm.Volunteer donation

14thThursdays @ the U: Dr. Neelakantan Namboodiri, Nephrology, Blue Hills Lecture Hall. 12:30pm. FREE

21stThursdays @ the U: Dr. Joe Foy, UW-Waukesha, “American Idle: The Politics of American Popular Culture,” sponsored by UW-BC Foundation Public Affairs speaker sereis, Blue Hills Lecture Hall. 12:30pm. FREE

25thInternational Film Festival for Families: “Under the Same Moon” (Mexico), Blue Hills Lecture Hall. 7:00pm. Volunteer donation

28thThursdays @ the U: Red Cedar publication event, author readings and reception for UW-BC’s literary magazine, Blue Hills Lecture Hall. 12:30pm. FREE