University of Wisconsin-Madison student Nicholas Glattard created an online petition April 24 in support of the Mifflin Street Block Party that has garnered approximately 650 signatures since its creation.
The platform for the petition, which he created at change.org, encourages police to focus on "student safety, rather than taking a no-tolerance, pro-citation stance on a time honored University of Wisconsin-Madison tradition,” according to the website.
The petition, called “Save Mifflin Street Block Party,” will be delivered to Mayor Paul Soglin, UW-Madison Police Department Chief Susan Riseling, Food and Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf and Madison Police Department Chief Noble Wray upon reaching its 1,000 signature goal, according to the website.
“This is a great tradition that should never be discontinued,” Glattard said on the petition’s website.
