University of Wisconsin students will gather on Mifflin Street April 27 to celebrate spring one last time before finals, marking the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Mifflin Street Riot. Remembering the barricades and nightsticks that accompanied the first Mifflin, then-UW freshman David Williams drew a stark contrast between that and the Don’t Go” t-shirts and beer … Continue reading From protest to party: The 50-year evolution of the Mifflin Street block party