KELLY MEYERHOFER
Messages sent to UW-Madison students last fall, like âFollow public health guidelines or risk suspension,â laid out the high stakes for students weighing whether to break COVID-19 rules.
Disciplinary data show UW-Madison went to that extreme just once, suspending a single student last fall. The university sanctioned nearly 1,400 others for COVID-related public health violations so far this school year.
See how the annual Mifflin Street Block Party has changed in the decades since it began as a rallying point for the anti-war movement in Madison in the spring of 1969.
LOGAN WROGE, STATE JOURNAL
As the Mifflin Street Block Party slated for Saturday nears, Madison police are reminding students of rules requiring physical distancing at outdoor events and warning of potential fines. UW-Madison officials said the university will assist police in holding students accountable for any public health violations.