Student government representatives began planning Monday to combat the possibility of city officials putting an end to the Mifflin Street Block Party Monday.
Although the block party has been a UW-Madison tradition for decades, Mayor Paul Soglin and other city officials said it has gotten out of hand and bordering on dangerous in recent years.
The Legislative Affairs branch of the Associated Students of Madison said it might need to compromise with Mayor Paul Soglin and other city officials if students hope to keep the block party alive.
United Council member Erika Wolf said Soglin was involved in the creation of Mifflin and would be willing to hear what students have to say about it's future.
""You all as students are in a really great place to negotiate with the mayor about continuing it because the last thing that I think he really wants to do is shut it down,"" Wolf said.
The committee discussed proposing changes to the party with Soglin, including making Mifflin a gated event, not allowing carry-ins and making students show a WisCard before entering.
Committee members said they wanted input from students before they begin attempting to negotiate with city officials.
One ASM Representative, Karen Scott, said she did not know why it was important to support the event, which centers around drinking.
""Obviously not everyone abuses the situation, but enough people do, Scott said. ""I'm sure that it's very unpopular of me but for me personally it's not something that I need to work to support.""
