The Daily Cardinal reported Wednesday that UW-Madison students Alex Kaufer and Xiyang Chen feel students need an alternative to the official city-sponsored Freakfest, which features large music stages with bands like O.A.R. and is sponsored by Mountain Dew. Freakfest turns State Street into a fenced-off party on Saturday, Nov. 1, and charges attendees $7 admission.
“Are we watching the Mifflin thing?” said Madison Police Capt. Mary Schauf, addressing reporters on State Street at a Wednesday Freakfest press conference. “Oh yes, we are.”