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Live college mascots reflect obsession with traditions

The University of Wisconsin hasn’t had a live badger since 1947 â?? about the time Bucky got loose and ran onto the football field during a game, says David Null, director of the school’s archives.

“The team got a delay-of-game call while they tried to round it up and take care of it,” Null says. “They’re feisty little animals. I doubt they’ll ever bring it back.”