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Die-hard sports fans fined $181 for ‘camping’

In the early morning hours Tuesday, when the temperature was down around 49 degrees, Alan Paberzs was understandably chilled. The UW-Madison graduate student had been waiting in the hockey ticket line outside the Kohl Center for nine days and was sleeping on a blanket, he said. Using a blanket on university property in this instance was apparently considered “camping” and against UW rules.