Bucky doesn’t live underground like most badgers, but the UW-Madison marching band’s recent actions may force him to.
According to an Oct. 6 article in The Badger Herald, the band did not play at Saturday’s home game against Ohio State for the first time in 40 years in response to allegations of hazing during the band’s trip to the University of Michigan.
Madison band director Mike Leckrone’s suspending of the band was appropriate. Hazing is never justified and just because it was done to someone doesn’t mean they have to do it to others. People joining the band should feel safe and hazing takes that away. Freshmen, eager to be accepted, suffer in the long run from the events and actions needed to be taken in order to pressure the band into stopping their hazing.