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UW band suspension lifted, but ‘culture needs to change’

And the band will play on.

The culture that has allowed demeaning and inappropriate conduct within the University of Wisconsin Marching Band, however, must change.

That was the message University of Wisconsin-Madison officials sent Thursday when they held a news conference to announce the band would be allowed to play at Saturday night’s UW football game against Penn State at Camp Randall Stadium.