
UW-Madison students aspiring to wear the Bucky Badger costume are tested on dance and improvisation skills over three days of high-spirited tryouts.

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UW-Madison students aspiring to wear the Bucky Badger costume are tested on dance and improvisation skills over three days of high-spirited tryouts.
Josette Jaucian has shepherded Bucky Badgers through occasional hijinks, countless pushups and, yes, even a few funerals.
Behind every successful Bucky Badger is the woman who’s been managing UW-Madison’s biggest celebrity behind the scenes for 25 years.
Josette Jaucian has been “Bucky’s mom” — or on the occasion he misbehaves, “Bucky’s unofficial parole officer” — since 2000. She took over leading the Spirit Squad in that year, which consists of not only wrangling the multiple performers who bring the Bucky costume to life, but also overseeing the university’s dance team and cheerleaders, more than 60 students total.
As the protector of the 84-year-old Badger’s persona, Jaucian sets high standards and keeps the team of UW-Madison students behind Bucky in line.
Josette Jaucian talks to Bucky before the women’s basketball game between Southern California and Wisconsin on Feb. 5 at the Kohl Center. She attends most home games where Bucky and the Spirit Squad make an appearance.
But Jaucian is also the enabler behind Bucky’s fun and spontaneity: When her team of eight Bucky performers want him to go sled
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