By james art Madison’s State Street was lit up with smiles and cheers during the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s annual Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 25. The annual parade is one of many Homecoming week activities sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association and the Wisconsin Union in advance of Saturday’s Homecoming football game against Penn State.
The weather was perfect for the homecoming parade — crisp, cool and clear.
Photo by: Bryce Richter
Madison and Andrew Schwabe, along with three-year-old Ayla Schwabe, all three big Bucky Badger fans, sit and wait before the parade starts.
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Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and her husband, Professor Joshua Foa Dienstag, wave to the crowd as their car drives down State Street.
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Members of the Mad Jugglers march in the parade and juggle at the same time.
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Miss Madison Hallie Bender, right, and Natalie Popp, Miss Madison’s teenage daughter, travel down State Street.
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Playing the bass drum is all about keeping the beat.
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Children in the crowd cheer on members of the UW Spirit Squad.
Photo: Jeff Miller
Bucky Badger’s favorite weekend of the year is Homecoming. He shows a W sign with his paw to the crowd.
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A member of the UW boxing club boxes with a group of kids lined up on State Street.
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A cutout of the UW-Madison mascot Bucky Badger is seen as part of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers float.
Photo: Jeff Miller
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and her husband, Professor Joshua Dienstag, wave to the crowd.
Photo by: Bryce Richter
Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority travel down State Street in the parade.
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Alumni take photos together on State Street.
Photo by Xiaomeng Shen/UW–Madison
Rebekah Rhyne, Abby Bartleson and Lindsey Cholewczynski sing and sway along to “Varsity” during the Homecoming Block Party on Memorial Union Terrace Friday night.
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The UW Spirit Squad and the UW Marching Band perform during the block party pep rally.
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Tia Mader, mother of a sophomore, cheers during the Memorial Union Terrace block party.
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Bucky Badger, the UW Spirit Squad and the UW Marching Band perform during the rally.
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Bucky the Badger body surfs the crowd during the Homecoming Block Party pep rally.
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Left to right Cheryl Dennis, “very proud mom” of sophomore Sarah Dennis, poses for a selfie while watching the fireworks at the closing UW–Madison Homecoming Block Party on Memorial Union Terrace.
Photo by: Althea Dotzour