Beloved University of Wisconsin mascot Buckingham Ulysses Badger announced Thursday he would be severing ties with the UW System at the end of the Spring 2021 semester. Bucky made the announcement via Twitter, where he shared a Notes app screenshot explaining the situation. “As much as I truly love this university and this community, I’ve made a series of realizations regarding myself and my relationship with UW that have lead me to this difficult decision,” Bucky said. Throughout the tweet, Bucky cited severe burnout, lack of support from the university and a deteriorating relationship with Chancellor Rebecca Blank as reasons for his departure. Bucky stated he has previously attempted to address these issues, but said meetings with Blank have become increasingly difficult to secure, and he used up his 20 individual University Health Services counseling sessions way back in 1952.