COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University officials aretrying to get a handle on a tradition
that has students plunging into afrigid campus lake on Ohio State-Michigan week.In previous years, the
university has just let it happen. This year, officials are trying to at least regulate it.The Columbus
Dispatch (http://bit.ly/181UNtl ) reports that
temporary fencing is already up around Mirror Lake andOSU officials announced that only students who are
issued special wristbands will be allowed to take the plunge.Students must pick upthe wrist bands at the
Ohio Union before it closes Tuesday. Alumni andother Buckeyes fans will be shut out.OSU says the move is to
protect students, who have expressed their outrage via social media.The annual Mirror Lake jump began in
1990.___Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.comCopyright 2013 The Associated
Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University officials aretrying to get a handle on a
tradition that has students plunging into afrigid campus lake on Ohio State-Michigan week.In previous years,
the university has just let it happen. This year, officials are trying to at least regulate it.The Columbus
Dispatch (http://bit.ly/181UNtl ) reports that
temporary fencing is already up around Mirror Lake andOSU officials announced that only students who are
issued special wristbands will be allowed to take the plunge.Students must pick upthe wrist bands at the
Ohio Union before it closes Tuesday. Alumni andother Buckeyes fans will be shut out.OSU says the move is to
protect students, who have expressed their outrage via social media.The annual Mirror Lake jump began in
1990.___Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.comCopyright 2013 The Associated
Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.