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Ohio State says it plans to end Mirror Lake after tragic 2015 jump

In a surprise to few, the university will look to stop the tradition going back some 30+ years after last night's tragic events.

The Mirror Lake jump, a synonymous part of the annual Beat Michigan week, may not be long for the rivalry.

After two years of regulations in an attempt to both mitigate risk and rein in some of the risky behavior often surrounding students' superstitious annual plunge into the small, man made on-campus lake, in the wake of a medical emergency that culminated in the death of a young person at last night's jump, the university isn't holding back.