Big Boy perched in 贝尔斯登湖, approx. 1984
熊湖的历史
Most OU students know 贝尔斯登湖 for its photogenic location where you can come and unwind between classes. But the history behind 贝尔斯登湖 is far deeper than you might expect.
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Most OU students know 贝尔斯登湖 for its photogenic location where you can come and unwind between classes. But the history behind 贝尔斯登湖 is far deeper than you might expect. Here are four things you might not know about 贝尔斯登湖.
1. Over the years, multiple cars have been found at the bottom of 贝尔斯登湖. Beginning with a truck whose parking brake failed, more than one student has had the pleasure of leaving class only to discover that their car went for a swim. One car was intentionally put into the lake by a student in 1993 and wasn’t discovered and removed until 2002. Perhaps he couldn’t find a parking spot?
2. 贝尔斯登湖 was originally known around campus as Beer Lake. No, not because the lake was composed of your favorite lager. 虽然真相是模糊的 like its waters, one story claimed a student threw a beer can into the waters and named it “Beer Lake.” Others say students used the lake to store their beer to keep it cool. 不管真相如何, when the university changed their mascot to the Golden Grizzlies in 1998, the university rebranded the lake — 贝尔斯登湖.
3. Do you know and love your local Big Boy restaurant? 好吧, 显然，俄亥俄州立大学的学生做到了, as over the years at least two Big Boy statues have been found on 贝尔斯登湖, 包括1984年发现的一个. On both occasions the Big Boy statue was returned to its original owners with the campus’s apologies. 当时, the 十大菠菜台子新闻 quipped that the Big Boy was “perhaps a bit smarter after a day in school.”
4. Students used to swim, boat, ice skate, and canoe on 贝尔斯登湖. 有几次, members of the swim team were known to practice their racing starts by jumping off the bridge. The first swim allegedly took place in the summer of 66’ when a student fell out of a boat into the muddy waters and got sick the next day. 在那之后不久, a 1968 Department of Health survey found that Beer Lake was unsuitable as a public beach because most of the water was from an established county drain filled with runoff from nearby subdivisions and septic tanks. 事实上, that beautiful fountain you see spurting water into the cool morning air was installed to curtail the sludge and stench associated with the lake. 不用说, please do not jump off the bridge and students no longer swim in the lake, but you can still enjoy the morning views.
结果出来了, four things you didn’t know about 贝尔斯登湖, I’ll bet you never look at it the same again.
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Over the years, multiple cars have been found at the bottom of 贝尔斯登湖. 从1973年开始, students would leave class only to discover that their parking brake failed and their vehicle was sitting in the lake. One student intentionally drove into the lake in 1993 and it was not discovered and removed until 2002.
贝尔斯登湖 was originally known around campus as Beer Lake. 虽然真相是模糊的, one story claims a student threw a beer can into the waters and named it “Beer Lake.” Others say students used the lake to store their beer to keep it cool. 不管真相如何, in 1998, the university rebranded it to 贝尔斯登湖.
At least two Big Boy statues have been found in 贝尔斯登湖. In both cases, students stole the statue and left it in the lake. 当时, the 十大菠菜台子新闻 quipped that the Big Boy was “perhaps a bit smarter after a day in school.”
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Students used to swim, boat, ice skate and canoe on 贝尔斯登湖. 有几次, members of the swim team were known to practice their racing starts by jumping off the bridge. A 1968 Department of Health survey found that “Beer Lake” was unsuitable as a public beach because most of the water was from an established county drain filled with runoff from nearby subdivisions and septic tanks.
