Aggie Bonfire
From the first Aggie Bonfire erected in 1909, to the catastrophic collapse in 1999, the tradition that Bonfire signified was "the burning desire to beat the hell out of T.U." (University of Texas). Bonfire still upholds that tradition, but the scars from 1999 are still felt by many Aggies worldwide. On the early morning of November 18, 1999, the forty-foot tower of timber plummeted over thirty-nine people, killing 12, and injuring 27 others. Because of this occurrence, many officials have decided to cut back the amount of student participation during the construction of bonfire. While there are many that deem this pronouncement will promote a safer Bonfire, there are those who protest against officials' decisions for fear that the "burning desire" may not ever be the same. One tradition that is branded into the minds of people who know about Texas A&M University, is the tradition of Bonfire. The tee-pee shaped stack of logs draws thousands of Aggies to commemorate the ignition of the logs. Since the misfortune of Bonfire 1999, there has been a debate on whether the tradition should be able to continue or not. "Texas A&M Universi
" Many do not believe that the accident was a mistake on the student's behalf, but rather by natural causes such as seismic tremors, weather or wind, and the vibration of nearby trains on their daily route 2000-Sept. There are years and years of experience" 2000-Sept. The plans were said to been seen over and over by crew chiefs William Davis and Chad Hutchinson, who coordinated the student work gang's building of the bonfire. "What's amazing to me is that it went on as long as it did" 2000-Sept. The point is, Bonfire will undergo a whole new construction process that may transform the traditional methods of student involvement engineering Bonfire. It's great that, despite the atrocious collapse of the 1999 Bonfire, the desire to "beat the hell out of T. A lot of unfortunate things came together that caused terrible disaster,' he said. "Richard Frampton, father of 22-year old victim Jeremy Frampton, also said he felt the tradition should have remained as is. "The bonfire pile is flawed because it consists of a relatively loose bunching of upright logs and because it's base is too narrow to hold it's looming tower.
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