Texas A&M to mark 25th anniversary of campus bonfire collapse that killed 12
4 months ago

Texas A&M to mark 25th anniversary of campus bonfire collapse that killed 12

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was being built in preparation for the annual bonfire ahead of the Texas A&M-Texas rivalry football game in College Station. “Year after year, Texas A&M students have worked to ensure that we never forget those members of the Aggie Family who were taken from us 25 years ago," school President Mark Welsh III said. The tradition The “Fightin' Texas Aggie Bonfire” ranked among the most revered traditions in college football and symbolized the school's “burning desire” to beat the University of Texas Longhorns in football. Students have continued to organize and build unofficial off-campus bonfires over the years and plan to burn this year's edition on Nov. 29, the night before the Texas A&M-Texas football game.

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Texas A&M to mark 25th anniversary of campus bonfire collapse that killed 12
4 months ago

Texas A&M to mark 25th anniversary of campus bonfire collapse that killed 12

Associated Press  

The first, ominous sounds came from deep within the massive stack of logs in the darkest hours of the Texas night. It was being built in preparation for the annual bonfire ahead of the Texas A&M-Texas rivalry football game in College Station. “Year after year, Texas A&M students have worked to ensure that we never forget those members of the …

Texas A&M president says traditional bonfire will not return as part of renewed Texas rivalry
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Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M’s traditional bonfire, which ended 25 years ago after 12 people were killed and 27 more were wounded when the log stack collapsed during construction, will not return to campus for the renewal of the annual football rivalry with Texas, school …

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