Each year, thousands of Aggies gather to remember the 12 lives lost on Nov. 18, 1999. The Bonfire Remembrance Ceremony honors those lives and the legacies they left behind. Here are their stories. Miranda...

A cool breeze ripples across the dimly lit pathway, the howl of the wind filling the thick and silent air. The girl glances to the left, where the traditional words of “The Last Corps Trip” are carved...

A few miles south of Ledbetter and an hour away from the heart of Aggieland, the men and women of a tradition dating back to 1907 can be found with pots on their heads and axes in hand. Yells from students...

Dion McInnis ‘03 had been hearing rumors for several weeks — discussions here, whispers there, all revolving around one hypothetical: a Student Bonfire returned to its original on-campus glory. But...

Student Bonfire has rescheduled its annual Burn for Jan. 25, the organization announced Tuesday.  The original Nov. 29 Burn was set for the night before Texas A&M football’s game against Texas,...

The 2024 Student Bonfire will not burn the night before the Texas A&M-Texas game due to a burn ban in Robertson County, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon. Student Bonfire has traditionally...

Described as the “physical embodiment of the Aggie Spirit” by manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology senior and Senior Redpot Mason Taylor, the bright and blazing Student Bonfire returns...

As the last notes of the University of Texas Longhorn Band’s performance of “Amazing Grace” and “Taps” echoed across Kyle Field on Nov. 26, 1999, something unusual happened. The crowd of 86,128...

Aggie Bonfire symbolizes “the burning desire to beat the hell out of t.u. and the undying love all Aggies have for Texas A&M,” according to the Corps of Cadets’ handbook, The Cadence. As decades...

A quarter of a century ago, tragedy struck campus after the 1999 annual Bonfire collapsed and killed 12 students. Two former Battalion staff members discussed their experience covering the tragic event...