Twelve students died and 27 were injured the morning of Nov. 18, 1999, when the annual Aggie Bonfire collapsed at 2:42 a.m. The Stack was built over the fall semester by students who managed all aspects...

When creating sand mandalas, Buddhist monks create elaborate designs out of colorful sand. They sculpt every minute detail to symmetrical perfection, and when it’s done, without words, they simply...

One of the oldest and most respected traditions within the Student Bonfire organization are their safety helmets, better known as “pots.” Pots are one of the many traditions practiced by the...

Fifteen years after the 1999 Aggie Bonfire Collapse, students and community members gathered at Bonfire Memorial at 2:42 a.m. Tuesday to honor the lives of the 12 Aggies killed in the collapse. The Bonfire...

Five to seven thousand wooden logs, close to 70,000 spectators and 92 years of tradition. Twelve dead, 27 injured and a campus forever changed. A group of Aggies spearheaded the Bonfire Memorial’s...

The cutting, the stacking, the burning — student workers approach all aspects of student bonfire with the common priority of safety. Ben Rathbone, physics sophomore, is a yellowpot, a designated...

The morning of the 1999 Aggie Bonfire Collapse was the day she grew up, said Sallie Porter, fall semester 1999 editor-in-chief of The Battalion. Porter, who is now a nurse anesthetist living in Asheville,...