25 years after fatal bonfire, Texas A&M considers bringing student tradition back
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Twenty-five years later, bonfire remains a suspended tradition.
A special committee has the task of exploring ways to commemorate the school's football rivalry with UT-Austin. Now they're asking families of the 1999 bonfire victims for their input.
Texas A&M Regent John Bellinger has penned letters to families who lost a child in the 1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse about the possibility of bringing the former longstanding tradition back
A university system regent has sought input from the victims’ families about restoring the tradition, which was suspended after the 1999 tragedy.