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ust 271J Monday, August 27,1990 .15} The Battalion Page 7E s u ntil the ^‘gbtsoSo I 21 dS n ^ *ti its over eilce d one of I've ev ei; “'*■ >'«« s ther e with, 3W n was, t}| t onfire Continued from page IE) ove itations, which provide ax handle re- jlacements, and sometimes have irst aid equipment and refresh- nents. Yellowpots act as dorm leaders. They motivate dorm residents to and at the cut site yellowpots the woods and are in charge of axes. Yellowpots teach people what to do at cut and have specific duties at y° u both, stack, but not on the stack. Crew chiefs assist yellowpots by cut, walk * the; r S 'lver Tan, me D 'C.'sL base of the | coordinating activities on each floor of a dorm. Two female groups help with an nual bonfire construction. The Women’s Bonfire Committee is part of the official bonfire chain of com mand. It consists of women who work concession stands on Duncan Field and provide lunches and drinks to those at cut site. The “Reload Crew,” sponsored by A&M Mother’s Clubs, has members who provide cookies for those work ing on bonfire. The newest positions are the “bonfire butts.” These are junior Corps members that act as yellow pots for the Corps units. Fall 1990 is the first for bonfire butts. Bonfire today is still as regi mented as it used to be, but things are a little different now. Each step of its construction has become a tra dition of its own. The following are some of the tra ditions and standards that make up a ’90s bonfire. • The outhouse sitting on top each bonfire is no longer stolen but instead is built by sophomore band members. • The Austin city limits sign is do nated from a Hearne resident, with the year listed as the number of miles to Austin. • Centerpole arrival also has be come a big day on campus. Tradi tion states if centerpole stays up past midnight on bonfire night, the Ag gies will beat the Longhorns in the next day’s game. Senior redpots pick out cen terpole, which is brought to campus the last weekend in October. Perimeter guards begin watching the stack area when centerpole ar rives. At least two junior redpots guard the pole 24 hours a day. Attempts have been made to burn the stack early by mischievous Long horns and others, but all have been stopped by bonfire guards. Ten out fits guard stack and the surrounding grounds on the night of bonfire. “Push,” the round-the-clock building process, begins 14 days be fore bonfire burns. Corps members and dorm residents have a push schedule set up in six-hour shifts. No student or group of students is required to work push, but it is man datory that someone work on stack continuously. The main hours for push are 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., and 18 hours on the weekends. H.B. Zachary, a construction com pany from San Antonio, donates a crane and the services of two opera tors and a maintenance person for push week. The slogans “Go Aggies” and “Beat Texas” are painted on the arm of crane. Cut site for recent years has been near Carlos, about 35 miles from here. The land is used for strip min ing and then replanted with vegeta talion fikpk: valk down Battalion file photo Dorm residents show their enthusiasm for bonfire by shaving letters in their heads and displaying the message at Albritton Tower. tion. Today, 8,000 to 10,000 logs are cut each year, about 220,000 man hours are spent cutting and stacking and 5,000 people help cut and stack the massive structure. Last year, student leaders and campus and community law en forcers made efforts to make bonfire a safer experience for everyone in volved. A strong no-alcohol campaign was launched by student leaders, urging spectators to reduce alcohol con sumption before bonfire and at the site. More streets also were closed be fore and during bonfire to prevent residents’ yards and property from damage. Controversy over bonfire’s safety and purpose has been around for some time, but the Faculty Senate took action in May by recommend ing a report for A&M President Wil liam Mobley. Student leaders, faculty members, and University and local officials were consulted for the report. The report suggests reducing bonfire’s volume by 50 percent by 1993, and imposing grade point re- ? [uirements for all who work on bon- ire. Environmental concerns about cutting down thousands of trees each year, and neighborhood con cerns of trash and damage to prop erty also were addressed in the re port. Bonfire ’90’s Head Stack Joey Dollins, a member of the committee recommending these changes, said the recommendations are just that, and are not set in stone. The Aggie bonfire tradition lives on in the heart of Aggies every where, young and old. It is a testimo nial to friendship and hard work. “Bonfire is a feeling, a motiva tion,” Dollins said. “You are thinking about every Aggie that ever worked on it but you’re not thinking about the fire.” It is hard to put into words the feeling bonfire evokes, but many Aggies will gather again Nov. 29, 1990 when the 81st bonfire goes up in flames. Mike Finger, a senior redpot, ex pressed his feelings about bonfire. “It brings everything about A&M, every Aggie quality, together.” Redpots set up centerpole in Duncan Field for bonfire. Battalion file photo Dedicated bonfire crew members work together to load logs at the cutting site to be delivered to Duncan Field. tfilepW BEECH AIRCRAFT A NEW AGE OF OPPORTUNITY In opportunity and performance, Beech Aircraft is among the greats in general business aviation history. 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