Traditions Come, but Should They Go?

Tracy Willing English 1301 9/15/2000 Traditions May Come, But Should They Go? When the sixty foot tall, 2 million pound stack of logs came crashing down on Texas A&M University students last November, it left 12 students dead, and 27 injured. Not only did the ninety year old tradition result in death of human life, it also became apparent that the traditions own “life” was at stake. Should the tradition die along with those 12 students? I think not. Some …

…kids put on such an amazing project.” In conclusion, I believe the bonfire should continue. We should learn from this horrible tragedy, and make sure it never happens again. Adult supervision is definately needed, and a professionally engineered design should be considered. Also, an annual safety compliance review should be in place. I say, do whatever it takes to continue this age old tradition that inspired many people, and enriched more lives than it destroyed.