9 9 ▁versions ▁of ▁Bon fire , ▁each ▁log ▁is ▁tied ▁to ▁the ▁log ▁next ▁to ▁it ▁with ▁bal ing ▁wire . ▁ ▁To ▁further ▁fort ify ▁the ▁structure , ▁aircraft - grade ▁steel ▁cable ▁is ▁wrapped ▁around ▁each ▁tier . ▁ ▁For ▁added ▁support , ▁four ▁ ▁pol es ▁are ▁spac ed ▁even ly ▁around ▁the ▁stack ▁and ▁then ▁bol ted ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁center ▁pole , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁steel ▁pipe . ▁These ▁pol es ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁Wind le - st icks , ▁after ▁Le vi ▁Wind le , ▁a ▁sta unch ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Student ▁Bon fire ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁un related ▁accident ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Board ▁changed ▁or ▁elimin ated ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁minor ▁trad itions ▁that ▁had ▁pro l ifer ated ▁during ▁A gg ie ▁Bon fire , ▁primarily ▁for ▁safety ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Al co hol ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁permitted , ▁and ▁ha zing ▁has ▁been ▁b anned . ▁ ▁The ▁Bon fire ▁leadership ▁structure ▁has ▁remained ▁in ▁place , ▁although ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁only ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 6 ▁d orm s ▁were ▁represented ▁by ▁Bon fire ▁cre ws . ▁ ▁Att endance ▁for ▁Student ▁Bon fire ▁ranges ▁from ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 – 1 5 , 0 0 0   people ▁and ▁the ▁event ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁Bra zos ▁County ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁count ies . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Student ▁Bon fire ▁attract