▁of ▁three ▁p iles ▁of ▁wood , ▁with ▁the ▁center ▁stack ▁being ▁ ▁high . ▁ ▁Despite ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁official ▁advert is ement , ▁over ▁one ▁thousand ▁spect ators ▁attended . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁uno fficial ▁event ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁Student ▁Bon fire . ▁Now ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁non pro fit ▁organization , ▁Student ▁Bon fire ▁has ▁official ▁byla ws ▁and ▁a ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁compr ising ▁former ▁students . ▁ ▁The ▁byla ws ▁specify ▁the ▁design ▁that ▁must ▁be ▁used ▁each ▁year , ▁and ▁no ▁changes ▁have ▁been ▁permitted ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁burn ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁This ▁design , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁university ▁task ▁force ▁and ▁approved ▁by ▁a ▁struct ural ▁engineer , ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁Bon fire ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁those ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁tradition , ▁every ▁log ▁in ▁the ▁stack ▁touch es ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁To ▁maintain ▁the ▁traditional ▁wed ding - ca ke ▁design , ▁the ▁logs ▁are ▁cut ▁to ▁different ▁height s , ▁with ▁the ▁tall est ▁set ▁reaching ▁ ▁high . ▁ ▁The ▁lower ed ▁height ▁elimin ates ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁sp lic ed ▁center ▁pole . ▁ ▁Instead , ▁a ▁single ▁utility ▁pole , ▁s unk ▁ ▁into ▁the ▁ground , ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁center ▁pole . ▁As ▁in ▁the ▁pre - 1 9