▁ ▁Spirit ▁Ring ▁– ▁The ▁ring ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁collapse ▁and ▁represents ▁the ▁spirit ▁that ▁brought ▁the ▁students ▁together . ▁Tw elve ▁port als ▁are ▁placed ▁around ▁the ▁ring , ▁orient ed ▁toward ▁each ▁student ' s ▁h omet own . ▁Tw enty - se ven ▁stones ▁complete ▁the ▁ring , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 2 7   stud ents ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁collapse . ▁ ▁The ▁mem orial ▁design ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁several ▁organizations ▁as ▁an ▁out standing ▁architect ural ▁design ▁and ▁m ason ry ▁accomplish ment . ▁The ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s , ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Chapter , ▁recognized ▁the ▁mem orial ▁as ▁a ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁A IA ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Design ▁Award . ▁The ▁mem orial ▁also ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁M CAA ▁International ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Mason ry ▁Awards . ▁ ▁To ▁further ▁honor ▁the ▁vict ims , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁A gg ie ▁Re plant ▁Committee ▁plant ed ▁twelve ▁live ▁o ak ▁trees ▁at ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Gr ounds . ▁ ▁Cont inu ation : ▁Student ▁Bon fire ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁university ▁officially ▁cancel led ▁Bon fire , ▁students ▁began ▁planning ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁bon fire ▁for ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁" Un ity ▁Project ", ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁uno fficial ▁Bon fire ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁This ▁fire ▁consisted