A&M; Deaths Alter Mood on Campuses

The usual pre-Thanksgiving frenzy of school spirit and football mania that sweeps the University of Texas was put aside as the mourning continued for the 12 people killed in the bonfire collapse at archrival Texas A&M; in College Station. Across Texas, thousands of mourners crowded into one church after another to bid farewell to five of those who died. At UT, a candlelight vigil was to take the place of the annual “hex rally,” when Longhorns traditionally put a curse on the Aggies’ football team before the annual game. Four students remained hospitalized, one in critical condition.