Will bonfire ever return to the campus of Texas A&M University? Governor Rick Perry seems to think so. Perry was quoted as saying the firey tradition could be reinstated as soon as 2010.

Thursday, the university's student senate heard what Aggies think about bonfire's future.

It's both a symbol of the traditions Texas A&M embraces, and a reminder of a heart-breaking tragedy.

Days before the 10-year anniversary of the bonfire collapse, Aggies gathered in the Koldus building to weigh in.

"I would rather err on the side of safety than err on the side of blowing caution into the wind to bring back an Aggie tradition," said one student.

"To me that doesn't settle well in my heart because I just think that you don't honor those people who passed away by stopping doing things," said another student who had participated in the off-campus bonfire.

Professor Bryan Cole was also in attendance. Cole chaired the initial task force that considered bringing bonfire back to campus. The task force found the university couldn't meet the requirements then.

"It would have to be built under the same professional standards as a 10-story building," said Cole.

Some say not much has changed.

"There is no insurance company in the nation that is willing to insure bonfire," said a TAMU staff member.

Others wanted to bring the lessons learned through off-campus bonfire, back to town.

"You work and work and work and think 'Ok, I can't do this anymore', but you still keep going, and it's something that personally for me helped build a lot of self confidence," said another student.

It's a 10-year-old discussion likely to continue.

"Without the Aggie spirit, without us loving each other as Aggies then it's just a giant burning pile of wood," said a student senator.

The last on-campus bonfire collapsed November 19, 1999 at 2:42 in the morning. KBTX will air a half-hour bonfire special at the exact time it fell, and again at 6:30 that evening.