Hilani Quinones

When I first arrived at Texas A&M, I believed deeply in the promise of this place — a campus that embraced Aggies of every background, culture and personality. People love to say that from the outside looking in, you can’t understand it, and from the inside looking out, you can’t explain it. I believed there was always a place for someone like me, even if I didn’t know what that looked like yet.

The Brazos County Emergency Communications District has been periodically testing out a new artificial intelligence system to answer non-emergency 911 calls within the jurisdiction of the City of Bryan. The Bryan location has used the AI system to answer calls from the public for about one hour so far. The plan is to turn on the AI answering service for brief periods over the next few weeks to smooth out kinks until it’s ready to be rolled out on a permanent basis.

The Texas A&M Meat Judging Team secured the national title at the International Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest on Nov. 16. The contest, hosted by the American Meat Science Association, or AMSA, brought 109 students from 15 university programs to Dakota City, Nebraska, to showcase their knowledge and practical skills. Under the leadership of coach and animal science graduate student Gage Walsh, the team brought home a national championship.