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Upperclass, graduate students provide leadership for ANSC 117

The purpose of ANSC 117, Texas Barbecue is to help freshmen learn about and enjoy some great food each Friday, make new friends and find lifelong mentors, and have a nurturing place to be at the end of a busy and stressful week. This is greatly enhanced by the graduate students, seniors, and juniors who provide leadership for the class each year. There is no way that Ray Riley or I could teach this class without these wonderful students. The Texas Barbecue teaching assistants provide assistance with the weekly… Read More →

Turkey frying in ANSC 117, Texas Barbecue

By Kathleen Meredith The dropping temperature and leaves changing color mean that the holidays are right around the corner. Dr. Davey Griffin and Ray Riley prepared smoked, rotisserie and fried turkeys for ANSC 117, Texas Barbecue on November 20, 2015 in the spirit of the approaching Thanksgiving holiday. Frying turkeys A trick to ensuring the right amount of oil is used when frying a turkey is to place the bird into the pan and use water to identify a maximum level. Once a marker is set, the bird… Read More →

ANSC 117 class adds Super Sophomores

The seventh year of ANSC 117, Texas Barbecue, kicked off on Friday, September 4, 2015 for new class of 27 freshmen. As has been the tradition since the second year of this class, a group of students who took the class as freshmen return to help as teaching assistants working in set up, cooking, and clean up, but most importantly, as valuable mentors to this year’s freshmen regarding making it at Texas A&M University. The Super Sophomores this year are Carley Armstrong, Colton Bausch, Abby Chrz, Terrica Green,… Read More →