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From Ice Cream to Hot Wings:  CAES Aggies Celebrate GHOE 2025 

October 22, 2025

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A group of people at an outdoor gathering, smiling as they hold plates of food and drinks. Tables with cups and snacks are visible in the foreground, and others are mingling in the background.

Alumni, faculty, friends and fans of the college gathered on the Webb Hall lawn for food, friends and fun during Homecoming 2025.

More than 700 CAES Aggie alumni gathered on the Webb Hall lawn on Friday, Oct. 10 for food, dancing, fellowship as part of N.C. A&T’s 99th Greatest Homecoming on Earth, and sixteen fearless Aggies sat down for the Poultry Club’s Hot Wings Challenge, sponsored by Mountaire Farms.

With sauces peaking at 5 million Scoville units, things got spicy fast, with participants crying, panting and gulping milk for relief. At the end, two victorious Aggies emerged with the title of “2025 GHOE Hot Wing Champion!”

A group of people sit at a long table outdoors, enjoying food together. The man in the foreground, wearing a blue LA cap and bracelets, eats from a plate while others chat and eat beside him. Cups and water bottles are on the table.

Dominic Jones competes during the Hot Wings Challenge at the CAES Homecoming picnic at Webb Hall.

Alumni also got the chance to weigh in on Aggie Ice Cream flavors and colors, coming up with flavor combinations and good names for them. And a limited number of alums got the chance to get a “Sneak Peek” at the new Urban and Community Food Complex, taking shape at the N.C. A&T University Farm. On a tour by Hao Feng, Ph.D., the complex director, the group saw the test kitchen, sensory lab and the area where the creamery will be serving Aggie Ice Cream next year!

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