A&T students created an trending topic that caught national exposure. Meet the guys behind the hashtag that not only helps networking but good for A&T resources.

Whether using your computer or mobile device, jump on the #AggieTrain.

The trending topic that reached national recognition from celebrities such as A&T alum Terrence J, to individuals in the West Coast states and local colleges, the #AggieTrain has given students the opportunity to network and have a helping resource via social media.

The #AggieTrain phenomenon began as a tweet. Sophomore graphic communications major from Charlotte, Randen Green; sophomore visual arts design major from Greensboro, Quencey Borton; freshman information technology major from Boston, Mass., Damon Jones-Way; and freshman computer engineering major from Atlantic Beach, N.C., Trever Fluellen have created one of the top trending topics within Twitter.

“#AggieTrain is about A&T students coming together and networking and meeting with each other,” said Green.

“ Iwanted to do it because if you ever get on Twitter and you need to know something, it is a way for students to communicate [among] one another and for Aggies to get their followers up.”

The trending topic #AggieTrain started the third day of spring break this school year when tweeted by a friend of Green’s. Since then, every first Friday of every month, the guys start the #AggieTrain to keep its freshness.

“I would describe #AggieTrain in one word: originality,” said Fluellen. “So many other schools have tried but it is something that cannot be duplicated.”

Other schools such as Winston Salem State University, UNCG and East Carolina University amongst other schools tried creating their own trending topic similar to the #AggieTrain and they did not reach a high impact as A&T did.

Even though ECU did trend worldwide, the school did not get much national recognition and exposure as A&T.

“When it starts trending, people from other schools look at A&T as the best school. That’s why I like that it trended worldwide and we all come together as a unit as a school and get to know each other,” said Borton.

“Students from other schools who do not go to A&T and individuals worldwide want to know about it.”

Not only does #AggieTrain have a purpose to attract new followers, but they want it to be used as a resource for the new incoming freshmen in the class of 2016.

“I didn’t know where certain things on campus were located and I asked Twitter,” said Green.

“Events on campus, people losing things, and if the incoming freshmen wanted to know anything about the university, this is a great tool.”

Something as small as a trending topic has reached a worldwide recognition and they all feel that #AggieTrain is here to stay.

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• Erik Veal, Online Editor