Solving world hunger is a complex issue because of its many causes, and it’s prevalent nearly everywhere — even in Baylor’s own backyard. Kayla Mize, Waco regional director for the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP), said a 2019 census showed 15.7% of residents of McLennan County and 22.5% of children in McLennan County suffered from food insecurity.

Sam Dossey is preparing to play collegiate golf in January, Luke Dossey is in his third year and Cooper Dossey, a Baylor men’s golf alumnus, is chasing his pro-golf dreams. But collectively, they’re working toward something bigger than themselves.

Although your family members might hit a nerve by bringing up a sensitive topic, remember that they are trying to put in the effort to learn more about you. Be thankful this holiday season that you have those nosy people in your life because they care about you a lot.

So, you’re going home for Thanksgiving break. If you were at Baylor last year, going home for Thanksgiving was weird — we literally got up and left for the rest of the semester. If you’ve been here since before 2020, you didn’t even have a whole week off for Thanksgiving. This break is noticeably different than any other Thanksgiving break we’ve ever had, and it’s OK to feel indifferent about it.

While the intentions behind the Campus Guardian program are good, there is one thing that would make the majority of the student body far more comfortable on campus: a program where students can request an escort home due to the uneasiness of being alone at night.

Yesterday, an article was published about Mexican food in Waco but then proceeded to mention a handful of places well within the Baylor bubble. Articles like this continue to further the stereotype that Waco has nothing to offer Baylor students, when even a cursory Google search would have pulled up an incredible number of local Mexican places.

To finish off the fall semester, the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core hosts Sweet Thank-You — a casual social event full of food and fun awards to thank the professors for their hard work.

Flexibility is something that people love, and podcasts can be paused or rewinded at someone’s own pace. Listening to a podcast at any time and place allows listeners to not have to set aside time to listen; it can be whenever they want to listen.

Within Baylor’s goals, top-tier academics is one that has been made so that students can be successful after college. The Career Center dedicates itself to helping, training and guiding students to a professional environment during and after their undergraduate years.

Studies show between 22% and 30% of college students are at any given time in their first year of grieving the death of a family member or friend. At Baylor, with an undergraduate population of 15,191 students, that means between 3,342 and 4,557 undergraduates are currently in their initial stage of bereavement. With such a significant portion of college students wading through the trenches of grief, it is difficult to fathom how there could be such a profound lack of resources for them.

The BIC Leadership Council seeks to foster community by creating opportunities for all those who participate in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core to engage with one another — from bringing in alumni to speak about their career field, to hosting coffee hours with professors, to putting together board game nights for students.