According to the cats’ caretakers, around 100 cats call Baylor home, living in many different colonies situated around campus. Some colonies are small, like the two black cats living behind Castellaw Communications Center or the four kittens living in the courtyard of Draper Academic Building. Other colonies have up to a dozen cats, like the colony that explores the pipes and tunnels under Russell Hall.

“We need to do life together,” Shoemaker said. “There’s no way to not be impacted spiritually and physically in your relationships, and that’s the entire point of doing life together, is that you learn to follow Jesus in a community of people who love each other. So that is why her work is so important and so special.”

Despite the fact that it is its 10-year anniversary, many students who walk by the garden adjacent to Fountain Mall have no idea what it is. With large stone monuments, a narrow walkway and a foreboding aura surrounding the garden, some may have believed that it is a cemetery. This very reason is why the National Pan-Hellenic Council is seeking to renovate the grounds, with awareness and beautification at the forefront of these changes.

Working in the food industry requires hard work, responsibility and patience. Many Baylor students manage this with a full-time course load as well.