Pro-Life Waco activists gathered outside the CVS on 5th Street near Baylor’s campus Wednesday to protest medical abortion access, prompting a pro-choice counter-protest by Baylor students and local advocates.

“One less student having to experience any level of hunger or food insecurity is a step in the right direction,” he said.

Baylor is now faced with a socio-political crossroad: uphold its commitment to diversity as a private university or blend in with the unavoidable fate of state education.

SNAP, food stamps and EBT each run under a different name but the goal is ultimately the same –– to support lower-income families with their grocery shopping. As of 2023, around 42.1 million or 12.6% of the U.S. population rely on SNAP for grocery shopping.