The pressures of college life can lead to stress and sometimes even suicide. But Baylor University students Justin Brown, Kyle Ferguson, Steve Zimmerman and Nathan Lloyd have set out to prove the value of life should not be minimized by society’s expectations. The four students produced a Facebook.com group Nov. 4 called “Four Guys, One Destination, One Mission: Suicide Prevention.” They vowed when the group reached 250,000 members, they would bicycle from Waco, Texas to Anchorage, Ala. “We are the richest country in the world, but studies have shown we are the saddest and most depressed. We are lonely with our riches, following the American Dream,” the Facebook group pages states. This group escalated into a non-profit organization suitably named “Alive Campaign,” and Andi Nakasone, Brent Gattis, Mike Gropp, Bryan Watt and Emmanuel Gawrieh, also students at Baylor, joined the prevention team soon after. Nearly two weeks later, on November 17, the group reached its goal of 250,000 members, and the students began their mission. The team of students has been training for their bicycle trip. “We have been consulted by several experienced bicyclists and several non-profit organization directors and founders,” Ferguson, Alive Campaign president and international studies junior at Baylor, wrote in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille. The group recently attracted attention from MTV’s university-based channel, MTVU, and will be featured on an episode of the network’s television show “Dean’s List.” The Crisis Intervention Center in Baton Rouge is also busy at work helping national suicide rates. Sue Kenyo, deputy director of the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, said the center receives about 16,000 calls a year. “Suicide is the leading cause of death in college students so the most common age group that we receive calls from is about 20 to 35,” Kenyon said. Kenyon said a simple solution to helping people who cry out for help is to listen. “Most people have within themselves the solutions to their problems,” Kenyon said. The crisis center has seen its share of LSU students and encourages all students to take part in suicide prevention and awareness, though they are unfamiliar with the Alive Campaign. “We are supportive of any effort that heightens awareness of the importance of preventing suicide,” Kenyon said. “We absolutely support college students everywhere to get involved in suicide prevention.” The center answers a local line and a national suicide line. The center will be hosting free training for volunteers to answer crisis calls starting later this month.