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In a time of social distancing, Gabrielle Wongso finds a way to touch the lives of her peers through painting. What started as a hobby to pass time in self-isolation turned into a project to support those in need amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In the middle of March in Texas, Andres Aguilar went sled racing with a group of friends, while Andrea Luna and Jan Carlos Rubio spent six hours building the Tower. They all did it without leaving the house. Aguilar, Luna and Rubio say they are logging onto childhood favorites, Club Penguin and Minecraft, to pass the time and connect with friends while away from UT through the online platforms.

Navigating the Speedway bricks alongside their owners, service dogs are often working from 8 a.m. classes to late night study sessions at the Perry-Castañeda Library.  The work that service animals do is an important part of their owners’ everyday lives.

The Texas Roller Derby League consists of Austin’s most cutthroat women. According to the derby’s website, the league is made up of five teams and was born out of the punk scene in Austin’s Red River District in 2001.