Student Life

In the midst of a global pandemic, Alex Seiler said she saw an opportunity to serve. Seiler started the Austin branch of Fuel the Fight  in response to the coronavirus crisis. Fuel the Fight is a volunteer-based organization that utilizes 100% of its donations to buy meals from local restaurants for nurses and doctors on the front lines.

Dollar Beer Tuesdays at Cain & Abel’s, the 360 Bridge, Jacob’s Well — these were all things on Clarissa Gauna’s ‘What to do Before Graduation’ bucket list. 

Like many other Americans right now, Jasmarie Hernandez-Cañuelas lost her job. But for those two weeks, she made a goal to not join the 17 million who have filed for unemployment. Hernandez-Cañuelas, like other UT students, has found work in a time of crisis. 

After returning home from college for spring break, Rithwik Pattikonda and Darshan Bhatta noticed their parents were struggling to find certain groceries. To help make shopping during the pandemic easier, the two friends created Instok, a website that allows people to determine which nearby stores might have specific items.