“It’s just a lot of, ‘We don’t have’ … I can’t describe to them what (food access) looks like because it’s not here.” Northeast Austin communities are geographically isolated as a result of the segregationist policies of the 1928 Master Plan, forcing residents to travel further for basic necessities, including grocery stores. Residents are tired of being told their communities don’t have enough rooftops to support a grocery store and want proper food equity now. “If our own homegrown grocery store doesn’t see the value in our community, then we have to look somewhere else.” This story was published as part of the Helen M. Powell Fellowship and was made in collaboration and with the help of the Colony Park Neighborhood Association, the Moody Honors Program and the Center for Community Engagement. Produced and edited by: Jennifer Xia Music: "Drifting at 432 Hz" by Unicorn Heads Follow us on social media and be sure to share! Subscribe! Facebook: http://bit.ly/2fZYhLq Twitter: http://bit.ly/2rBU7zW Instagram: http://bit.ly/2rqEaIm

"How did you do it?" UT Freshman Madison Pron had one question to her future self at the end of her first semester at college. We followed Pron through her entire first semester at UT as an incoming freshman, documenting the hardships, lessons and triumphs navigating college life during a pandemic. Produced and edited by: Jennifer Xia Music: "Okay" by Peter Fenn "Dream Escape" by The Tides "I Miss You" by Text Me Records/Leviathe "A Quiet Thought" by Wayne Jones Music by Rögg Collins - The TV Is Still On - https://thmatc.co/?l=BBC88FB5 Music by Rögg Collins - Out The Window - https://thmatc.co/?l=7A858EDF Follow us on our other social media accounts to stay up to date! YouTube: http://bit.ly/2l2YGAq Facebook: http://bit.ly/2fZYhLq Twitter: https://bit.ly/3hLhoW7 Instagram: http://bit.ly/2rqEaIm

As people all over the country head to the polls to cast their vote on Nov. 3, Austin has been preparing for the uncertainty around what will happen election week. We talked to breaking news reporter, Stacy Fernández, from The Texas Tribune about how she is preparing for the possible unrest in Austin surrounding the election. Produced by: Jennifer Xia Video by: Kara Fields Nico Bandas Jennifer Xia Music: “Eternal Garden” by Dan Henig “Sunrise in Paris” by Dan Henig “Amber” by VYEN Follow us on our other social media accounts to stay up to date! YouTube: http://bit.ly/2l2YGAq Facebook: http://bit.ly/2fZYhLq Twitter: https://bit.ly/3hLhoW7 Instagram: http://bit.ly/2rqEaIm

"It's cruel to the people who are cleaning up our campuses, our faculty, our staff, our custodial staff especially who are going to have to be dealing with the rippling effects of these reckless college students who are only thinking of themselves." When college students returned back to campus for the fall semester for in-person and online classes, one thing didn't change for some students: partying amidst a pandemic. Clusters of COVID-19 cases have emerged in West Campus, especially among Greek life, which could create rippling effects for UT and the Austin community. Since March 1, there are now more than 1,000 positive COVID-19 cases among UT students, faculty and staff. What will be the long-lasting effects of parties on the spread of COVID-19? Produced, illustrated and edited by: Jennifer Xia Video by: Jennifer Xia Jackson Barton Music: "Venkatesananda" by Jesse Gallagher Follow us on our other social media accounts to stay up to date! YouTube: http://bit.ly/2l2YGAq Facebook: http://bit.ly/2fZYhLq Twitter: https://bit.ly/3hLhoW7 Instagram: http://bit.ly/2rqEaIm

Though The University of Texas at Austin began to integrate its student body in 1956, the university is rooted in policies and practices meant to exclude students of color. Current Black students are still faced with the campus' racist history, forced daily to attend class in buildings named after segregationists and pass statues named for men associated with the Confederacy. Video by: Jennifer Xia For more of our content, reach us here: Youtube: http://bit.ly/2l2YGAq Facebook: http://bit.ly/2fZYhLq Twitter: http://bit.ly/2rBU7zW Instagram: http://bit.ly/2rqEaIm

On July 6, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE, announced that foreign students on F-1 and M-1 visas attending schools operating entirely online would not be allowed to remain in the U.S. for the fall semester. Due to the covid-19 pandemic alone, international students have had to face additional stress and challenges, including travel restrictions, employment opportunities, financial insecurity and time zone differences. Three people share their perspective on their experience as international students from what sometimes feels like a world away. Video by: Jennifer Xia Music: Rögg Collins - Out The Window - https://thmatc.co/?l=7A858EDF For more of our content, reach us here: Youtube: http://bit.ly/2l2YGAq Facebook: http://bit.ly/2fZYhLq Twitter: http://bit.ly/2rBU7zW Instagram: http://bit.ly/2rqEaIm

Despite the changes that coronavirus has brought to every day life, the celebration of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, still proceeds with vigor. Here's how UT students are finding community during Ramadan.

Video By: Jennifer Xia Kaylon Hicks has been going to Port Aransas, Texas all her life, a popular vacation city on the Texas Coast. However, she has been frustrated to find that in light of the pandemic, people in her small town haven’t been taking it seriously as people often walk into stores without masks. As she spends her senior year social distancing with her grandparents, Hicks reflects on what this time means for her and the people around her.

When Kassandra Cervantes’ hometown’s grocery store caught on fire in the middle of the pandemic, her tight knit community in San Saba, Texas, immediately came together. Due to her town’s bad wifi, Cervantes has had to compromise the quality of her education by taking turns with her sister on when they go to class. Video By: Jennifer Xia