Mae Hamilton

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Dressed in a NASA t-shirt and a denim jacket embroidered with space-themed patches, the second man of Apollo 11 to walk on the moon seemed very grounded on Earth on Tuesday afternoon at SXSW.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, former Second Lady Jill Biden, spoke to a packed auditorium of people today about the Biden Foundation and their personal brush with cancer.

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When Bill Wang was first introduced to calligraphy as a child, he quickly lost interest because there was only one color – black. 

After he decided to quit Austin’s drinking scene, UT alumnus and Buddha’s Brew co-owner JP Gremillion was at a loss of what to do with his Friday nights.

“At some point you realize the police aren’t going to help you, the law isn’t going to help you, and lawyers are going to help you only if you have the money. ... I was so desperate.”

English professor Patricia Garcia wasn’t expecting to be introduced to the love of her life at a book release party.

When Jon Pierce-Shimomura’s son was born in 2001, like most parents, he was already worrying about what to do when it came time for his son to go college. 

Growing up Taiwanese-Chinese-American in Sugar Land, Plan II senior Valerie Chang struggled to come to terms with her racial identity and would frequently make self-deprecating jokes. 

In an inconspicuous shed at the Vortex playhouse rests a homemade Davenport spirit cabinet — an apparatus used to contact spirits.

When they were roommates, Prity Kahn and Lisa Bei were so close they would often joke about being in a relationship. But when they first met, Kahn was unsure if they would ever get along. 

Students share stories behind their tattoos in this weekly series.

Wei-Hsiang Huang always dreamed of coming to the U.S., but the thought of leaving everything he knew scared him. 

It’s not uncommon to see things such as cornrows, kimonos and bindis at Austin City Limits Music Festival. 

Trained in ballet and classical Chinese dance since the age of four, Christy Zhang has a gift for movement. Now the co-founder and sole choreographer of Austin Chinese Dance Company, she teaches others how to twist their bodies into the classic, graceful motions of Chinese dance. 

When a major river on Kristian Byrd’s home reservation was accidentally contaminated with toxic mine runoff by the EPA earlier this year, she was devastated.

Students share stories behind their ink.

Editor’s note: Tat-Tuesday is a weekly series that features students around campus and their tattoos.

Although UT is well-known for dominating college sports, it offers little representation of gay and non-cisgendered athletes.  

The Buddha's Light International Young Adult Division, or YAD, hosts weekly classes to help UT students learn the basics of Buddhism.