Breaking, or b-boying, has roots in martial arts and gymnastics. Originating in early 1970s New York, breaking is credited to DJ Kool Herc, the first to string together bass-heavy sections of songs and encourage dancers to come forward and express themselves to the beat.
After a decade of working in music away from campus, Jasper Sloan Yip made his way back to UBC working at CiTR 101.9 FM, the community radio station, and its arts magazine, Discorder.
While many students spent their time off with family and friends or with homework and projects, I chose to spend my time off painting, building and assembling a 18’ by 22’ theatre set for the UBC Musical Theatre Troupe.
Green2Go is a container exchange program in the residence dining rooms at UBC. Students The Ubyssey interviewed said there often aren’t any available in the dining halls.