“It’s sometimes tempting for [the] university to think we’re all about thinking and decision making and rationality and these are all good things, but we’re also human beings with feelings, with complex emotions, and we need to put that at the centre of our lives as well,” said Bacon.
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.
