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Leaping into the Mainstream

Nico Moe, a recent UC Santa Cruz graduate, doesn’t disappoint, bounding down the Oakes steps only seconds after his name is called. Laughing and wearing a lemon-yellow T-shirt that reads “parkour connections,” Nico shepherds the crowd through Oakes and up the string of stairs that lead to the College Eight plaza.

Although most students complain their way up these steps, these people are different — they run up the concrete stairs on their hands and knees or vault over the handrails just for the challenge. These people are parkour artists, or traceurs, and they see the structure of the UCSC campus differently.

Parkour, simply put, is the physical discipline of moving from one point to another with the most efficient movements possible. The challenge is that things tend to be in the way. Though it’s difficult to pin down when parkour started, most agree that it was popularized immensely in the ‘80s and ‘90s by David Belle in France. The institutionalization of parkour is on the rise, with gyms popping up around the state and organized groups gaining prominence. Some practitioners think that swapping out concrete walls and rusty handrails for trampolines and gym mats can only help the sport, while others swear by the sport’s urban roots.

Source: City on a Hill Press

Lloyd Banks wears Gucci Diamante Track Jacket at Summer Jam 2011 ...

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Lloyd Banks wears Gucci Diamante Track Jacket at Summer Jam 2011

Rapper Lloyd Banks was spotted performing at the Hot 97 Summer Jam Festival in NYC wearing a Gucci Diamante Track Jacket ($1,250) in brown. This jacket features a dark brown/beige diamante print and a green/red/green signature web stripe that runs across the chest. See pics below.