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Jul 8, 2024 · Sammy celebrated 25 years as the official mascot of UC Santa Cruz in 2011. The Santa Cruz City Council declared Sept. 27, 2011, the official “Day of the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slug.”
Most students disliked the new mascot and offered an alternative mascot, the banana slug. In 1986, students voted via referendum to declare the banana slug the official mascot of UCSC – a vote the chancellor refused to honor, arguing that only athletes should choose the mascot.
Jun 10, 2011 · This year marks the 25th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz's famous banana slug mascot, a once-subversive symbol on campus. This month, a former chancellor and various alumni looked back on the days when the fate of this character hung on a slender thread of slime.
The banana slug (specifically Ariolimax dolichophallus, which is the most common banana slug on campus) is the mascot of the University of California, Santa Cruz. It is common in local forests, was approved by a student vote, [citation needed] and was named the best college mascot by Reader's Digest in 2004. [34]
Jun 9, 2020 · After five months of information sessions and more than 18,000 survey responses, the University of California, Santa Cruz unveiled its new brand identity during a virtual athletic banquet on June 5.
How the Banana Slug became UCSC's official mascot The Banana Slug, a bright yellow, slimy, shell-less mollusk found in the campus's redwood forest, has been the mascot for UC Santa Cruz's coed teams since the university opened in 1965.
Apr 29, 2021 · The official mascot for UC Santa Cruz is a banana slug named Sammy. When writing about Banana Slugs for external audiences always ensure the word ‘Banana’ is included—it is what makes us distinctive and conjures a image that is very different than a simple slug.
Our famous Sammy Slug (they, them, theirs) has slimy roots on the Redwood forest floor dating back to 1986. As UC Santa Cruz assumed its role as a budding research institute, Sammy was scooped up as a test subject for a project studying the growing capacity of mollusks.
Aug 20, 2010 · In 1992, the Santa Cruz Banana Slug was named the nation's top mascot by the National Directory of College Athletics. That same year, Sports Illustrated magazine also named the Banana Slug the nation's best college nickname. The quirky history is part of what makes Sammy so beloved.
Jul 5, 2024 · University Relations has commissioned a collection of illustrations featuring our beloved mascot Sammy the Slug. These illustrations are open to all of campus to use as they wish, with the exception of creating products to sell.
