Such was the case with UC Santa Cruz”s mascot, the Banana Slug. On Tuesday the Westside campus celebrated its beloved yellow mollusk, now in its 25th year as the school”s official representative.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The lowly, slimy banana slug will be honored this afternoon when the Santa Cruz City Council declares Sept. 27, 2011, "Official Day of the UCSC Banana Slug." ...

Banana slugs are usually secretive creatures that prefer damp hiding places to being the center of attention. But the yellow mollusk was anything but reclusive Sunday when the City of Santa Cruz ...

The banana slug, the large mollusk native to the forests around the University of California at Santa Cruz, has been the school's mascot now for a quarter-century, with no signs of slithering away ...

UC Santa Cruz is redoubling its efforts to draw more transfer students in a push to meet state requirements for the release of $50 million to the UC budget. ... as banana slugs, ...

SANTA CRUZ– Prepare to see more banana slugs in downtown Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz has partnered with Bookshop Santa Cruz to create the Banana Slug Shop, a gift shop in the bookstore selling UC ...

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have completed the first end-to-end genome of the iconic Pacific banana slug, a species synonymous with California’s coastal redwood forests and the university's beloved ...

University of California at Santa Cruz students and professors are trying to shut down their campus in what's part of a massive protest to education cuts ... 100-Foot Banana Slug Used In UCSC Protest ...

SANTA CRUZ — Todd Kent, the winningest coach in UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball history, has stepped down as the Banana Slugs’ coach after 13 seasons at the helm.

Such was the case with UC Santa Cruz’s mascot, the banana slug. On Tuesday the Westside campus celebrated its beloved yellow mollusk, now in its 25th year as the school’s official representative.