Re: UCSC Banana Slugs
- To: Mediterranean Plants <m*@ucdavis.edu>
- Subject: Re: UCSC Banana Slugs
- From: B* K* <r*@ksu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 20:15:16 -0600 (CST)
> ...soccer teams at UC Santa Cruz are
> also called the Banana Slugs, and there was a big uproar recently over the
> proposal to change the name.... The campus is one of the most beautiful in
> the world, with the best views of Monterey Bay to be had from anywhere.
> Banana slugs are common in the redwood forest on campus (particularly ac-
> tive during rainy weather).
Actually I've repeated the story to a hundred people that it was the
basketball team, and that they used to slither onto the court on their
bellies unrolling strips of cellophane behind them. Sure hope it's true
(and likewise the story that a leading cause of wrecks on the highway
through the mountains is herds of banana slugs crossing the road).
BK---
managed to find the Arboretum (not too hard since it's just inside the
front gate) and the Student Union, but never did find the _campus___
