2012
Sports
- November 13, 2012
Got game: UCSC student holds astonishing college basketball scoring record
In 1986, a 5-foot-11 junior from UC Santa Cruz became the NCAA's lead scorer. John Saintignon beat out bigger and better-known players like UCLA's Reggie Miller and All-American Len Bias. He edged out hundreds of Division I and Division II players, and became the only Banana Slug before or since to hold the title.
- June 01, 2012
SF Giants thank Sammy the lucky Slug
It is not every day that a 2010 World Series Champion baseball team recognizes Sammy the Slug on live TV.
- April 24, 2012
UCSC's Hollenbeck named CVC Coach of the year
Todd Hollenbeck, head coach of the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, has been named the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) Coach of the Year as voted on by CVC head Coaches.
- April 23, 2012
UCSC cycling standouts: See how they ride
UC Santa Cruz is both bike-conscientious and eco-friendly—despite a killer climb from town to class. It’s no coincidence, then, that the university boasts strong participation in annual Bike to Work Week festivities and that a number of Slugs have gone on to make careers out of their biking obsessions.
- February 08, 2012
Banff Mountain Film Fest a celebration of adventure, adrenaline
The world-renowned Banff Mountain Film Festival will make its 20th annual visit to Santa Cruz this February, hosted once again by UCSC's Recreation Department.
- January 27, 2012
Chancellor, EVC receive slug jerseys
