A display honoring the 30th anniversary of cult classic “Pulp Fiction” and the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs T-shirt that made a memorable cameo in the film, pictured on Sept. 25, 2024.

The banana slug T-shirt is the most recognizable piece of undergrad apparel in — though many of UCSC’s current students might not know why.

In the fall of 1994, there was a buzz around the UC Santa Cruz campus. Something was about to go down, something big. Not many details were known at first, but it revolved around an upcoming major ...