UCSC Slugcast
Hosted out of the Student Affairs and Success divisional office, UCSC Slugcast is a way for students to learn more about campus resources, services, and student stories no matter where they are. Join our team of student podcasters every week to hear interviews, news, and stories about slug life at UCSC.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 421
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Go Santa Cruz County
In this first of The Daily Slug episodes, Kyle explores GO Santa Cruz County, an online tool that rewards Santa Cruz-ians for using low-emission forms of transportation (with special benefits for UCS…
5 Outdoors Resources to Get You Psyched for Santa Cruz
Hyped to start exploring the outdoor areas in and around Santa Cruz? Kyle sure is! And, fortunately, he's got five fantastic online resources (be they local trail recommendations, exciting UCSC organ…
The UCSC Surf Classes/How to Surf
Seeing as UCSC is just a short bus or car ride away from the beach, students may want to take advantage of this opportunity to learn how to surf. Today Jenna speaks with Dustin Smucker about the UCSC…
Departmentalization of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies!
In this episode, Alyce will explore the decades long push for the departmentalization of CRES, or Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, at UC Santa Cruz. Alyce will go through the historical struggle of …
Lost in the Stacks
In this episode, David is back to take students through the basics of using the UCSC library online and in person. Listen in to get the most of the best resource on campus!
What's in Your Beverage? - Healthy Beverage Initiative
In this episode, Diego highlights the Healthy Beverage Initiative and helps students reconsider sugar-sweetened beverages.
Wildfire Resources
Wildfire season is upon us, and according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, every year it is starting earlier and ending later. Last year was a record-setting year of fire…
Santa Cruz FGC
In this episode, Adrian joins Warren Liu the president of the Santa Cruz FGC to see what the club offers students with their different activities and tournaments.
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Keeping Connected: Building mental and physical well-being in a time of disconnection
In this Slugcast episode, Alyce talks connection -- something that can be hard to come by in these COVID times. While this lack of connection has its set of challenges in regards to mental well-being…
Quick News Update #2
In this episode, Frances speaks on the latest happenings of the Division of Student Affairs and Success, as well as Santa Cruz general news. If you'd like to be an informed and critical UCSC student,…
What does it mean to be EOP?
In this episode, Sharan gives a quick overview of all of the programs within UCSC's Educational Opportunity Programs. She first explains who qualifies as an EOP student, and how to appeal for eligibi…
Do I Still Count if I'm Not Sure?
In this episode, Kyle and Cantú Center director, Travis S. Becker work together to explore the idea of questioning one's sexuality or gender identity, as well as to answer the question: can you still…
Global Internship...at Home - UCSC Global Learning
In this episode, Sereena lets listeners in on how they can study and intern abroad...from home! Due to the worldwide pandemic, many study abroad programs have been put on hold. However, UCSC Global L…
Let's Eat: How to Dine on a College Budget
One of the biggest challenge of being a student is managing and budgeting your food, especially for those who live off campus! Savannah and Frances explore tips for keeping a healthy but cheap diet, …
How much should I spend on housing?
Knowing how much you can spend on Housing and where to find that housing for students is a challenge. In this episode Nick explores where to find all the information you need, how to calculate how mu…
#DoublePell: What is a Pell Grant and Why Do We Need More of Them?
It's David back with Slugcast, here to share information about the #DoubleThePell Campaign. Did you know that 7 million students benefit from the federal grant yet it only covers roughly 25% of colle…
A Brief on the New CRES Program
Jenna speaks with Christine Hong to learn more about the new minor and program under Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. They discuss the history of the department and why it is important that these cl…
COVID Updates
In this episode, Frances and Savannah will talk updates regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. We've experienced a traumatic year and a half, so the two delve into what is currently going on with the virus…
Slugcast Theatre Presents: “Move-In Day,” a Radio Drama
We're all excited about move-in day -- but, when September 16th arrives, are you sure you know what to do? Kyle, with the assistant director of College Student Life, Guadalupe Peña, sets up a one-sto…
Water Overflows With Memory - Melanie Dang Ho on "sống ở đây"
In this episode, Alyce continues her conversation with UCSC alumna and documentary filmmaker Melanie Dang Ho about her film sống ở đây, which was recently recognized by the International Documentary …