The upbeat emails went out this week to 4,000 students in the District, Maryland and Virginia who are on high alert for anything regarding their college applications. It seemed like great news:”Congratulations on your admission to UC Santa Cruz!” “To celebrate your achievement and to provide an opportunity to learn more about UC Santa Cruz, you and your family are cordially invited to a special reception in the Virginia area on March 28th, 2016,” the emails continued. But the students who received those invites Wednesday night were nonplussed. They had never even applied to the Northern California school that is home to one of the quirkiest mascots in America, the Banana Slugs.

March 17, 2016 ・ From The Washington Post