| UC Santa Cruz | University of Bath |
|---|---|
| Located on a hilltop, frequently shrouded in fog | Located on a hilltop, frequently shrouded in fog |
| Fog usually lifts by late morning | Fog sometimes lingers for days |
| Glorious views of Monterey Bay and the Pacific, if it isn’t foggy | Glorious views of Bath from selected buildings, if it isn’t foggy |
| Campus surrounded by woodland and patchy scrub | Campus surrounded by woodland and green fields |
| Concrete is typical building material, though timber is also used | Concrete is typical building material, though concrete blocks are also used |
| Campus most resembles the setting of Woody Allen’s Sleeper | Campus most resembles the setting of Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville |
| Wildlife includes (very tame) deer, raccoons, hummingbirds and (very skittish) chipmunks | Wildlife includes (very tame) rabbits, foxes, seagulls and (very skittish) deer |
| University mascot is the banana slug | University has many snails |