The Monthly Special: Roar-ee's Birthday Dinner
On Friday, October 21, we celebrated our favorite lion’s birthday and the start of 2022 Homecoming weekend.
Every year, he gets a little older, a little wiser, and even cuter: who is it? It’s Roar-ee!
Our favorite lion celebrated another year around the sun this past week. We, of course, chose to celebrate the only way we know how: with good food and good fun!
Serving up Tailgate Classics
As the unofficial start to Homecoming weekend, Roar-ee’s Birthday menu is full of all your favorite tailgate dishes: chili, sausage and peppers, and warm autumn beverages like hot chocolate and hot apple cider. We take good food seriously!
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Slide 1: Chili with all the fixings
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Slide 2: Fresh pico for topping (just one of the many chili topping options)
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Slide 3: Three types of chili were served, including this halal chicken and white bean chili
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Slide 4: Sliced sausages with bell peppers served on a semolina roll
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Slide 5: A fall favorite: cinnamon-dusted apple cider donuts
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Slide 6: Students loved the hot chocolate. Not pictured: the tiny marshmallows and peppermint sticks!
Everybody Gets a Blanket!
The first event attendees were given a University branded blanket. TBH, there may have been more excitement for the blankets than for the birthday Lion….. Just kidding! Even Roar-ee was excited for the blanket.
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Slide 1: Exciting student holding event blanket
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Slide 2: Two students holding event blanket
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Slide 3: Student holding event blanket outside of event tent
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Slide 4: Three students sitting on Low steps holding event blankets
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Slide 5: Roar-ee wrapped up in event blanket
A Meet & Greet with the Lion of the Hour
What does Roar-ee love more than a photo op? A photo op with his Columbia fans, of course! We hope you got a chance to snap a pic with the one and only Roar-ee.
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Slide 1: Students, family and alumni sit on the Low steps with Roaree
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Slide 2: Students pose with their food and Roaree
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Slide 3: A student and Roaree at the tent entrance
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Slide 4: A student flexes with Roaree
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Slide 5: A student poses with Roaree
Thanks to our Amazing Staff
Per usual, our staff are the true MVPs of events. They make sure all the magic happens!
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Slide 1: When work is fun! Left to right: Gleinys, Yendy, German, Niurka, and Victoria
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Slide 2: Eli & BB enjoying a good laugh
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Slide 3: The chili is so good, Wilron can't help but smile
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Slide 4: Service with a smile from Ian, one of our managers at Ferris
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Slide 5: A thumbs up from Hector to say the drink stations are ready to go!