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!

Chili with all the fixings

Fresh pico for topping (just one of the many chili topping options)

Three types of chili were served, including this halal chicken and white bean chili

Sliced sausages with bell peppers served on a semolina roll

A fall favorite: cinnamon-dusted apple cider donuts

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!

When work is fun! Left to right: Gleinys, Yendy, German, Niurka, and Victoria

Eli & BB enjoying a good laugh

The chili is so good, Wilron can't help but smile

Service with a smile from Ian, one of our managers at Ferris

A thumbs up from Hector to say the drink stations are ready to go!