On Saturday, October 15 at Baker Field, over 10,000 fans welcomed the newest member of the Columbia family. Roar-ee, the new Columbia Lions mascot, made its debut before kickoff of the Columbia Homecoming game vs. Penn.
The name Roar-ee was chosen from among over two hundred entries in the Columbia "Name the Mascot" contest that began in early September. Roar-ee was the overwhelming favorite over the other four finalist names (Hamilton, Hudson, K.C. and J.J.) in internet voting throughout the past two weeks.
Twelve contestants entered various spellings of the name Roar-ee as the new name for the Lions mascot. The name of one of the twelve contestants submitting the winning entry will be selected at random at halftime of the Columbia-Yale game on October 29 to receive the "Name the Mascot" contest grand prize, a new iPod.
For information on how to schedule Roar-ee to make an appearance at your event, on or off campus, call (212) 854-8327.
