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• Overall Calendar
• CANapalooza Structure Building & Food Drive
• Pep Rally & Spirit Events
• Homecoming Court Application & Voting
• Parade
• UREC events
• Alumni Events
• Other Homecoming Week Events

Competitions
• Banner contest—student organizations
• Paint the Town Purple—local businesses

Overall Calendar
Nov 9-12
• Homecoming Banners displayed all day, Union
• Sign the Spirit Wall 10am-2pm, Free Speech Plaza. See photos from this
event here!
• Students vote for King & Queen on PAWS (Nov. 10-12)

Monday, Nov 9
• Homecoming Kickoff/giveaways, 12pm, Memorial Tower
   Sing the Alma Mater, get a T-shirt and refreshments (while they last), then    sign the Spirit Wall. See photos from this event here!
• Pass/Punt/Kick, UREC Field 1
• Gridiron Challenge, UREC Field 2
• Homecoming Football Festivities, 6-10:30pm, UREC Field 3

Tuesday Nov 10 (Purple Day)
• Surprise Event, 12pm, Location TBA
• CANapalooza/Splatterbeat, 6-9pm, Parade Ground
• Gridiron Challenge, UREC Field 2
• Homecoming Football Festivities, UREC Field 3
• Volleyball Doubles, UREC Sand Courts

Wednesday Nov 11 (Red, White and Blue Day)
• Homecoming Salutes Our Veterans, 12pm, Parade Ground
• CANapalooza/Inflatable Games, 6-9pm, Parade Ground
• Streamline in Concert, 6pm, Parade Ground
• Gridiron Challenge, UREC Field 2
• Dodge Ball, UREC Courts

Thursday Nov 12 (Gold Day)
• CANapalooza, 6-9pm, Parade Ground
• Pep Rally, 7 pm, Parade Ground
• Photos with Mike the Tiger, 6-7pm, Parade Ground
• Gridiron Challenge Finals, UREC Field 2
• Gridiron Challenge Open Tournament (Alumni and Community), UREC Field 3

Friday Nov 13
• Alumni Tour of Residence Halls, 3:30pm, depart Grace King
• Men’s Basketball Home Opener, 7pm, PMAC
• LSU "Bayou Blackout" Homecoming Step Show, 9pm, Field House. Doors open at 8pm. Get tickets here.

Saturday Nov 14
• Lawn Decorations Viewing, Sorority Houses, Residence Halls
• Homecoming Parade, 12-2pm, get map here.
• LSU vs. LA Tech, MOVED TO 6pm

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CANapalooza Structure Building/Food Drive
CANapalooza is an exciting 3-day experience during Homecoming to support the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. You can be a part of it by donating canned food or money, or you can form a group to register to participate in building creative canned food structures each night at the Parade Ground. After display the next day, the cans will be donated to the Food Bank. Each night of CANapalooza will include entertainment and refreshments. Click here for more info. Deadline to apply: Friday Oct.28.

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Pep Rally & Spirit Events
The Spirit Committee will be planning events every day during Homecoming Week. Events include live music, a Pep Rally on Thursday night, midday events at the Parade Ground, photos with Mike, and more! Spirit is all about having pride in LSU, so come out and experience Tiger Pride at these exciting events during Homecoming Week! Click here to see all spirit events.

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Homecoming Court Application & Voting
The Homecoming Court is a longstanding tradition at LSU. We will continue the tradition this year but with changes in the court composition to create a broader base of student involvement. Download the application form here.

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Parade
Saturday, November 14
Line up begins at 10:30am.
Parade begins at 12 noon and will last approximately 60-90 minutes.
ANYONE can participate! The parade is open to any LSU organization
or any LSU fan wanting to show their tiger pride!

Download the application and parade route. Dealine to apply: Friday 30.

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UREC Events
Click here for more details on UREC Homecoming events.

11/9/09 Pass/Punt/Kick, Field 1
Gridiron Challenge, Field 2
Homecoming Football Festivities, 6-10:30pm, Field 3

11/10 Gridiron Challenge, Field 2
Homecoming Football Festivities, Field 3
Volleyball Doubles, Sand Courts

11/11 Gridiron Challenge, Field 2
Dodge Ball, Courts

11/12 Gridiron Challenge Finals, Field 2
Gridiron Challenge Open Tournament (Alumni and Community), Field 3

Gridiron Challenge Registration Form
Gridiron Challenge Rules
UREC Team Registration Form

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Alumni Events
11/13 Alumni Tour of Residence Halls, 3:30pm, depart Grace King

STRIPES Alumni Jambalaya Dinner, 5-8pm

Seventh Annual Engineering Alumni Reunion, 6:30pm-8:30pm, West Entrance of Patrick F. Taylor Hall (formerly CEBA). For more information and to register, see http://www.eng.lsu.edu/alumni/reunion.

11/14 Alumni Homecoming Celebration, 9am-2pm

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Competitions:

Banner Contest
For student organizations. Download the Guidelines and Registration Form here. Deadline to apply: Friday, October 30.

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Paint the Town Purple
For local businesses. Get information here. Deadline to apply: Wednesday October 28.

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Other Homecoming Week Events

Bengal Belles Senior Day Luncheon

• Friday, Nov 13, Baton Rouge River Center
This luncheon honors LSU Graduating Seniors before one of their last home games. Doors will open at 11:30am and lunch will be served at 11:45am. Guests are welcome. Get ticket information at www.bengalbelles.org, or email belleinfo@bengalbelles.org.

LSU Block and Bridle Rodeo

Please keep in mind that this rodeo is benefiting Brave Heart Children in Need, Inc.! Admission is $5. Kids ages 10 and under donate a new toy or teddy bear and get in FREE!
• Thursday, Nov 12, 7 pm, John M Parker Coliseum at LSU
Open rodeo with $1500 total added money. Fees are $75 roughstock, $45 timed events, and $90 team roping (per team).
• Friday, Nov 13, 7 pm, John M Parker Coliseum at LSU
LSU Student Rodeo - Sign up on campus Nov. 9-12, and also on the day of the rodeo from 5-6:30pm. Greeks, compete for a chance to win one of our unique trophies! We guarantee you don’t have anything quite like this in your display case!

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