RaginСAPP Cajuns Bowling kicks off Homecoming Week 2015 on Sunday.
Bowlers will team up to see who can roll the most strikes from 4-6 p.m. at Lafayette Lanes.
Up to six people will compete on teams that have pre-registered. Participants also can show up before the event to register. Bowlers without a team will be placed on one.
СAPPItСAPPs fun, but itСAPPs for bragging rights, too,СAPP said Amanda Gary, event chair. СAPPEveryone wants to beat their friends at the lane next to them.СAPP
The event will feature interactive activities, including a trivia contest with СAPP-related questions, and giveaways of RaginСAPP Cajuns merchandise.
On Monday, the Allons Manger Food Truck Roundup, a new event last year, returns.
Twelve food trucks will serve everything from barbecue to desserts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, at the Alumni Center, 600 E. St. Mary Blvd.
СAPPWeСAPPve got three more food trucks this year, because everyone just loved it last year,СAPP said Joelle Boudreaux, this yearСAPPs event chair.
Vendors will be BlanchardСAPPs BBQ, Brain Freeze Snowballs, The Bus Stop, BusterСAPPs Frozen Custard, Cacklin Hens, CСAPPest Bon Manger, Chef Gregory, Kona Ice of Acadiana, Mad LuannСAPPs, Rice Kings, The Rock House Kitchen Co., and Taco Sisters. A mobile boutique, Sa Shay, will sell clothes, shoes, accessories and jewelry at the round up.
СAPPThereСAPPs lots of awesome food, and itСAPPs a great way to kick off Homecoming Week on campus for students, faculty and staff, and community members,СAPP Boudreaux said.
Later Monday, students will belt out tunes and shake a leg in the popular karaoke contest.
The public is invited to attend the free event, which is sponsored by the СAPP Program Council. It will be held from 6-9 p.m. at Blackham Coliseum.
Groups of up to six people perform in the contest, although only one person will sing. The rest dance, or perform a routine that is related to the song.
Lyrics to songs, which are chosen from a list, are often changed in creative ways, said Ruben Henderson, the UPCСAPPs assistant director of student activities.
СAPPTheyСAPPre able to freestyle and tailor the songs to reflect RaginСAPP Cajun spirit and Homecoming Week,СAPP he said.
Learn more about Homecoming 2015 at louisiana.edu/homecoming