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For Immediate Release
April 10, 2003
WESLEYAN STUDENT WINS NATIONAL GRAND PRIZE
— A LUXURY RIDE
Lincoln, Neb.— Most college students would
prefer not to drive an old conversion van as their main mode of
transportation.
But when Nebraska Wesleyan University student Erica
Rasmussen on Friday receives her grand prize — a 1983 Ford
Econoline conversion van — she expects all her friends to
climb in and enjoy the ride.
Rasmussen won the van in the “Got Used”
sweepstakes. Got Used is a used book network that is affiliated
with college bookstores across the country. Officials with the company
will hand over the keys at a special presentation Friday, April
11, at 11 a.m.
The sophomore will proudly park her vehicle on campus
— right outside her residence hall. And the van is sure to
grab onlookers’ attention. The van has a custom 1980s paint
job — brown with bright orange and yellow stripes.
“It’s not real pretty,” Rasmussen
said.
But it’s what is inside that counts. The van
comes equipped with a multimedia station including a DVD player,
video games, a television, and digital sound system to give it a
“movie theater atmosphere.” The van also comes with
a GPS system, refrigerator and large couch. It is also equipped
with an air horn to grab even more attention when she honks and
waves.
Rasmussen said she was standing in line at the Prairie
Wolves Bookstore to buy books in January and noticed a poster for
a van give-away. “Got Used” was calling for entries
for several prizes including the grand prize van to be given away
to one national winner.
The Rushville native was notified in March that
she was a finalist. The company asked each finalist to produce a
video explaining why they deserved the van.
Rasmussen said she will continue to make payments
on her purple Dodge Neon.
“I could probably fit my little car into the
van,” she said.
The van presentation will begin at 11 a.m. in front
of Johnson Hall, located near 52nd Street and Madison Avenue.
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