Senior Day prizes include $7,500 shopping spree

5:40 p.m., May 2, 2005--Graduating UD seniors will be honored in high style at a final fling set for 3-6 p.m., Friday, May 13, on The North Green, between Delaware Avenue and Main Street.

The event, sponsored by the Delaware Undergraduate Student Congress (DUSC), will be emceed by The Miz from MTV, and live entertainment will include local band favorite Chorduroy.

The Dr. Pepper National Sampling Tour also will pay a visit for the event, and there will be free hot dogs and soda, with special $1 food items of pizza slices and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream available throughout the afternoon. Prize drawings will round out the festivities.

Senior Day will then continue from 6-9 p.m. at the Stone Balloon on Main Street.

Mike “The Miz” Mizanin from MTV

The prizes, open to all graduating seniors who register online, include a $7,500 shopping spree at Boscov’s; a three-minute ATM withdrawal challenge courtesy of WSFS Bank; a Hardrock sport mountain bike from Wooden Wheels; an Apple Ipod mini; a Sony MP3 player; a Gateway MP3 photo jukebox; two Dell MP3 players; a diploma frame; a business card/stationery package; a Homecoming 2005 package, with game day tickets, an overnight stay at the Marriott Courtyard hotel at UD, tailgating treats and limousine transportation; a hot-air balloon ride courtesy of the U.S. Hot Air Balloon Team; a Newark restaurant prize from Caffe Gelato, Iron Hill Brewery and Klondike Kate’s; and five $100 American Express gift cards from the Delaware Quitline.

To be eligible for the drawing, seniors must enter online at [www.udel.edu/seniorday/] by 5 p.m., Thursday, May 12, and they must be present on May 13 to win.

A new car--a limited-edition "solar yellow" Scion--also may be given away to a lucky senior by Price Auto Group of New Castle.

“Last year’s Senior Day was a great success and we’re going to continue that tradition this year,” Marilyn Prime, director of student centers, said. “Thanks to DUSC’s enthusiasm and hard work and the generosity of our sponsors, we’re anticipating that this will be a very fun event.”

Eric Nelson, advertising and marketing manager in the Office of Public Relations, said campus units and area businesses have contributed prizes and activities to help make Senior Day a memorable and exciting celebration for the Class of 2005.

Participating sponsors include Boscov’s, WSFS Bank, UD Dining Services, Marriott Courtyard at UD, UD Bookstore, UD Alumni Office, UD Graphic Communication Center, UD Public Relations, UD Information Technologies, Wilmington Trust, Seasons Pizza, Delaware Quitline, Wooden Wheels, Ben & Jerry’s, Armour, Coca-Cola, Gateway, Sony, Apple, Dell, U.S. Hot Air Balloon Team, Caffe Gelato, Iron Hill Brewery and Klondike Kate’s.

Mike Mizanin, lovingly known as “The Miz,” has appeared on MTV’s Real World 11: Back to New York, MTV’s Battle of the Seasons, MTV’s The Gauntlet, MTV’s The Inferno (I & II), and WWE’s Tough Enough IV.

When Mizanin isn’t competing on MTV’s reality competition shows, he has been speaking on college campuses across the country. Mizanin has consistently been one of The Real World’s most popular cast members, because of his dynamic personality and universal charm. His alter-ego, “The Miz,” is an entertaining wrestler/maniac hybrid who has erupted from within many times on camera. Mizanin currently is a member of The Good Guys on MTV’s Inferno II, which airs on Monday nights at 10 p.m.

Article by Becca Hutchinson
Senior Day graphic by Lane McLaughlin

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