Tropicana Del Norte Announces Apple iPad® Sweepstakes Winner

ISLA VISTA, Calif., June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tropicana Del Norte announced the winner of its Apple iPad sweepstakes this week.  The lucky winner was Edward Gaspar of Huntington Beach, California, who entered for a chance to win an Apple iPad after taking a tour of Tropicana Del Norte Residence Hall for UCSB Students. Gaspar is a Group Lead for Logistics at JC Penney. His daughter, Cynthia, a Southeast High School graduate, will be the first member of the family to attend UCSB as a freshman next year. She is undecided, but may major in Biology.

"We were delighted to give Mr. Gaspar and his family a tour of Tropicana Del Norte Residence Hall," said Dave Wilcox, Executive Director, "and we hope that he enjoys his new iPad."

Winner Gaspar said he will share the iPad with his family. "I am so surprised; I never win anything!"

Tropicana Del Norte Residence Hall, at 6525 El Colegio Road, Goleta, is located directly adjacent to UCSB's main campus.  Tropicana provides UCSB freshmen and continuing students with suite-style living and an unlimited dining plan. In addition to the onsite cafe, rec room and 24-hour study lounge, Tropicana Del Norte offers UCSB students amenities not found in a typical dorm: an onsite fitness center, private movie theater, heated pool and a tanning lounge. Schedule a tour of the residence hall online or call (805) 968-0351.

About Tropicana Student Housing
Tropicana Student Housing offers private residence halls and apartments for students attending the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Santa Barbara City College (SBCC). Tropicana Del Norte Residence Hall caters to incoming UCSB freshmen; the Villas at Tropicana is a college apartment community for upperclassmen and Tropicana Gardens Residence Hall serves SBCC students. Tropicana Student Housing is proud to be the Official Student Housing Sponsor of UCSB Athletics; is host to more than 90 summer camps annually; and has been the proud summer home of Michael Jordan's Flight School since 1995.

SOURCE Tropicana Student Housing