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Chicago College Students Embark on National Road Trip for Charity Challenge

            Chicago Residents Invited to Attend Kick-off Event

  What:  What do a Russian speaking sorority girl, a jazz studies major and
         an aspiring broadcast journalist all have in common?  They're all
         Northwestern University (NU) students who will be representing
         Chicago and competing against student teams from Boston College and
         Texas Christian University in the Dodge High Caliber Challenge.

         On Monday, June 5, Chicago residents are invited to send off the
         three students from NU as they kick-off their five-day charity road
         trip challenge in the all-new 2007 Dodge Caliber from their
         collegiate town of Chicago.  Dodge will give away 500 free music
         downloads from Global Music Project to raise $10,000 for Doctors
         Without Borders.

         The event will entail:

         -- Music Downloads - Beginning in Chicago, the NU team will visit
            an additional three cities on their way to Miami where they will
            give away 500 free music downloads from
            http://www.globalmusicproject.org/ at each local event
         -- A Donation - For each song downloaded in Chicago, Dodge will
            donate $1 to Doctors Without Borders on the team's behalf
         -- School Spirit - Everyone who attends can show their support for
            the Chicago team by decorating their Dodge Caliber with good
            luck notes and well wishes

  Who:
  The students
         -- Richard Winkelmann, a 20-year-old pre-med and jazz studies
            major, is looking forward to the trip as his last bit of fun
            before taking a course on Organic Chemistry this summer
         -- Yuna Rapoport, 20, who is fluent in Russian, will graduate in
            June with degrees in pre-med and economics, and dreams of
            working for Doctors Without Borders after completing medical
            school
         -- Jackie Coburn, 21, will graduate from the Medill School of
            Journalism in 2007 and plans to pursue her ideal job as a
            broadcast news reporter upon returning from the road trip
  Guests
         -- Two NU student drummers will perform music from Ghana

  When:  Monday, June 5, 2006
         7 a.m. - 9 a.m.

  Where: Northwestern University, Museum of Law
         370 E. Superior, 1/2 block west of Lake Shore

  Why:   The Dodge High Caliber Challenge combines Generation Y's passion
         for volunteering with their love of music, technology and
         philanthropy in a five-day charity road trip designed to generate
         awareness for Global Music Project and raise funds for Doctors
         Without Borders.  Students will drive the new Dodge Caliber, which
         is chock full of interior road trip-friendly features like the
         MusicGate Power(TM) liftgate speakers, Chill Zone cooled beverage
         storage bin and unique flip pocket for storing a cell phone or an
         MP3 player. In addition, the student teams can put their skills to
         the test in the real world on an all-expense paid road trip with
         the chance to win a 24-month lease on a Dodge Caliber.

  Additional    Global Music Project, http://www.globalmusicproject.org/ , is
  Information:  a nonprofit, international music download site that promotes
                up and coming, independent artists who have donated their
                music to raise funds for global charities.

Hometown fans can follow the team's road trip journey by visiting their online journal at: Chicago.DodgeHighCaliberChallenge.net .

Carrie McElwee, 248-512-2664, cm63@daimlerchrysler.com