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Duke graduate student Jonathan Su throws UNC graduate student Alex Couture
while sparring Monday night. The Carolina Judo Club studies Kodakan Judo,
a form of martial arts involving intense pins and throws. Taught by Sensei Bill
Cabrera and volunteer black belts, the Judo Club meets every Monday and Thursday from
8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m in the bottom of Fetzer Gym.
■ The Friends of the Library & the Bull’s Head Bookshop
invite you to hear New York Times bestselling author
Lee Smith
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Tuesday, September 26 ■
Reception at s:oopm
Reading at 5:45pm
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Wilson Library
Copies will be available for sale on-site.
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BIODIESEL
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the hundreds of dollars needed to
buy an energy converter, he said
biodiesel production could become
a major industry in North Carolina,
where farmers are looking for agri
cultural alternatives to tobacco.
“Both in the biodiesel industry
and the biofuel industry in gen
eral, North Carolina is going to be
a home for these facilities.”
The localized aspect of biodiesel
production is one its biggest selling
points, he said, since it potentially
could wean North Carolina and
other communities off foreign oil.
Chris Thomson and her hus
band came from Raleigh to attend
the grand opening celebration
because they were curious. She said
the local focus of the plant is excit
ing because of what it could mean
for energy independence.
“I think we should be more
self-sufficient in this country as
individuals, as a culture and as a
government,” she said.
Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller
said green energy always should be
a consideration in the development
and land planning of Chatham
County, and the new plant should
facilitate the discussion.
“We can take control of our
energy policy if we work together,”
he said. “And that’s what we want
to accomplish.”
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Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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REGISTRATION
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the forum.
Officials said they are unsure
what contributed to the low turn
out.
The forum also served to clar
ify the mechanics of the new sys
tem.
Students in each quartile will
be divided randomly into groups
of about 200 to register. These
smaller “alpha groups” will be
randomized again each semes
ter.
Each alpha group will have a 15-
minute window in which its mem
bers can log onto the system and
register. After 15 minutes, the next
group will have a chance.
A student can register at any
time after his window opens, but
will face more competition if he
misses it entirely.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m.
each Saturday. Poehls said all stu
dents in a class will have access to
registration by 1:30 p.m.
Aside from the late start on
Saturdays, the “7-7-7 Rule” will be
in effect any student whose win
dow has opened then can register
anytime between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
seven days a week.
Students must register with
their Onyens and passwords and
can have only one active Onyen at
a time.
This means students cannot try
to enter the system more quickly
by using multiple browsers or
separate windows, but Poehls said
she hopes they won’t have to.
MAINSTREET
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Mainstreet, said that although the
number of students dining has
remained about the same, many
are taking advantage of the new
option.
“I think it’s good because some
times you forget your One Card.”
said sophomore Jennifer Sessoms,
who was eating lunch with
Shucavage.
“There are students off campus
who do not use One Cards, and this
is another convenient way for stu
dents to pay,” Freeman said.
Students also have discovered
other advantages to using credit
cards.
“It’s easier not to have to
transfer money to your expense
account,” said Shucavage said.
“It’s convenient and I give it a
thumbs up.”
Students, including Tony
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registration dates
Starting today, students can
access information on changes
to class registration. The
following are class-specific
registration dates with an
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. window:
► Graduate and professional
students: Sept. 30
► Seniors: Oct. 7
► Juniors: Oct. 14
► Sophomores: Oct. 28
► Freshmen: Nov. 4
For information on the chang
es, visit http://regweb.unc.edu/
students/reg_schedule.php.
Students received more than
50,000 error messages in the first
half hour of each class’s registra
tion period last year.
The new system will prevent
most of this overcrowding, Poehls
said.
Allred said he believes it also
will make the process more equi
table. Students who were able to
register first in the past were those
with the most expensive laptops
and Internet connections.
“I really feel that most students,
if they understand what we’re
doing, are fine with it,” Poehls
said.
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.
“It’s easier not to
have to transfer
money to your
expense account
It’s convenient.”
SAMANTHA SHUCAVAGE, STUDENT
Coggins, a sophomore English
major, said they already have used
credit cards to purchase a meal.
“I like it because I don’t have a
flex account and I don’t keep cash
on me,” Coggins said.
Freeman said it’s just another
convenience for customers.
“If it’s Friday and you got a few
bucks on your pocket you might
want to save that for a movie on
Friday night.”
Contact the University Editor
at udesk@unc.edu.