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Summer Lites Menu is back at Bistro 49!

   May 26, 2011
For just $7.95, pick any two of the following: Featuring Summer Lites Menu – Pick 2    $7.95 Soups: Tomato, French Onion, Chicken Tortilla, Crab Bisque Salads: Garden Tossed,  Spring Mix,  Caesar Salad,  Lettuce Wedge,  Spinach Salad Sandwich:  Turkey BLT Wrap,  BBQ Pork, Chicken Quesadilla, Steak Melt, Mediterranean Wrap In addition to the Summer Lites selection, other menu options include:

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What Happened to Yellow Cab?

   November 24, 2010
During academic year 2009-10, PaTS and Yellow Cab had worked out an agreement to provide a discount flat-rate for trips within 2 miles of campus and guaranteed flat rates for certain destination points like the airport and the Amtrak station. It was a great idea at the time. Unfortunately, the City of Charlotte said Yellow Cab could no longer honor the agreement because taxi rates are set by and...

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Why Isn’t Every Textbook Available for Rental?

   July 23, 2010
Word of Barnes...

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What You Probably Don’t Know About the Bookstore

   May 4, 2010
Having a bookstore on campus bookstore is far more than a convenient option for textbook purchasing. There are other important points to keep in mind. The bookstore is also exploring a rental option for Fall 2010, and will have more digital options available than ever before. (More information about textbook affordability)

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Summer School? You’ll Have to Eat!

   April 22, 2010
An all-DB meal plan is available for those attending summer sessions. Price is $212 for $212-worth of DB funds. Like other meal plans, this can be conveniently billed through student accounts. For those taking two summer sessions [bless their hearts], the summer DB meal plan is good through both sessions (in other words, any unused funds from first summer session will roll over to the second...

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Win an iPod Touch and Cinco de Mayo Dining

   April 16, 2010
Don’t run on empty here at finals! Refuel your Optional Dining Account with a deposit of $50 or more by Friday, April 23, and be entered to win an iPod Touch. Remember, ODA funds can be used at all campus dining locations, including Outtakes convenience stores. If you have money left on the account when it’s time to leave for summer, no worries, ODA rolls over from semester to semester, year...

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Thanks to the New Models!

   March 12, 2010
Notice anything different about us? We’ve added more student faces to the aux home page. Many thanks to our student models, TaQuana Beanum, Joan Chamunorwa, Alexander Rentz, Karla Bennett, Joel Simpson, Jasmine Dobbin, Joshua Spence, Irvin Perez, Charlotte Cramer, William Davis, Heidi Rodriguez and Robert Wright. Their faces will not only be showing up on the Web site, but in print publications...

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Superfood Chocolate, RDH and Crown Commons

   February 4, 2010
Chocolate is a SuperFood in more ways than one. Look for a special chocolate Superfood featured dish each week this month: tasty stuff like chocolate fondue, chocolate waffles and S’mores. Hooray for flavonoids! Death by Chocolate, RDH and Crown Commons Friday, February 12 at RDH and Crown Commons: the menu will feature an abundance of chocolate items. Wok and Roll for Chinese New Year, Crown...

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Textbooks: Be Informed When Considering Buying vs. Renting

   January 28, 2010
Is it best to buy or rent books? The answer is not as simple as it seems. Here are some facts to consider in making the choice that best serves your needs. Book Rental Pros Most rental programs rent texts at 42.5% of the price of a new book. For a $100 book, that would be $42.50. On the surface, that looks like a good deal. Cons

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Where’s the Niner Wear?

   January 14, 2010
Visit any local retail department store and you’ll find racks of Carolina, Duke and NC State stuff with precious little, — if anything — for the Charlotte fan. That’s just WRONG. Maybe it’s time for some “positive reinforcement” for local retailers who consider the Green and White. If you see apparel or merchandise that proclaims the Charlotte 49ers or anything UNC Charlotte, be sure to tell a...

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