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North Carolina residents believe there has been more mudslinging and negative campaigning this election season than in previous years, although most say political ads have not been helpful in selecting a candidate to endorse, according to the latest ���ϲ����� Poll.

Richard and John Contiguglia, identical twins who are today considered among the most acclaimed piano-duos in the world, visit ���ϲ����� on Thursday, November 13, for a performance of four-hand piano on two Steinway concert grand instruments.

North Carolinians believe the Democratic Party is better able than the GOP to handle every major domestic policy issue facing the nation and now show greater levels of support for Democratic candidates in the presidential and U.S. Senate races this fall, according to the latest ���ϲ����� Poll.

OutLaw, a group of lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender and allied law students at the ���ϲ����� School of Law, will host a seminar on estate planning for LGBT families on Thursday, October 30, at 6 p.m. in Room 204 of the law school.

Frank H. Wu, the former dean of the Wayne State University Law School and a noted author on race relations in the United States as they relate to Asian Americans, will serve this week as the first Law and Humanities Lecturer for the Center for Law and Humanities at ���ϲ�����.

Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin will speak at ���ϲ����� on Thursday, Oct. 16, during a campaign rally at Latham Park in the North Athletics Complex. Gates will open at noon, with Palin’s arrival scheduled for 3 p.m. Appearing with Palin will be music star Hank Williams Jr.

Jerry Tolley, former head ���ϲ����� football coach and a current member of the University Advancement staff, has been named a member of the 2008-09 Hall of Fame class of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The honor is the highest bestowed by the NAIA.

���ϲ����� University is named one of the nation's best-administered schools in the 2009 college guide published by The Princeton Review. "The Best 368 Colleges" rankings are based on a survey of 120,000 college students across the nation. Details...

The MBA program of ���ϲ�����’s Martha and Spencer Love School of Business is ranked in the top 10 in two categories in The Princeton Review's 2009 edition of the "Best 296 Business Schools." The school was ranked sixth in the nation for “best administered” program and seventh in the nation for “best classroom experience.”

The New American Colleges and Universities (ANAC) has launched the ANAC Student Exchange, an innovative program that will allow students to spend a semester at one of 13 colleges and universities nationwide. All participating campuses (including ���ϲ�����) are ANAC members  with a history of intercollegiate collaboration and a shared commitment to the integration of liberal arts, professional studies, and civic responsibility.