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Professor A.E. Dick Howard of the University of Virginia School of Law will discuss the relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House during the first Sandra Day O’Connor Lecture at 6:30 p.m., tonight, Oct. 18, in Whitley Auditorium. His lecture, titled "The Struggle for the Supreme Court," is free and open to the public. Details...

Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis will answer questions from the public on Wednesday, Oct. 17, as part of her two-day visit to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ that includes an afternoon master class in the Center for the Arts.

Former N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Henry Frye, the second guest in the Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series Monday, Oct. 8, said good lawyers are trustworthy people who truly care about making a positive difference in the lives of others. Details...

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has nominated three seniors for a Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and one of the most prestigious international fellowships, for their superior academic achievements.

Sixty-seven percent of North Carolinians oppose proposals for land transfer taxes as a way for local governments to raise money, according to results from the latest ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll, which comes as voters in more than a dozen counties across the state consider such a measure on ballots this fall. Details...

North Carolina citizens are almost evenly divided on which political party to support in the 2008 presidential election, and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole received mixed reviews for her job performance, according to the latest ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll. Details...

Nearly two out of three North Carolinians – 65 percent – disapprove of the way President George W. Bush is handling the war in Iraq, according to the latest ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll. The percentage is a slight improvement for the president since April, when 70 percent of the respondents expressed unhappiness with his management of the conflict. Details...