Anti-war activist William Ayers, who attracted national attention during the presidential campaign for his past connections to President-elect Barack Obama, highlighted the need for conversation between people of different beliefs in a speech at the Law Center last night.

With less than two weeks before the Nov. 4 election, Georgetown Mail Services is prioritizing the delivery of absentee ballots in an effort to ensure students are able to vote on time.

Georgetown University Law School traveled across the pond this year to establish the Center for Transnational Legal Studies.

CTLS, which is the first institution of its kind focused on international and comparative law, opened its doors to students last month in London, England. According to the Web site, CTLC is located at the heart of London’s legal quarter on Chancery Lane.

While technology will never render pen and paper extinct, smartphones are becoming more prevalent on campus and Georgetown and its students take advantage of all that the latest technology has to offer.

The devices are so versatile that some are using them as laptop replacements for academic work.

The crowd watching the first presidential debate in Village C Alumni Lounge had at least one thing in common with the fans at a typical Hoya basketball game: Both groups of young, cheering students knew whom they wanted to win well beforehand. And they certainly weren’t looking for reasoned arguments. They wanted victory for their side at all costs.

The United States must follow the lead of European countries and outlaw the death penalty, French Senator and former French Minister of Justice Robert Badinter said yesterday as he brought his crusade against capital punishment to Gaston Hall.