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State University of New York at Fredonia The Issue No. 4, Volume XXV LeaderWednesday September 25, 2013 Fredonia professor men's soccer drops premieres short film non-conference b-1 games A-6 Student elections receive poor turnout McMahon MARSHA COHEN is the man Special to The Leader WENDY MAHNK Every year a group of ambitious and Special to The Leader motivated SUNY Fredonia students aim to become the voice for their respective In honor of Constitution Day, class. They rely on their peers’ trust and Kevin McMahon, an award winning word that they will vote for them, and, in political author, was the guest speaker return, they will be the best representa- at the Political Science Department tives they can be. sponsored event. McMahon, formerly On Sept. 17 and 18, SUNY Fredonia’s a professor of political science at the Student Association held their annual State University of Fredonia, is cur- class elections. Every class, ranging from rently a professor of political science freshman to seniors, were able to elect at Trinity College in Connecticut. their class president and class represen- The lecture focused around tatives for the 2013-14 school year. The McMahon’s most recently released winners were announced Wednesday book, Nixon’s Court: His Challenge night and were sworn in at Thursday’s to Judicial Liberalism and Its Political GA meeting. Consequences (University of Chicago Poll results showed an extremely press, 2011). His book was selected low turn-out. With an estimated 86 as a 2012 CHOICE Outstanding senior, 52 junior, 43 sophomore and 22 Academic Title, while his previous freshman votes counted, an exceedingly book Reconsidering Roosevelt on low percentage of students voiced their Race: How the Presidency Paved the opinion in this year’s elections. Road to Brown (University of Chicago The winning delegates were a mix Press, 2004) won the best book pub- of new and familiar faces. They ranged lished on the American presidency in from Jefferson Dedrick, the newly elected 2004, an American Political Science freshman class president to a very familiar Association’s Richard E. Neustadt face, Anthony Mercedes, who was elected Award. junior class president. Patrick Kennedy Nixon’s Court has been reviewed claimed the senior class president title, as a “...balanced, provocative and and Maguette Ndiaye was elected presi- engaging book. McMahon’s valuable dent of the sophomore class. effort to correct the record on the Nixon Twenty-three class representatives presidency should not go unnoticed,” were elected between the freshmen through by Helena Silverstein of Lafayette seniors, and senior Justin Shanley was College, Journal of Interdisciplinary chosen as the SUNY SA Voting Delegate History. Leonard H. Becker described over senior Alexander Stone. it as “valuable for insights into Nixon’s Mercedes has been the class of 2015’s mindset in selecting his Supreme Court president since his sophomore year. His candidates” in the Washington Lawyer. “unity” continues to be the centered In Nixon’s Court, McMahon pro- theme for the upcoming school year. vides a progressive alternate narrative “Just like last year I plan on continu- of Nixon’s judicial strategy. The prevail- ing my ‘unity’ theme. I genuinely want ing argument is that Nixon attempted melissa rechin / photo editor to implement a “counter-revolution” to see our class grow strong, and I feel Patrick Kennedy begins his term as senior class president . like, since we are almost seniors, we can against Warren Court that ultimately failed; however, McMahon argues start something that the other classes “I like having a leadership position, care about too,” said Mercedes. want to follow,” said Mercedes. that the Nixon’s judicial nominations but it’s more about how I can implement Mercedes wasn’t the only winner and action were far more politically While the theme is very near and something that I care about. I’m not just who shared his vision for his respec- dear to his heart, he was not shy about motivated than ideological motivated. going to come up with an idea and expect Many of the students seemed expressing what the leadership title meant everyone to go along with it. I want to to him on a personal level. Continued on page A-3 to be surprised by McMahon’s take implement an idea that everyone else can on Nixon. “I found how favorable he viewed Nixon to be kind of shocking consider- ing the fact that Nixon was essentially Rave reviews for renewal a sellout that would do anything for a The New York Times vote,” said Laura Imm, a senior criminal justice and political science major. BRITTANY PERRY program, we now have access to more nytimes.com/passes by signing up with McMahon highlighted that Nixon’s Special to The Leader tools that are helpful to both teachers a valid Fredonia email. mindset was structured around how he and students.” “Faculty and staff are able to use could obtain votes with his appoint- After two years of waiting, Fredonia The Readership program gives students these sites as supplemental resources in ments to the Supreme Court. His main students and faculty are excited to finally and faculty free access to The New York the classroom,” said Provost Terry Brown. agenda was to find someone who fit have The New York Times back on cam- Times—both online and print versions. “Faculty who incorporate The Times into a set of criterion that would gain him pus—with more perks than before. The Times online allows students the their courses are eligible for a compli- more political appeal to voters. An “The distribution of the paper is on usage of their full archives dating back mentary subscription to The New York example McMahon provided during a much smaller scale than what we had to 1851, giving students admittance to Times so that the copies on the shelves in previous years,” said Professional 72 additional years-worth of news that Development Center Director Dawn the public might not be able to access. Continued on page A-2 Continued on page A-2 Eckenrode, “but with the Readership Students are able to register online at A-2A-2 TheThe LeaderLeader,, WednesdayWednesday AprilSeptember 11,2 2012 25, 2013 Rave reviews for The New York Times: Continued from A-1 can be available for student use.” in Fenton Hall, the Williams Center, McEwen Due to a budget deficit, The Times sub- Hall and Thompson Hall. scription was cut in 2011. The new Provost, Although students can access more fea- however, thought it was a good educational tures online, teachers will still utilize print program that should be brought back. versions in the classroom. Aside from access on their website, “I have a copy for every class,” Ploetz said. students can go to “The New York Times in “I use them as examples in the Foundations Leadership” Facebook page and gain access [of Journalism] class to see how The Times to exclusive webinars from New York Times handles different stories and layout of the journalists, as well as current articles on paper.” their news feeds. The New York Times is giving the Fredonia “I’m thrilled we have it back,” said campus a discount on the Readership program. Journalism Professor Elmer Ploetz. “I like “This school is not being charged for the the digital aspect of The New York Times. Academic Passes; we provide those for free, It’s much more manageable and accessible.” matching the average daily pickup of the print Fifteen faculty members are already inte- copies by students,” Eckenrode said. “This grating The New York Times into their lesson semester, there will be 100 passes available plans. The Communication department isn’t for student use within every 24-hour period.” the only department using The Times, with an According to the Provost, an average of increase in readership in the Departments of 91 print copies are picked up daily. Math, Political Science, History and English. Normally, the cost per paper is $.60/copy, “I think that these new items will be an but the school receives a 50 percent discount incredible resource for our future teachers with the program. and they build lessons to address the Common The average cost is about $125 per week Core Learning Standards,” said Mike Jabot, for the entire program, with a projected cost a science methods for education professor. “I of less than $2,000 for the pilot program am using The New York Times as an example this semester. of integrating non-fiction text into classroom “This is a pilot contract. I can’t predict lesson planning in my courses for pre-service how this will be received by students,” said teachers.” Eckenrode, “but we’ll give it some time Students also have the option of getting and chance for word to spread and make a a print version of the paper every day. 100 data based decision as to whether or not we copies will be distributed daily across campus should keep it.” melissa rechin / photo editor Bins around campus are now filled with stacks of The New York Times. Students clean-up Dunkirk Beach this past weekend anne ritz/ news editor Christina Jarvis, professor and beach clean up coordinator, explains the plastic nurdles that were found. andrea adinolfe / special to the leader Stephen Minor, senior musical education major, picks up debris at Gratiot Point Beach. andrea adinolfe / special to the leader (From left) Kiya Hara, junior biology major, Cody Rater, freshman liberal arts major, and Chris Leady, freshman environmental science major ,work together to clean the beach. A-3 TheA-3 Leader The Leader, Wednesday, Wednesday September April 11,25,8 20122013 Adjunct Spotlight McGee, Fredonia alumna, hailed as ‘brilliant’ by students CARL LAM Special to The Leader This series has shown you that so many of our adjuncts balance a lot on their plate.