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CONGRATULATIONS! AMANDA KRUSEMARK was named "Best Attorney" out of the 144 students who were attorneys at the Atlantic Regional Mock Trial Tournament on February 22, 2008. Dickinson's teams performed very well as they competed among some of the top teams in the region: Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, and New York University.

Dickinson College Mock Trial Team is competing in the Atlantic Regional Tournament hosted by St. John's University, Jamaica, New York, the weekend of February 22,2008.

Go Team Dickinson!

Media Turn to Professor Rudalevige for Analysis of “Imperial Presidency”
Associate Professor of Political Science Andrew Rudalevige may not have coined the phrase, but he is a key expert on the "Imperial Presidency" and has become the favorite of media from The New York Times to PBS's venerable NewsHour. See press release - http://cfserv.dickinson.edu/news/nrshow.cfm?829

Recent Publications by Political Science Faculty
Professor Andrew Rudalevige’s most recent book, The New Imperial Presidency: Renewing Presidential Power after Watergate, was published by the University of Michigan Press in fall 2005 in the series on Contemporary Political and Social Issues edited by Alan Wolfe.  The book traces the Constitutional grounding of presidential power and its evolution over time, with particular emphasis on the aftermath of the "imperial presidency" era described in the 1973 book of that name by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.  The extensive congressional resurgence against presidential power, Rudalevige argues, receded almost immediately; the powers claimed by, and delegated to, George W. Bush since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have largely wiped out what elements of the resurgence regime still remained. Presidential power is a vital part of contemporary governance. Yet as Justice Robert Jackson wrote, reliance on executive authority holds both "practical advantages and grave dangers."  Rudalevige makes the case that Congress must reclaim its rightful role as the first branch of the federal government, not to take the place of the president, but to ensure that national policymaking reflects the priorities set by vigorous debate and rigorous oversight.

Recent Dickinson College Graduate Commended for Honors Thesis
Andrew Miller, a May 2004 graduate of Dickinson College with a bachelor's degree in political science, has been selected as runner-up in the Pi Sigma Alpha Best Undergraduate Honors Thesis competition for 2004. A graduate of South Park High School, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller of South Park, Pa.
Pi Sigma Alpha is the national honor society for political science. Each year, it selects one first place winner and two runner-ups in the competition.

Miller's thesis, "After Afghanistan: Al Qaeda's Future in Failed States," addresses the question of whether another country will succumb to the power of Al Qaeda. He argues that had it not been for the safe haven of Afghanistan, Al Qaeda would not have risen to such a high level of power and sophistication. Now that the U.S. has taken their home base away from them, the organization must look for another harboring country. Miller takes a close look at two countries, Somalia and Yemen, which have been targeted by the U.S. government as potential future homes for Al Qaeda, analyzing a number of factors to determine which one is more attractive.

As a prize, he will receive $100 plus notice in the American Political Science Association's journal, "PS: Political Science and Politics."

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