Windy Dunbar Staff Writer What are the positive or negative aspects of dating in the Armenian community?   Gary Krboyan Sophomore One is more apt to find an Armenian partner within the Armenian community, if that is their preference. A negative aspect is that many Armenians in Fresno are conservative and have some beliefs that are not progressive.     ...

Sarah Soghomonian Staff Writer The average language class is commonly filled with students from different backgrounds, but one would think that an Armenian language class would be filled only with Armenians that look and sound alike. That is not the case with Armenian 1A, an introductory Armenian language course. Everyone in the class, taught by Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian, is ...

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Caitlin Tiftick Staff Writer From the holy city of Etchmiadzin, to the humbling grave of William Saroyan, students and faculty of all cultures got a glimpse of Armenia, Tuesday, November 15. The presentation by Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program, took place during the weekly International Coffee Hour on campus. The lecture gave attendees the opportunity to ...

The Armenian Summer Study Program 2005 took place June 20-July 9, 2005. Students who participated in the Program had the opportunity to reflect upon their experience. Below is a piece by Christina Karakashian.  CHRISTINA KARAKASHIAN As a student in the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State, I knew that the ability to visit Armenia would not only allow me to ...

Hakop Tataryan Staff Writer This year is the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Saint Mesrop Mashtots. As part of this year’s Armenian Studies Lecture Series, Dr. Peter Cowe was invited to speak on the origins of the Armenian alphabet and the cultural impact it has had for the past 1600 years for Armenians and the ...

Hakop Tataryan Staff Writer With the exception of the whining Maroon 5, the lip-synching Brittany Spears, and WFW fake wrestling, The Savemart Center has witnessed some amazing performances over the last few years: Andrea Bocelli, Green Day, Kenny Chessney and Neil Diamond. Well, on October 11, 2005, it added another name to its list of “great performances,” when Los Angeles-based ...

Alex Bunch Staff Writer Dr. James Reid has been appointed the fifth Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Spring 2006 semester. Dr. Reid will be teaching a three-unit course, Armenian Studies 120T, “The Armenian Genocide in History and through Eyewitness Accounts,” which will be offered on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00-4:50 PM. The ...

Sebouh Krioghlian Staff Writer Band: Artsruni Album: Cruzaid Year: 2002 Label: Musea Records, France While randomly searching for some modern Armenian music, I came across a band called “Atsruni,” whose music completely took me by surprise. The website that aided me in discovering this band, http://www.arminrock.am/ had a long list of modern Armenian bands with music files that enable you ...

Armine Sargsyan Staff Writer Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, arrived in Fresno on October 10, and on the first day of his visit it was his mission to meet the youth-students from colleges, Sunday school, and the community, who gathered to hear his message. The excitement for the long anticipated event finally culminated in a warm ...