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By: Ara Mekhitarian Virtual Ani Address: http://www.virtualani.freeserve.co.uk/ Brief Summary: Virtual Ani is a web site based in the United Kingdom, offering extensive information on the ancient city of Ani. A thousand years ago, Ani was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom. Ani’s many churches, palaces and fortifications were among the most technically and artistically advanced buildings of the time. ...

Staff Report The Armenian Students Organization semester opening barbeque was a great success. Held at Fresno’s Woodward Park, more than 60 new and old ASO members gathered for an evening of fun. Armenian music could be heard throughout the night on a perfect September evening. The ASO is planning many new activities for the upcoming year. The Armenian Students Organization ...

Tamara Karakashian Staff Writer As the lights dimmed, hundreds of spectators rushed to their seats; the curtains were drawn to reveal the Armenian army and King Arshak II celebrating a glorious victory over the Persians. Armenians for centuries since have learned about the history of the great nation of Armenia from historians such as Agathangelos, Movses of Khoren, and Pavstos ...

Arpik Paraghamian Staff Writer Donald Abcarian, a graduate of U. C. Berkeley and a native of Fresno, recently translated Raffi’s The Fool. Abcarian opened the Armenian Studies Program’s Fall Lecture Series on Monday, September 10, with selected readings from his translation. In 1835 Hagop Melik Hagopian was born in a village called Bayajuk, near Salmas, in northwest Iran. Though this ...

Staff Report Janet Van Wyhe and the Kennel Bookstore staff are very excited about the new Armenian section opened recently in the Fresno State Kennel Bookstore. Van Wyhe, who manages the general book section of the Bookstore, says “There is much to learn about a group of people in this city who play an important role in the things that ...

Nazik Arisian Staff Writer For over twenty years, parents had to drive to the corner of Fresno and Weldon streets to take their children to the Armenian Community School of Fresno (ACSF). This year, however, the school moved to a more convenient location at the corner of Olive and Wishon streets in the Tower District. This move was very much ...

Barlow Der Mugrdechian Hye Sharzhoom Advisor Etchmiadzin, Garni, Geghard, Hripsime, Oshagan, Sardarabad, Erebuni, Zvartnots, Noravank, Ambert… exotic names which became a reality for a group of 18 adventurous students from Fresno State as they accompanied Armenian Students Organization advisor Barlow Der Mugrdechian for an exciting and unforgettable 3 week visit to France and Armenia. Planning for the trip had actually ...

Staff Report Hye Talk, the television interview program, produced by the Armenian Studies Program and Department of Mass Communications and Journalism at Fresno State, had its premiere on Thursday, October 11. The show airs on ATT Broadband (Cable) Channel 14 on Thursday nights, from 10:00-10:30 PM. Hye Talk host Barlow Der Mugrdechian, of the Armenian Studies Program, will interview a ...

Chris Tozlian Staff Writer It is rare to sit and converse with a complete stranger who so thoroughly intrigues you; yet I had this opportunity when, across the table sat Dr. Robert Hewsen, Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor for the Armenian Studies Program. Though our conversation was relatively brief, I left the room realizing that Dr. Hewsen was not ...

Barlow Der Mugrdechian Hye Sharzhoom Advisor His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians made an official visit to California State University, Fresno on Wednesday, May 9, 2001, as part of His Holiness’ official visit to the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America. His Holiness was invited by the Armenian Studies Program to give ...