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John Jabagchourian / Editor Walking across campus, students young and old shout out his first name with exuberance. It seemed everyone knew him, not because he is a public figure in Fresno but because he has somehow touched each person somewhere in life. He says hello, asks them how they’ve been. They talk about the times they met, and he ...

Arpik Paraghamian / Staff Writer An independent London-based youth group called RBO is out to redefine Armenian music with their CD “Hokis Volume Meg.” This compilation of ballads, modern dance tracks, and comical interludes is unlike anything Armenian music has experienced. Recorded at Airtank Studios in London, “Hokis” was released in August and features Armenian artists from Boston, Beirut, and ...

Staff Report The Faculty Development Program in Business and Economics between CSUF and Yerevan State University will continue with a three-year grant of nearly $300,000 awarded to Fresno State under the Newly Independent States (NIS) College and University Partnership Program. As part of the project, Fresno State faculty will collaborate with Yerevan State University faculty to develop curricula in the ...

Edward Thurber / Staff Writer As a first time student at Fresno State, and with the encouragement of the Armenian Studies Program, I found myself taking Armenian Studies 105, Armenian Genocide in Comparative Context, taught by Dr. Richard Hovannisian. Dr. Hovannisian, Professor of Armenian and Near East History and Holder of the Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History ...

Sponsors Triple X Fraternity, Selma Chapter Supporters Janice & Barr Andreasian Mrs. A. Haigazian Berman Ms. Carolyn Chooljian Earlene Craver Michael Gorjian Rose Nevart Jerzyk Alan Koobatian Ms. Rose Koobation Hermine Kouyoumdjian Gregory Mazmanian Clifford Melikian Edward L. Sornigian Mr. & Mrs. K. Yervant Terzian Bess P.Vickery

Staff Report How lucky we are in the land of the Free to pursue truth and justice in our program. What a great cultural and historical legacy the Armenian Studies Program engenders for all, Armenians and non-Armenians alike. May it live and prosper for a long time. I would like to honor Dickran Kouymjian for all he has given us ...

Dr. Dickran Kouymjian / Coordinator and Haig & Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies This fall 2000 semester is one of the best ever for Fresno State’s Armenian Studies Program, and its four faculty members: Dr. Richard Hovannisian, Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies, Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Haig & Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies, Barlow Der ...

Tamara Karakashian / Staff Writer The intriguing history of the Armenian Diaspora community of Fresno is captured in a new book titled The Fresno Armenians by Berge Bulbulian. The Fresno Armenians tells of the triumphs and lifestyles of the first Armenian settlers and their evolution into today’s community. Bulbulian decided to pursue this project through the support and enthusiasm of ...

Arpik Paraghamian / Staff Writer French-Armenian pianist, Vardan Mamikonian opened this year’s Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts to a turn away crowd of 400 at Fresno State’s Concert Hall on the evening of September 15, 2000. “It was a stunning performance, and I believe he combines all necessary qualities of a great artist: taste, imagination, unlimited technique and modesty. He ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Pro gram major benefactor, Mr.Henry Kazan, visited Fresno State during a long weekend from the 16th to the 19th of September. The principal reason for the trip was to attend the Monday afternoon course of Dr. Richard Hovannisian, the first incumbent of the Henry S. Khanzadian, Kazan Visiting Professorship of Armenian Studies. Mr. Kazan, who ...