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By Matt Maroot Staff Writer As  students found their way into Social Science Room 104 on Friday, February 27, 1998, many of them already had an idea about the current status of the Republic of Armenia.  And as the weekend progressed, they soon learned whether or not those ideas were myths or realities.  The course, Armenian Studies 120 T:  Armenia ...

Staff Report The Internet and the World Wide Web are one of the fastest growing areas in computers today.  There is a web site for almost any subject, including the Armenians.  Using any search engine, one can receive hundreds or even thousands of matches just by typing keyword “Armenian.”  There are web sites for educational institutions, churches, youth organizations, political ...

By Aida Kouyoumjian Mercer Island, WA Yerevan Living in Yerevan for nearly four months was a larger – than- life experience which consumed my whole being from the moment I put foot on the Armenian soil. And one cannot leave Armenia unchanged. Let me say that “It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times”.  I ...

By Alik Hovsepian Two Fresno State ASO members spent their summer productively in our nationís capitol by participating in an internship at the office of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).  Crissi Jelladian and Alik Hovsepian spent six weeks in Washington D.C. learning about present issues faced by Congress relating to Armenian-Americans. A total of five interns participated in ...

Dear Dr. Welty: I am proud to inform you that, by vote of the executive board, our chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi has entered Dr. Dickran Kouymjian in the competition for the award of National Scholar.  His teaching and internationally recognized scholarly work exemplifies the principles for which the National Scholar Award was created.  We feel ...

By: Arakel A. Arisian ASO President “Car Wash!  Come help support the Armenian Students Organization.”  This is just an example of the many activities the Armenian students at Fresno State take part in.  The Armenian Students Organization (ASO) continually tries to find new and interesting activities it can offer to its members.  Last semester the ASO worked to build a ...

By Barlow DerMugrdechian Hye Sharzhoom Advisor The future of Armenia could be seen in the excited faces of students from the Armenian Agricultural Academy (AAA) who arrived in Fresno on Wednesday, February 11 for a two week visit to California State University, Fresno.  They are the future because it is with their knowledge, dedication, and enthusiasm that Armenian will be ...

Staff Report ï     February 3- President Ter-Petrossian Announces   Resignation ï     Prime Minister Robert Kocharian is Acting    President ï     Kirk Kirkorian Establishes $100 Million Small   Business Loan Fund in Armenia ï     March 16 Set for Presidential Elections ï     Five of the 12 presidential candidates, including   acting President Robert Kocharyan and    Vazgen Manukyan sign pledge to ensure that   the 16 March election ...

Canadian Scholar Dr. Isabel Kaprielian Appointed The appointment of Dr. Isabel Kaprielian to the Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Professor of Modern Armenian and Immigration History at California State University Fresno adds a different perspective to the university’s Armenian studies courses. The Kazan Endowed Professorship is intended to develop a major emphasis on studies of Armenians in the diaspora, their immigration ...

By Barlow Der Mugrdechian Advisor A recent offer by the Turkish government to set up an endowed Chair in Ottoman and Turkish History at UCLA has engendered a firestorm of controversy.  The proposed $1,000,000 donation would establish an endowed Chair in an area of study which has already caused much debate over the past twenty years at UCLA, most notably ...