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Tatevik Hovhannisyan Staff Writer What is the importance of an independent Republic of Armenia? Danielle Tanielian Freshman Major: Biomedical Physics It is important that we can say we are an independent nation. Independent Armenia signifies a group of thriving and surviving Armenians who refuse to give in to anyone’s commands any longer. Personally, I am filled with pride knowing that ...

Staff Report Vartush Mesropyan, President Senior, Psychology major; Armenian Studies minor What ASO events are you most looking forward to? International Culture Night and the Armenian Genocide commemorative events, because we work hard as an organization to unite everyone together on campus and in the community. The beginning and middle stages are incredible but the outcome is what makes us ...

Staff Report Aram Hajian My parents wanted their children to be raised with a love for their culture and ethnicity. I remember when I was growing up that if I spoke English with my siblings I would be punished by having to stand in a corner with one leg and one arm up in the air and I would also ...

Marine Vardanyan Editor The echoes of our ancestors hold invaluable stories. This realization dawned on the students taking a Spring 2013 course, Armenian Studies 120T “Armenian Genocide Through Literature and Translation,” when a simple assignment to prepare a family tree lead to an overwhelming awakening of curiosity. Dr. Sona Haroutyunian (University of Ca’ Foscari, Venice), Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian ...

Marine Vardanyan-Editor Armenian Monuments Awareness Project http://ww.armenian monuments.org/en/ Main Categories: Monuments, History, Tourism, Gallery, Online Database, Educational Resources, Research Summary: Armenia is a country rich with sites that showcase the history and culture of its people and land. However, despite the abundance of such sites and monuments scattered throughout the country, many tourists and residents of Armenia are unaware of ...

Emma Shaljyan Staff Writer Fresno State was just one stop of many for Konrad Siekierski, a Kazan visiting research scholar, who was invited by the Armenian Studies Program to conduct research on his dissertation on pilgrims and their pilgrimages, from the Diaspora to Western Armenia. Siekierski departed Fresno in March after a very productive four months spent researching and conducting ...

Tamar Melkonian Staff Writer Have you ever wanted learn more about Armenia and the Armenians? It is never to late to be a student. This semester participants in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Fresno State had the opportunity to learn about the history and culture of the Armenian people. They attended a four session series, which started on ...

Each year Fresno State honors its most distinguished undergraduates with the presti-gious Deans Medalist Award. This award honors the outstanding students within the university’s eight schools as well as the Division of Student Affairs. The medalists are nominated and selected based on academic excellence, community involvement, and other achievements at Fresno State. This year’s Deans Medalist from the Division of ...

Suren Oganessian Staff Writer Can Armenia one day finally live in peace with its neighbor to the west? Historian Ara Sarafian would answer with an emphatic “yes,” even while people on both sides of the long-simmering ethnic strife in the region might initially express doubt. Director of the Gomidas Institute in London, Sarafian delivered the first lecture of the Armenian ...

Denise Altounian Staff Writer Each year Fresno State honors its most distinguished undergraduates with the presti-gious Deans Medalist Award. This award honors the outstanding students within the university’s eight schools as well as the Division of Student Affairs. The medalists are nominated and selected based on academic excellence, community involvement, and other achievements at Fresno State. This year’s Deans Medalist ...