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By Shayla Srabian Staff Writer Arakel A. Arisian, formerly the Armenian Students Organization President from Fall 1997 to Fall 1999, was elected President of Associated Students Inc. at California State University, Fresno for Fall 1999 and Spring 2000. David Emerzian was the President for the Fall 1998 and Spring 1999 semesters. Last year Arisian served as Vice President of Finance ...

Staff Report Mr. Thomas McClanahan, Associate Vice-President for Grants and Research, announced that Fresno State was awarded a grant of $104,440 for the purpose of conducting a Faculty Development Program in Business and Economics with Yerevan State University under the Newly Independent States (NIS) College and University Partnership Program. Fresno State professors will collaborate with Yerevan State University Professors to ...

By Arakel A. Arisian Staff Writer When the Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin I Sarkissian, passed away this summer, the Armenian Church was left without a leader. This unfortunate event forced the Armenian Church to revisit many of the issues concerned with the selection of a Catholicos. The Armenian Church has two sees, the Holy See of Etchmiadzin ...

By Matthew Maroot Editor On Tuesday, June 29, 1999, Armenians the world oversuffered an immeasurable loss. His Holiness Karekin I Sarkissian, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians, passed into eternal rest after a long period of severe illness. H. H. Karekin I was elected in 1995 by the National Ecclesiastical Assembly as the 131st Catholicos to occupy the throne ...

Staff Report It has been an honor attending California State University of Fresno for the past four years. The school of business not only provided “top-notch” education, but also enhanced my understanding of the business world.  Upon graduation, I will continue working for the Employment Development Department Collections Division for the State of California. The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno ...

By Arakel A. Arisian ASO President The Concert was part of the annual Vintage Days Weekend on campus. The ASO helped set up the lighting and sound for the band. The University Student Union, which sponsored the event, made a generous donation to the ASO. Time seems to fly when you’re having fun, doesn’t it? Being President of the Armenian ...

By Arakel Arisian Staff Writer The twentieth century has been filled with many tragedies, some well known and publicized while others simply forgotten or ignored. One such tragedy which has gone unnoticed is the Adana Massacre of 1909, which was the murder of 25,000 to 30,000 Armenians and a precursor to the Armenian Genocide of 1915 where 1.5 million were ...

John Jabagchourian Staff Writer The faculty and students of the Armenian Community School honored volunteers from Fresno State at a luncheon held on Friday, April 30, in appreciation for their work. During the spring 1999 semester, 10 students from the Armenian Students Organization of Fresno State volunteered a few hours, once or twice a week to work one on one ...

By Isabel Kaprielian with Chad Kirkorian Note: My attempts to learn more about Diana Apcar met with total failure, until a friend, Richard Kloian, gave me a list of her descendants in the United States.  Diana Apcar’s family has graciously provided me with very valuable information about this remarkable woman, and I am grateful for their cooperation. Luckily, this term, ...

By Heidi Dunbar and Shayla Srabian Staff Writers Tonia Korakis Mass Communication/ Journalism-Junior What does the word “genocide” mean to you? “Extermination of a whole race.” Have you ever heard of the Armenian Genocide? If so, what do you know about it? “Yes. It was the massacring of the Armenians by the Turks; 1.5 million Armenians were killed.” What do ...