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Arakel A. Arisian ASO President From Shish Kebab sales to intramural basketball, the Armenian Students Organization has been extremely busy this year. In this, its 25th year of existence, the ASO has represented the Armenian youth of California State University, Fresno. It’s hard to believe that a year can go by so fast, but all the activities and events the ...

By Barlow Der Mugrdechian Advisor The formal announcement of the establishment of the M. Victoria Karagozian Kazan Fund for Armenian Studies was made by CSU Fresno President Dr. John Welty at a reception held on Friday, May 1, in the Renaissance Room on the CSU Fresno campus. The Kazan Fund for Armenian Studies will provide support in three specific areas: ...

Staff Report € Robert Kocharian Elected President of Armenia on March 30- Receives %59.49 of Vote € Kocharian Names 33- year old Armen Darbinian as Prime Minister of Armenia € President Clinton Names Michael C. Lemmon to be U.S. Ambassador to Armenia € United Armenian Fund (UAF) 98th Airlift arrives in Yerevan April 19 carrying $1,000,000 of assistance-Since its inception ...

By Matthew Maroot Staff Writer The pains of the Armenian Genocide echoed throughout the Free Speech Area on Friday April 24, 1998 as Armenians from throughout the community gathered to honor the memories of those who fell victim to the horrendous events of 1915-1923. Even though those Armenians who experienced firsthand the horrors of the Genocide can scarcely talk about ...

The following is a continuation  in a series of student essays to be published by Hye Sharzhoom.  If you have an essay about any aspect of Armenian life or culture that you would like to publish in Hye Sharzhoom, please contact Dr. Kaprielian in Social Science Room 216 or call her at 278-6493 or the Armenian Studies Program office at ...

President Announces His Resignation Yerevan, February 3 (Noyan Tapan). At 9:50 p.m. on February 3 the state television of Armenia broadcast the speech by President Levon Ter-Petrossian. Below is the full text of the statement: “The well-known bodies of the power demanded my resignation. Taking into account the fact that the fulfillment of the presidentís constitutional duties under the current ...

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 ...