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Staff Report Armenian Studies Program Coordinator Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian announced that Gladys Z. Ashjian has made a generous bequest of $50,000 to the Armenian Studies Program to establish the Gladys Z. Ashjian Endowment for Armenian Studies. Ashjian was a 1930 graduate of Fresno State and the proceeds of her endowment will be used to promote Armenian Studies at Fresno ...

Marine Vardanyan Staff Writer Did you know that the Fresno State Armenian Studies Program has its own website? An important component of the College of Arts and Humanities, the Armenian Studies Program (ASP) brings education, cultural enlightenment, and unity to the students of Fresno State and to the Armenian community. Along with participating in the ASP sponsored events and activities, ...

Tamar Karkazian Editor Starting in January of this year, students in the Armenian Studies Program have had the opportunity to take a class from Dr. Sona Haroutyunian (Professor of Armenian Studies, University of Venice). But on February 25, the opportunity was expanded to the wider community, as Dr. Haroutyunian, the 10th Kazan Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies, presented a lecture ...

Suren Oganessian Staff Writer The city of Jerusalem has captured the imagination of followers of three of the world’s major religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and its has been the focal point of pilgrimages for almost two millennia. But often overlooked is Jerusalem’s Armenian community, which from the 5th century to the present has contributed much to its history and ...

Ruzan Orkusyan Staff Writer What better way to celebrate the end of an exciting aFall semester then with great food, lively music, excellent company, and a chance to dance into the night! On Friday, December 21, 2012, ASO members and the Armenian community rejoiced and welcomed the holiday season with music, dance, and laughter at the ASO Christmas Party. “It ...

Editor Tamar Karkazian Layout Barlow Der Mugrdechian Photographers Barlow Der Mugrdechian Erica Magarian Staff Writers Denise Altounian Evelyn Demirchian Andrew Esguerra Tatevik Hovhannisyan Suren Oganessian Ruzan Orkusyan Emma Shaljyan Marine Vardanyan Advisor Barlow Der Mugrdechian barlowd@csufresno.edu

Staff Report The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held its 39th Annual Membership meeting on Saturday, November 17, 2012, in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) annual conference held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. At the annual meeting members reviewed the activities of the SAS for the past year and discussed future activities. Plans for panels were ...

Suren Oganessian Staff Writer Narine (singer Narine Torosyan) is an emerging synthpop solo act from Poland. She recently created waves over the past summer when the music video to her first single, “Hay Em Yes” [I Am Armenian], premiered on Armenia TV’s “Bari Luys Hayer” [Good Morning Armenians] program. The music video is a patriotic track with both English and ...

Staff Report William Saroyan once wrote “For when two of them [Armenians] meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” Years later these words still ring true, but instead of just two Armenian students, it’s four Armenians at Fresno State. Denise Altounian, Andrew Esguerra, Tamar Karkazian, and Ann Arpy Soghomonian are not only actively ...