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Denise Altounian Staff Writer Did the world know that the first Genocide of the 20th century was taking place when it was actually happening? Who was willing to help? Was there media coverage? As an Armenian-American these questions cross my mind whenever I think of the Armenian Genocide, and on Thursday, March 29th some of these questions were answered. Prof. ...

Marine Vardanyan Staff Writer When we think of Armenia today, we visualize the small landlocked nation bordered by Iran, Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Although modern-day Armenia may be smaller than the state of Maryland, it was once a great empire, stretching from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean, under the rule of King Tigran the Great. Throughout history the Armenian ...

Ruzan Orkusyan Staff Writer One of the greatest responsibilities of an Armenian is to educate the non-Armenian community that they are a part of, about Armenian history, culture, and traditions. On Tuesday, March 20, 2012, Marine Vardanyan, Hagop Ohanessian and myself, Ruzan Orkusyan, introduced Armenia to a captivated audience during the International Coffee Hour, sponsored by Fresno State’s International Student ...

Suren Oganessian Staff Writer During the month of April one can usually find many lectures on the Armenian Genocide. Often it is politicians who share their knowledge, but on Friday, April 13, Peter Balakian, renowned Armenian-American author, shared his perspectives on Genocide and poetry at Fresno State. Balakian, an award-winning poet and advocate for Armenian Genocide recognition, was awarded the ...

Tamar karkazian Editor Truth. That was the theme for this year’s Armenian Genocide commemorations in the Fresno community, commemorating the 97th anniversary of the Genocide. Many speakers, students, pastors, and professors, touched upon various elements of truth. In all of their accounts, they discussed the importance of finding and remembering the truth about the Genocide. Three events in particular illustrated ...

Marine Vardanyan Staff Writer The Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno held its gala 24th Anniversary Banquet, on Sunday, March 11, 2012 in the elegant banquet hall of the Fort Washington Golf & Country Club in Fresno. More than 260 community members and friends joined with Fresno State President Dr. John Welty, College of Arts and Humanities Dean ...

Tatevik Hovhannisyan Staff Writer When one hears about the Armenian Genocide, one often hears about the death marches and the killing of the Armenian leadership on April 24. Rarely do we hear what happened to the women who were “saved.” One movie, Grandma’s Tatoos, explored this topic at a screening on Wednesday, February 29, at Fresno State. The Armenian Studies ...

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

Staff Report The campus programming board, USU Productions, hosted “Camp Darfur” to raise awareness about genocides on Monday, March 5, 2012. The Armenian Genocide was one of six genocides represented. We asked students who visited the Armenian Genocide tent to share their reactions. Oleg Muradyan Junior- Nursing “I’m Armenian myself, and the reaction I felt was to be prouder of ...

Suren Oganessian Staff Writer Lory Bedikian, poet and author of The Book of Lamenting, came to Fresno State on February 17, to read poems from her new book in an event sponsored by Fresno State’s Creative Writing MFA Program and the Fresno Poet’s Association. The Armenian Studies Program also supported her appearance in Fresno. Among those in attendance were United ...