1992_05 The Daily Collegian May 1992

              Page   2
EDTPORIALS
Hye Sharzhoom • May. 1992
The Li
Things
By Jeff Ahronian
Editor-in-Chief
'What does it mean to be an Arme¬
nian?* is a question one is constantly
confronted with these days. It is indeed a
concept that is hard to put a handle on.
Speaking from experience, however, it
is 'the Utile things,' sometimes uncon¬
scious to trie senses, that make us who we
are - that ultimately help to define our
culture and attitudes.
"What do I feel it is being an Arme¬
nian?* you dare ask?
To me, it's knowing you will always
have * the little things' lo look forward to.
For example:
Knowing you will always have some
type of food item - preferably choreg -
awaiting you once you step foot in the
home of an Armenian grsridmother. You
will of course have to indulge yourself
even if you're not hungry due to proper
etiquette.
Knowing you will always have at least
one picnic-complete with Armenian music
and Armenian food- to auend in the sum- v
mer.
Knowing you can usually trust an Ar¬
menian man with your money.
Knowing you will almost certainly get
filled up on a generous plate of shish
kebab, pilaf, salad, lamajoon, yalancie,
kufta, peda bread... need I go on?
i
T3
e
es
£
■9
06
s
1
2
<
fa
CO
Hye Sharzhoom
Staff
Editor in Chief:
Advertising Manager:
Jeff Ahronian
Renee Topoozian
Copy Editors:
Layout:
Jill Ahronian
Jeff Ahronian
Renee Topoozian
Armenian Page Editor:
Staff Writers:
Serop Torossian
Armen Aghishian          ,
Jill Ahronian
Armenian Page Writer:
M. Levon Bedrosian
Armen Aghishian
RicheUe A. Noroyan
EvaSevian
Photographers:
Renee Topoozian
Barlow Der Mugrdechian
1
JJi. Ahronian
Circulation Manager.
Ser op TorossiatC^
Advisor:
; ■ \ *
Barlow Der Mugrdechian
Hye Sharzhoom is a supplement of the Daily Collegian and the newspaper of the
CSUF Armenian Students Organization and the Armenian Studies Program and is
funded by the Associated Students.
Articles may be reprinted provided that Hye Sharzhoom is acknowledged.
Hye Sharzhoom welcomes prose, poetry, articles, manusct ipts, and other material,
from its readers. For further information crjnwnur^^ newspaper or the. Armenian
1      '   aaeaaaeaaaaaaaaamaaaaaaafaeaaaeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaejami
Knowing you will likely have an asthma
attack by attending church and inhaling
several whiffs of the passing by incense.
Knowing you are almost always wd-
comed in an Armenian home.
Knowing you will always have some
older, female family member trying to
'marry you off to a nephew or niece of a
friend of a friend (or something to that ef¬
fect!). .
Knowing you will always be relatedV)
at least one person in Fresno.
Indeed, Armenian culture is filled with
wonderful, eccentric, and minute distinc-
tions- sometimes just barely noticeable U)
the senses. One cannot simply just put a
label on it and arrogantly think that they
can comptetely understand what it means
to be an Armenian.
It's a certain feeling that one has when
they are an Armenian - a feeling... A
strange yet truly wonderful feeling.
The truth is, I love and cherish 'the
little things' and know that I will always
have them to fall back on. It is the only
culture I know and can fully relate to, and
what it all comes down to, is the underly¬
ing fact that I wouldn't want to be any¬
thing but an Armenian - even if I do
happen to get an asthma attack every time
I attend church.
Top 10 Reasons For Reading I/ye Sharzhoom
10. It's the only Armenian students' newspaper published
quarterly in the United States.
9.  Your doctor prescribed it
8.  You wanted to try and impress older family members
by reading (or at least pretending to read) the Armenian page.
7. They were out of USA Today.
6.  You enjoy stimulating your millions of brain cells with
high caliber and intellectual literature.
5.  You're related to a staff member.
4.  Your professor made you.
3.  It's printed on bio-degradable recyclable paper.
2.   You couldn't think of a better way to spend 20 minutes.
        1.   It's free/     \ 	
I Am An Armenian
The following is excerpted from a
speech given during the April 24
Commemoration held at C$U Fresno.
By Tamar Chaderjian
Today is Armenian Martys Day, April
24. Seventy-Seven years ago began a
genocide so bloody and so brutal that is
has sustained the tears in our eyes and the
pain in our hearts. That is obvious. What
is not so obvious, and what is not so talked
about are the heartfelt emotions.
Since I have been in the Armenian Stu¬
dent Organization, I have been fascinated
to see that other Armenians my age see
whatlseeandfeel whatlfed. Wehaveall
been deeply scarred by the occurrences lo
our ancestors in the past. Do we not have
reason lo?
Ye,t it is because of these scars that we
have been able to find solace to heal our
wounds. This has come about through our
unity and comradery. Being among*
Armenians my age, while at times has
been painful fcriause mo prese>oe of U»,
;gtrJOCiae alw&y* seerrtSTD' n^g'taW'
shoulders, I would not give that up for
anything. We have suffered much yet we
stay together. The super gl ue that binds as
is the memory of our grandparents. We
may not have lived through the days of
hoirorwrKrcourgraridparents had to fight
everyday to stay alive, but we feel this pain
and seek justice for what they endured.
We feel this way not because of the tech¬
nical resons but because we truly feel the
anger and pain of losing our homeland. If
we only knew the technical and did not
feel the emotions, we would not be here
today.
Through the ASO I 've come fx> realize
uhat although mere are pcofte who would
much raUier forget, there are also people
who remember. That is you and I, we are
here today because we remember, wecan't
rtand to forget, our minds nor our hearts
will allow us to.
So why you ask, it it good to remem-
rjersomemingsouaunuM^.scmethmgso
depressing, because only through our re¬
membrances, and our straggle will the
world know that April 24,1915 was the
r >day of gcnrxide,aday we rwpe no onej else