1988_12 The Daily Collegian December 1988

              December 1988
Hye Sharzhoom 10th Anniversary
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Sarovan's Quest for Beauty
Dr. David Cahmae speaking in the ADce Peters Auditorium
By Linda A. Abrahamian
Etmor
At 7:00 pm on November 22, in the
Alice Peters Auditorium of the Valley
Business Center the Armenian Students
Organization, tbe Armenian Studies
Program, and English Department at
CSUF sponsored a lecture and slide
presentation to ccoTmcrrwraie the 80th
anniversary of William Saroyan's birth.
William Saroyan passed away seven
years ago in Freano, CA; the town where
he was bom. Saroyan bad a deep affection
for Fresno, and tbe city was the setting for
many of his liierary works, including: My
C^ h Ajman mui Thr Hir*" r""~*v
Since his oearh, fourteen books, both
biographical and critical, have been
published about the aiithor/ptoywnght.
Guest speaker. Dr. David Calonne,
professor of English at Sienna Heights
College, Midrign and at the University
of Michigan, presented literary insight
into Saroyan's aesthetic in a lecture tided
"Saroyan's Quest fir Beauty."
Dr. Calonne compared Saroyan to the
19th century poets and aalhon. Up until
tbe 19th century, the definition of beauty
was direct tied to God. Darwinism and
Nietchze, however, destroyed God's given
beauty in destroying tbe idea of God
Since "God is dead", great 19th century
writers were tortured because they had to
search for beauty in a world where there
was none. Beauty, truth, faith, tbe
meaning of life became something that
was defined by the individual, and it could
be found in either art or life. For
Nietchze, "art is the highest achievement
of men." It is the "highest" because an
gives order to chaos: a world without God
is a world without order. Beauty is thus
order, and order can also be given to life.
The search for beauty, and the search for
beauty in human beings were the driving
forces in Saroyan's life, Saroyan's
literature celebrated lift itself, and it's
beauty had to be found in day to day lire.
His characters were good, simple people
who were somehow estranged or isolated.
He found beauty in man's struggle to
release himself Irom his isolation, his
.roguish, by reaching out to his fellow
men. Saroyan's beauty was found in
conuadeship, brodjcrhood, and this was
expressed in his an. He celebrated art
through life by creating his ideal world in
ASO News
Flections
The Armenian Students Organization
held their annual elections in September
and Jacqueline Sislian, a junior leaching
major at CSUF, was elected President
Joining Jacqueline in the executive are:
Sham Avakian, Vice-President; Grade
Vanoyan, Secretary; P*"1 Gm0' Treasurer,
and Matthew JeodJan, Historian. Bartow
Der MogrrJecfaian of me Aroienitn Studies
Program is continuing as (he advisor for
the club.
The ASO has had several successful
dinner meetings during the semester. A
new booth was constructed by ASO
members Yerevan CltattMieman and Robert
Gcsdanian and members congregate at the
booth Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
from 11*00 to 12*00 noon. The boo* has
become the center for AW memben to
meet and exchange ideas on campus.
Infcruiation on ijpcoming social and
cduc*ioml events are posted on the booth.
Passport Fresno held the weekend of
Septenaber 30-October 2 of this year was
again a great success. This was the third
year that the ASO has been selling stush -
kebab at the annual event held on tbe
Downtown MalL The nuttrmlhaa been
the main tuniUatter for the ASO over the
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Saroyan's life too was celebrated in ait.
A pnoto- biograph y of Saroyan, produced
by phc-tographer Paul Kalinian, took an
anisdc approach to Saroyan's life. The
film, which included a monologue in
Saroyan's actual voice, consisted of still
shots of Saroyan and his friends, as well
as the Fresno he grew op in, and the
Fresno be died in. Pad Kalinian is
presently in tbe process of making a co¬
mmute film on Saroyan.
A reception sponsored by tbe ASO
followed the evening's activity, and guests
were able to meet and ask questions of the
main speakers.
ASP/ASO Lcctiirc Scries
President Jacqueline Sislian and the
executive have also been involved in the
Lecture Series co-sponsored by the
Armenian Studies Program and the
Annenian Students Organization. A
William Saroyan 80th anniversary
ccmmemccaiion kicked off the fall series
and Dr. David Calonne of Siena Heights
College in Michigan was the keynote
speaker. Paul Kalinian also showed his
ohoto-b iograph y of Saroyan. Tbe students
provided tbe lenetuncfltt.
Tbe second lecture in the series was by
Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Annenian
Studies Program who spoke on the curent
situation in Annenia and also showed
aVk%\ of his trip to Armenia with CSUF
Htfcatjj in June of this year.
The Armenian Studies Program
( and Armenian Students
Organization thank all
our donors!
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Debbie Lynn Summers
Jack H. Noma.
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Fresno Tri pie- X Fraternity
Richard and Vartnhy Pandnkfat
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Martin Agegiaa
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Walter and Myda Bakoian
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paving a pledge
to tbe fund drive for the Leon S. Peters
Business Building and Valley Business
Center. The ASO pledged and paid in two
yems $1,500 and their name appears on
tbe wall of honor in the Valley Business
Center. Students worked at bake sales.
Passport Freano, and sold shish-kebob at
the annual Spring Vintage Days weekend.
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