1993_10 The Daily Collegian October 1993

              October 1993
Hve Sharzhoom
A&E—5
Atchkee
Chap
By Khatchlg Jlnglrlan Jr
Assistant Editor
So, How many of you like egg¬
plant? Most people have a dislike
for eggplant but I've got the recipe
to change all of that.How does
Sempougi Navag (Eggplant Boats)
sound? '
This dish is great as a side dish
for a bar- be-que, or even a great
vegitarian main dish. -
The ingredients are as follows:
4 Japanese eggplants,
4-6 ripe tomatoes
1 large bell pepper
3 cloves of garlic, pulverized
ltsp. salt
ltsp. black pepper
ltsp. red pepper
1 tsp. opal basil (optional)
1 medium onion (optional)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 can tomatoe sauce
First, slice the eggplants" in half
and remove the flesh with a sharp
spoon and set it aside. Salt the in¬
side of the eggplant and alow to sit
for about ten minutes to remove the
impurities^ Take the reserved egg¬
plant meat and chop it coarsely.
Dice the tomatoes and the pepper.
Heat a sautee pan and add the olive
oil. Test the olive oil to see if it's
hot by placing a wooden spoon in
the oil and looking for small
bubbles at the base of the spoon.
Add the garlic and sautee for one
minute. Add tbe tomatoes and pep¬
pers. Continue cooking for 10 min¬
utes. While (his is. cooking.rinse
,. the eggplant halves and place in a
baking dish. Pre-heat the oven to
400 degrees. At this time, add the
reserved eggplant meat to die pah
.» andcontinuesauteeing for ten more
minutes. Then spoon the cooked
, . mixture into tbe eggplant halves
and cover the mixture with the
tomatoe sauce. Cover and bake for
1 hour. Serves 4-6 people.
: : Advertise in ;
v Hye Sharzhoom*,
I call Armenian *
; Studies program ;
! 298-2669     !
Saroyan's An
Armenian
Trilogy Airs
on Pacifica
Radio
^Adramatic performance of Wil-
liam^aroyaii's An Armenian Tril¬
ogy was broadcast oq three succes¬
sive Saturdays May 15.22, and 29
by KFCF-FM, Pad fica Radio in
Fresno. The Trilogy is composed
of Armenians, Bitlis. and Harctch,
plays written betweenl 1971 and
1979 in which Saroyan treats the
complex question of being Arme¬
nian and living in a diaspora thou¬
sands of miles away from the home¬
land.
The production was conceived
by Stephen T. Barile who directed
tbe San Benito Street Radio Play¬
ers. It is based on the 1986 CSUF
Press publication William Saroyan:
An Armenian Trilogy, edited with
an introduction by Dr. Dickran
Kouymjian, Haig A Isabel
Berberian Professor of Armenian
Studies at Fresno State. In all five
hours of Saroyan was broadcast to
an eager public. Each play was
preceded by an elaborate introduc¬
tion by-prof. Kouymjian explain¬
ing the theme of the play, how it
was written, and its meaning. A
special sound track of Armenian
music played on the piano by Flo¬
rence Artenian accompanied the
Stephen Barile and Dickran Kouymjian recording the introduction
to Saroyan's An Armenian Trilogy
entire production.
A special reception was held tbe
evening ofthe premier at the home
of Alice and Berge B ulbulian bring¬
ing together the director and cast.
Dr. Kouymjian, recording techni¬
cians, journalists, and local Saroyan
buffs, The entire performance is
available on tape for rebroadcast as
is the special musical accompani¬
ment
Next May Mr. Barile and the
San Benito Street Players will pro¬
duce Saroyan's Pulitzer prize win¬
ning play The Time of Your Life" _
again for KFCF. Forfurther infor¬
mation contact the San Benito Street
Radio Players at (209) 834-2760 or
the Armenian Studies Program at
(209) 278-2669,
ASP, Page 1
periods that shaped its destiny. "The
current weaknesses of Armenia are
historical ones. In the past, Arme¬
nians have put their wealth outside
of Armenia, in places such as Ti fl i s,
Baku, and .Constantinople. The
reason the Annenian liberation
movement did not meet with suc¬
cess from 1878 to 1914 was be¬
cause the leadership and wealth of
Armenia was outside its borders.
We started too late to build a na¬
tion. As a result it took longer to
■ organize. Five hundred years of
neglect could not be corrected' in'
twenty years," Dr. Gregorian said.
Commenting on Armenian life
abroad. Dr. Gregorian said, "The
Annenian Diaspora has always
been a great strength and a great
weakness. There has always been
a sentimental attitude of charity
.toward Armenia, rather than in¬
vesting in it. As Kbrimian Hairik
said,'We need a Moses to bring the
tablets to Van.' The intellectual
and financial wealth Of Armenia
hasfto be brought back into the
country." \
Gregorian continued, "Armenia
and the Diaspora are like two lungs.
When one is blocked the other must
help. Onecannot displace theother.
We should not be so paternalistic
1 toward Armenia. It has survived
for over twenty-fivecenturies. And
we in the Diaspora understand what
a struggle survival is." "*j.
"In its current geographical pr>
**5on,the best means for Armenia's
survival is access to tlie sea, through
a confederation with the Republics
' of Georgia or Azerbaijan or both.
Cooperation is necessary....When
you think of Armenia," be told die
audience, "think of its complex and
proud, history.    When you are
stranded in the middle of an ocean,
there is ho alternative but to swim.
If you stop swimming you drown.
Armenians have always swum....If
Armenia is floundering, it is our
role to give it a raft, if we can't do
that, we must at. least-think and
hope for her survival."
1 In the final analysis he said, "It
is not so much your money as y our
understanding that Armenia needs;
Armenia must, be approached as an
on-going historical entity rather
than a charitable cause."-' *
In his introductory remarks,
master of ceremonies Dickran
Kouymjian, Haig and Isabel
Berberian Professor of Armenian
Studies, traced Dr. Gregorian's ca-
. reer. He was born in the old Arme¬
nian community of Tabriz, Iran,
b«4went on to the Pahuidjian
Jemaran in Beirut, Lebanon for his
primary and secondary schooling.
He was strongly influenced by
Simon Vratzian, last Prime Minis¬
ter of the first Armenian Republic
of 1918-1920, at the time president
ofthe Jemaran. From Lebanon, Dr.
Gregorian came to Stanford com¬
pleting in just two years his B.A.
cum laude in history and humani¬
ties and later his Ph.D. in 1964.
Dr. Gregorian quickly distin¬
guished^ himself as teacher and
scholar, publishing a major book
on Afghanistan while occupying
professorial positions at San Fran¬
cisco State University, UCLA, and
the University of Texas-Austin.
At 36 be became a full profes¬
sor. In 1974 he was invited to tbe
University of Pennsylvania and as
first Dean of the Faculty of Arts
and Sciences and first holder of the
Sarkis Tarzi an Chair of Annenian
and Caucasian History.
In 197S he became the
University' s 23rd Provost and chief
academic officer. During his years
af Penn he reorganized several-dF^
its schools while successfully com¬
pleting a S2SS million fund raising
campaign. During his years in
PehnsyEvania, Dr. Gregorian was
also busy as a scholar. Under his
direction the Tarzian Chair of'Ar¬
menian- studies sponsored nearly
annual Armenological conferences
attracting the best Armenian schol¬
ars of Europe and America.
- In 1981 he was called upon to
save the dying New York Public'
Library, one of thelargestandgreat-
estlibraries in the world, at the time
overwhelmed by debt, with adisin-
tegrating physical plant, and a poor
reputation. In eight years, with his
intelligence and charm he con¬
vinced New Yorkers of the impor¬
tance of rehabilitating the old insti¬
tution. When he left the Library it
had become one of the cultural jew¬
els in the dazzling crown of Man¬
hattan. He raised some $400 mil- '
lion dollars, increased tbe collec¬
tions and made it the "in place" for
literary and cultural happenings in
New York. In 1989 be was invited
to perform the same miracle as
President of Brown, a prestigous
Ivy League Univetsity.
Dr. Gregorian lias been honored
by governments, states, and cities;
he has received more than 30 hon¬
orary degrees and the most presti- (
gjous awards and scholarships this
nation can give an intellectual, in¬
cluding the Gold Medal of the
American Academy of Arts .and
Letters and a Guggenheim Foun¬
dation fellowship. He serves on the
a large number of Foundation -
boards including the Getty Trust,
the Institute for Advanced Studies
at Princeton, the NY Public li¬
brary, and the Aga Khan Founda¬
tion. .
I . Still sometimes affectionately
called the "Lion of New York"
after the two mascots at the en¬
trance of the New York Public Li¬
brary, Dr. Gregorian is one of
America's most outspoken crusad¬
ers for intellectual excellence. His
opinions on the arts and education
are sought out by nearly everyone.
According to Time Magazine, he
has recently refusedthe poaTfepf
Director of the National Endow¬
ment of Humanities, as well as the
presidency of U.C. Berkeley and
Columbia University. *
Dr. Gregorian's spirited remarks
were greeted by a standi ng ovation.'
Joining the many friends of the
Armenian Studies Program for tbe
evening's festivities were Dr. and
Mrs. Alex Gonzalez, Provost and
Vice-President tor Academic Af¬
fairs. Dr. and Mrs. Peter Klassen,
Dean of the School of Social .Sci¬
ences and Director of the Interna¬
tional Programs, and other faculty
and administrators of CSU Fresno.
During the evening. Barlow Der
Mugrdechian of the Armenian
Studies Program introduced this
year's recipients of Armenian
scholarships and grants. More than
thirty students were awarded schol¬
arships; most of them are currently
working to complete minors in
Armenian Studies.'
Beside the fine food, music, and
eloquent speeche, guests had the
opportunity to meet with faculty of
the Annenian Studies Program and
the administration ofthe Univer¬
sity.