Damon Stevens, Enrollment Management Services
• May 16, 2017
Good morning friends, family, guest, faculty and last, but not least fellow graduates. My name is Damon Stevens.
I first want to say, I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute this article. I have waited many, many years for this day.
So you may be wondering to yourself “Why is this...
The fumes of marijuana slapped me across my face as I had been looking for my class in Academic Hall my first semester of college. Repulsed by the smell as well as my peers around me, I couldn’t help but think to myself, “So this is what college looks and smells like?”
Don’t worry, my image...
Welcome back to another exciting edition of the editorial section with Dr. G! Here are my final words of advice I’d like to leave you with before the semester ends.
Student A: Dr. G, I was talking to my girlfriend and I was trying to compliment her, but she took it like an insult. So do I break...
The Armenian Genocide (April 24, 1915 to 1918) was the systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire Turks during WWI.
As an Armenian in 2017, it is hard to understand why the Armenian Genocide is not recognized world wide. It has been 102 years since this horrific event...
Have you heard about the Holocaust performed by the Nazis during World War II? I bet you have.
Now tell me, have you heard of the Armenian Genocide done by the Turkish government in the First World War? I bet you haven’t.
I went to see the movie The Promise to learn more about the tragic event...
When the word genocide is spoken, not many think of the Armenian Genocide.
The Armenian Genocide lasted roughly 8 years. In that span of time, over 1.5 million Armenians, many of them being intellectuals, community leaders and Christians, were systematically murdered by the Ottoman Empire from 1915...
For 102 years, Armenians not only in America, but all around the world have been demanding for recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
On March 28, the Board Supervisors of Los Angeles County, Janice Hahn and Kathryn Barger agreed to pass the motion to officially declare April to be known as “Armenian...
Shots are fired, people are running with fear in their eyes, and you, being the young and innocent child that you are, look up to your parents in horror. You’re confused to why people are frightened, why your homeland appears to be crumbling into pieces before your eyes, and why your loved ones are...
When people think of genocide, oftentimes the first thought that comes to mind is innocent civilian lives being taken by evil powers. Without a doubt, this should be the first point considered whenever a genocide is spoken of, however, many times we cease to understand the effects post genocide.
Orphanages...
Dr. Robert Aboolian, Professor & Chair, Department of Operations and Supply Chain Management
• May 16, 2017
When is the right time for the U.S. Government to refer to Armenian mass killings as “Genocide”?
April 24 marks the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The US government has yet to officially acknowledge it for what it was: A “genocide.” Genocide is defined as the deliberate and systematic...
Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor
• April 18, 2017
Welcome to the worst part of the semester-- finals week. The bittersweet period consisting of stomachs churning, eyes whirling and palms sweating. This spring semester can either end on a low or a high. How will yours end?
It is another test, but alas the final one. This is the...
Autism, something taboo to talk about like every other mental illness, but hey let’s rip the Band-Aid off together.
The giant misconception about autism is that there is only one broad form of it or someone needs to be medicated. However, there are two specific broad forms of autism,...
