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As the new semester is quickly moving along, the Armenian Students Organization (ASO) is continuing its full schedule of events. The
month of February has been busy for ASO, with guest speaker Dr. Ronald Marchese, who spoke on “Armenian Constantinople/Istanbul: Church,
Society, and Culture,” co-sponsored with the Armenian Studies Program. The lecture attracted much interest from both
On Thursday Feb. 19, ASO organized a social event by inviting members to a
On Friday, Feb. 20 the Armenian
Studies Program held the 10th Annual Armenian Film Festival, co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program. Prior to the start of the
Festival, the ASO hosted Gohar Barseghyan, director of SF Hye, at a dinner at Viktoria’s Place restaurant. Barseghyan was invited
to
ASO is planning and
coordinating activities throughout the semester. We hope to see members get involved with planning for April 24th week, the commemorative
activities of the Armenian Genocide, and to participate in other activities and lectures that are to come.