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Wednesday May 6, 2015 Volume 174 Number 5

NEWS BRIEFS

CORINTHIAN COLLEGES CLOSE The LACCD has reached out to invite the displaced students of for-profit Everest College, one of the 30 Corinthian College campuses that will soon close in Southern California, to join their nine campus-wide district.

The Department of Education says there are extra guidelines for debt-forgiveness for students affected by Corinthian closing.

The Voice of Los Angeles City College Since 1929

100 MARCH FOR JUSTICE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

SHOP FOR MOM AT MOTHER’S DAY ART GALLERY SALE Donated ceramics and art pieces will be for sale to benefit the Da Vinci Hall gallery and the Student Scholarships Program. This sale will take place May 4, 5 and 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Students are invited to shop for their mothers and support the art department by attending this event and purchasing art donated

by LACC Alumna Merryl Alpert.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT HOSTS SPRING EVENING CONCERT SERIES Student musicians will perform guitar, voice and piano, jazz and musical theater concerts every week throughout the month of May. The recitals will include jazz, modern and contemporary music, chamber music and more.

For additional information, contact the music department at http://www.lacitycollege.edu/ academic/departments/music/

LACC OFFERS NEW CSU TRANSFER DEGREES Students can earn 14 new degrees available in multiple fields of study. Students who complete the required educational plan will receive an associate degree.

Anyone interested is advised to talk to their counselors for detailed information and specific educational plans.

KEEPER’S CLUB OFFERS FREE MUSIC LESSONS The Keeper’s International U.S. Chapter invites students to discover and develop their potential.

Instrumental and vocal lessons are offered to students by fellow students in an educational and enriching environment every Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. in Room 108 in Franklin Hall.

The Keeper’s Club International aims to promote brotherhood without violence and to provide a sense of belonging to all youth regardless of their religious or cultural backgrounds.

Compiled by Carlos Martinez and Holly San Nicolas

April 24, 2015: More than 165,000 people march six miles from Sunset Boulevard to Wilshire Boulevard in remembrance of the Armenian genocide of 1915. The march ended in front of the Turkish Consulate at Wilshire Boulevard and South Crescent Heights Boulevard.

Photos By Gegham Khekoyan

Many Share One Family’s Story ”They raised a hand at our valuable people:

By Helen Bezikyan endured the suffering and attempted extermination because of their race and religion.

manto,” my grandmother wrote in her letter, re-

nian people endured other mass killings. the rise of a new government began to unfold in members. She says Armenians soon learned that a group of Turkish reformers called the “Young Turks” had plans to eliminate those who were non-Turkish, the Christian Armenians.

The Massacre of Adana in 1909 was a con-

nians were slaughtered during this period. Adana is where my great-grandfather, Hakop Karapeti fellow Armenians to protect their city. dred Armenian community leaders were placed under arrest by the Turkish government. These leaders were the scholars and elites of the Armenian community in Constantinople, present day

is now Turkey. Her father was the village leader and the wealthiest man. He was killed in front of his family before the Turks murdered his wife, son and daughter-in-law who were both teachers.

However, my great-grandmother was forced to march along with all the other Armenians.

While marching, my great-grandmother caught my great-grandfather’s eye. He saw her both born in Turkey. Nonetheless, the Armenian

menian corpses.

To this day, the remains of many are still in the desert.

kop’s daughter-in-law. She knows the history than her husband, my grandfather, Sarkis Ha-

my great-grandparents and their families.

was originally from Turkey, and was one of the

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Kinesiology, Life Science Building Evacuated

A suicide threat led police to an assault weapon and a BB gun.

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By Kyle Blaylock

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A woman was seen pacing the balcony of her home in the 700 block of Heliotrope Drive carrying an assault weapon and talking to herself, according to neighbors who called the police on Wednesday April 29, 2015 around 3 p.m. The call came in saying she wanted to kill herself.

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torn apart. Men were separated from their wives and children. Young girls were abducted, and men were decapitated. The Turks would “stab and rip open the stomachs of pregnant women as they revealed the gender of the babies,” my grandmother wrote.

Then the marches began. My grandmother recalls how Armenians of all ages, young and old, were assembled and forced to walk through the Syrian Desert to their deaths. They were hungry, thirsty and barefoot. Those who stopped

end. Survivors were rescued and taken as refugees onto ships and to different countries. They were separated and scattered throughout the world, settling in Lebanon, Syria, Canada, New

trying to eliminate Armenians from the face of the earth.

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many Armenians forced to walk through the Syrian Desert.

Turkish neighbors who Armenians had

LAPD officials and firefighters restrained an elderly woman they believed to be mentally unstable after neighbors reported seeing her pacing her balcony and brandishing an assault weapon on April 29, 2015.

Photos by Curtis Sabir and Frank Vidrio

to calm her down and convinced her to surrender two weapons. Police say she threw two loaded assault weapons, a balcony and surrendered.

Meanwhile, a block away on the northeast side of campus, L.A. County Sheriffs and cadets evacuated the Life direction of Heliotrope Drive with little explanation.

“Police are familiar with the wom“When mentally ill people don’t take their meds things like this can happen.”

When the woman was in custody, she

water and moved into the shade.

Despite the disruption, the woman was not arrested and was instead taken in for evaluation.

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Opinion & Editorial

Wednesday May 6, 2015

Los Angeles Collegian

City Views Compiled By Ambar Quintanilla and Carlos Martinez Photos By Carlos Martinez

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT OCCURRED?

MERI GHAZARYAN Major: Health Administration

AVETIS BOYADZHYAN Major: Physiology

SABRINA OLMEDO Major: Psychology

SYDNEY SPARKES Major: Human Services

“The fact that [Turkey] is denying what they did to Armenians is very upsetting.

In the Armenian genocide, more than 1.5 million people were not just killed, but tortured to death. They were trying to destroy the Armenians, and for them not to recognize that, it is upsetting.”

“If you compare any type of genocide, it is a disgrace to humanity. For them to deny it, it not only affects the Armenians, but the whole world. It’s like pretending the Holocaust never happened.”

“Genocide, in general, is always terrible and tragic. A lot of people lost their lives, and even though we don’t really know who they are, I think it’s important to remember, and acknowledge that it happened.”

“What it’s all about is empathy. Having empathy for people. It is hard to experience what people have gone through in a genocide. But, you can be empathetic without belittling their feelings on what happened. That’s the best you can do.

You don’t want to feel sorry for people because that doesn’t help.”

‘Too Pale’ for My Mother termined by the way that others perceive you, and not by actual ethnicity, There were many mothers at my grade school that refused to talk to my mom. Her natural tan was no darker than the tans that they purchased by the week. So, maybe it was the accent. My mom was well informed about America, Catholicould not relate.

By Melissa Breccia The sight of my mother pushing me in a red-and-white striped stroller as a baby sometimes inspired the question, “Are you the nanny?” Next to her in-laws, and even her own child, my mom always stood out to strangers. phia, Pennsylvania after marrying the only minority in the neighborhood and constantly heard a series of “go back to your country!” insults.

the fast food and sweatpants, or to visit Disney and leave. She came to America for her future children.

Comments like that were not enough to dissuade her.

My mom rarely gets offended, and to the assumption that she could not possibly be the mother to a child with pale skin, she responded with a yes.

Yes, she was the nanny.

Although we had different skin tones, my Asian bowl cut, black hair and dark eyes could have hinted at something. These experiences lead me to conclude that race is only de-

ny wasn’t applicable to my age, but my mom still did not translate as my biological mother.

“How long have you had her?” asked my doctor at an annual check-up.

“Since she was in my stomach,” said my mom confused by the quesmy daughter, my husband is white.”

Considering that Philadelphia is a people of different races interact regularly. However, my neighborhood was, and still is, purposely segregat-

foreigners, but pronounced water as ever, her refusal to acknowledge the remarks was connected to her past of acknowledging too many remarks in her hometown.

“The kids used to tease me,” she

had parties, my pretty cousins were singing and entertaining the guests. aunt would tell me to go back to the promised myself that my kids will never feel that, they will never be like a maid.”

My mom always knew that she wanted her future child to be mixed understood that there were opportunities she missed growing up because of her looks. many of the prominent actors are mixed. Advertisements for skin whit-

what it meant.

“So you’re Chinese?” asked the girl sitting next to me in eighth grade.

Although this was not my mom’s only concern, she wanted to know that her struggles were not passed on to me.

My mom is not hurt when people

Chinese. What are you if you’re not Chinese? You don’t have Asian eyes though.”

The comments were strange, but

or question the authenticity of her brain, and that is what counts.

trist once checked off Caucasian in my paperwork and then asked if that was okay.

act, yet question what our relationship is to each other because we have different complexions. There are more characteristics to consider than

ing in a neighborhood that mocked

ily and identity.

Illustration by Jose Tobar

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

By Ande Richards

We are taught at a very young age to say we are sorry when we have offended someone. We say don me if we bump into someone other social faux pas’ and minor incidents.

Yet, we are more rigid when it comes to crimes of a larger scale.

We will not admit to texting while driving as we plow into the car in insurance will have to pay out.

Although we know we are in the wrong, we are reticent to be acAs the wrongdoing grows in scale, so does the unwillingness to take ownership of the deed and what we have done is too much to bear. We take a defensive stance.

The Turkish government has a crime against an entire community. They are being asked to take

evils suffered by the Armenian people 100 years ago in what is now called a genocide.

Comprised of the words “geno,”

year of denial.

“tribe,” and “cide” or “cidere,” the Latin word meaning “to kill,” genocide was coined by Raphael Lemkin to refer to the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

mass atrocity of the 20th century.”

The use of the word genocide is

ripped from their homes in a relocation process and on the way out they were robbed, raped, tortured, starved to death and ultimately, murdered en masse.

The genocide of the Armenian people could not have been perpetrated without popular support. paign of destruction that was statesanctioned and reinforced with the ing that period. this year, to mark the 100-year anniversary, and the requests made to what happened, it was another

Music Pirating MegaUpload in 2012, and even The

and use of the word “genocide,”

declared that pirating music costs the United States’ economy $12.5 billion, not to mention the loss of more

cisely describes what happened to the Armenians in 1915.

Armenian people are left with an incomplete mourning, and they cannot fully complete that mourning process until the descendants of the people who excavated their way

By Jimmy Martinez

converting a YouTube video, or even as ancient as burning a cd for a friend.

workers’ wages.

However, music revenue in the U.S. has steadily been increasing.

This is all thanks to music streaming websites, such as Spotify, Pandora and Soundcloud.

There is that lingering need for the Turks to admit what they have

of people have broken copyright law

sales actually made less than stream-

that Record Labels are not a big fan, as there have been multiple cases of them suing individuals for thousands of dollars.

Record Labels are also partially responsible for taking down wellknown moneyed websites, such as

making up for 27% of all music revenue.

And although Taylor Swift may believe that artists do not receive a fair amount of compensation for their art (as her 2014 album “1989” as well as her whole discography was taken

nature for the Armenians to want this, and it can be a tool for healing for both the victim and the transgressor. come infected. They can poison a system. Denial keeps the wound open and stagnates the healing progress. The government of Turkey should take responsibility for the crimes against the Armenian people. They must say they are sorry.

Anyone who has ever owned a computer, has pirated music: whether

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down from streaming sites), other artists such as J Cole, Drake and Kendrick Lamar have all broken Spotify streaming records and have made great earnings. made about $1 million merely within Within a year, the music streaming market grew by 29%, and was in fact the only music market to grow in 2014. As more and more people start streaming music and taking adtify’s reduced subscription fee for students), it thwarts music pirating by redirecting consumers.

With this trend continuing, it will only be a matter of time before the impact of music pirating on the economy is reduced to a blemish rather than the gap there is today.

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Live and Let Die

Media Arts Department, Chemistry 207 Los Angeles City College 855 N. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90029

cally like to think about, but it is the one thing we all have to face. Having experienced a lot of death, profes-

Co Editors-in-Chief Ande Richards Holly San Nicolas

rarely ever a quick and gracious thing.

Managing Editor Richard Martinez

As a society, our fear of euthanasia stems from religious roots that run deep into the soil of our country’s history.

By Jason Piskopus named Crystal. When she got up in age and started getting sick we decid-

from religion. “Thou shalt not kill”, one of the Ten Commandments, is a

fering, it was the humane thing to do.

A couple of years later my grandmother became ill and declined fast.

applied to the terminally ill.

We all want the best possible lives, and should also want easy and pain-

love as well.

out dominated culture the way of courtship has seemingly gone the way of the dodo bird.

What happened to walking a woman to her door at the end of

Campus Life Jake Camarena Sports Staff Reporters Helen Bezikyan Tomas Rodriguez Stephen Fixary Kyle Blaylock Carlos Martinez Arely Rojas Will Richardson Megan Maltby Kevin King

thal doses of morphine to be adminisfamilies struggle with the decision, but compassion and mercy are in the act thing to do for a human.

if there is even the most remote possibility that she may be cold.

Do not date strictly for the sake

Dating today can be a troubling task at best, but one of the aspects that weighs on me the most is the apparent death of chivalry.

Arts & Entertainment Melissa Breccia

to our loved ones.

Illustration by Jose Tobar

ALRY:

By Lee Graybill

Opinion/Editorial Ambar Quintanilla

blame for suffering, but the belief that

gan to wonder why we were not giving her the same humane treatment.

The word “humane” contains the word human, yet, when it comes to humans and death, we forget this.

We all want a good quality of life,

them like the sun in the sky. Most men were raised to treat women properly, yet somewhere along the able to lower the standards on how we treat women.

A good man however, will treat someone with all the kindness and chivalry that they deserve. And most importantly, he will do it not because he thinks he has to, but because he wants to.

The fault does not lie entirely with either sex. Things have become more casual and thusly the traditional date may seem, well, dated.

Men: True romance is timeless.

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Labor for Success are tilted heavily in the boss’s favor and anytime workers come together to make meaningful change,

Take the time to hand write her a

sophisticated campaign of misinformation and intimidation.

To overcome these obstacles, workers must have the will and the courage to stand together and

her something, do not make it something about the woman who you profane to love. something that will let her know that you listen and that you care about what she truly desires.

Women: Hold us to a higher standard. Do not be surprised if a man pulls your chair out for you

makes you truly unique, a roguish smile or a hidden curve.

Never feel as though you are lucky to be out with the man you are. Demand from us the extra effort, and if he is worth your time, you will assuredly get it.

Illustrators Jose Tobar

By Justin Palmer brave and crucial steps to raise the standards of their work lives for themselves and for everybody else.

to help guide them through the grueling union election process and push them to overcome their fears and doubts.

When workers win a union, they can begin to make concrete, positive changes in their workplace through contract negotiations with the employer and ultimately imer easy but it’s the only way.

Right now things are really blowing off labor-wise in L.A. and

Photo Editor Curtis Sabir Photographers Tomas Rodriguez Diana Gharabaghi Carlos Martinez Graphic Designers Jimmy Martinez Gegham Khekoyan Multimedia Producer Frank Vidrio Dave Martin Advertising Staff Clinton Cameron Adviser Rhonda Guess

and retail workers are striking for a $15 minimum wage and the right talking to low-wage workers with

(low-wage workers themselves)

and moving them to take action in their respective workplaces.

A couple of months ago, President

By Tomas Rodriguez duras and other southern American countries have decided to immigrate to the United States in search of time for this nation to implement an immigration reform so these people are not at risk of present or future deportation. ans and other similar countries have all come to America for a purpose. nity, a chance at a new life or seeking asylum from their old country, people chose to migrate to the United States for a respectable reason. migrants face the same situation as they did years ago when they come to the U.S., whether it be illegally or not.

United States. My parents came here can.

My roots are different from some, but my purpose is the same: to search and conquer the American Dream.

families together. Since many immigrant parents have children who are ents are in risk for deportation. in immigration policies, but there has been little efforts since he has been elected as the 44th president of this nation. An immigration reform has to be dealt with soon, or it will tation.

Men and women have experiis not all that simple. Crimes are the norm for those travelling from People risk their lives and spend all their money to get an opportunity to work in the U.S. grants raise sons and daughter who Americans are taught by their parents to work hard and go to school.

They should not let their parents’ efforts go in vain. appreciate and understand that education is the key, not only to wealth and security, but happiness as well. it will not only implement more tax revenue, but in the long run, it will build a nation of intelligent people who comprehend that knowledge is the key to the future.

We are a nation of immigrants.

We have and always will be. Nothing can change that. The only thing that is left is a reform to compensate those people who are willing to pay taxes, willing to work to put their children ahead and willing to pay

Suppressed in U.S. people tend to forget that we have to look closer to home.

According to the United States government, every year there are approximately 50,000 women and

mented immigrants who were living in the U.S. brought in over $11 billion in state and total taxes in 2012.

This report on a 50 state study, col-

U.S. from foreign countries, and an estimated 2.5 million are be-

es $7 billion annually.

Why is this problem being neglected?

that undocumented immigrants are willing to pay taxes. Whether it be trying to keep things right with their new government, undocumented immigrants are paving their way to a reform. ences these immigrants make. “The fact is, undocumented immigrants already are paying billions in taxes to state and local governments, and if they are allowed to work in this country legally, their state and local tax contributions will increase sigThese undocumented immigrants have worked hard to put their family ahead and they deserve compensation from the government. built by immigrants. We should not hinder these relatively new immigrants a right to work legally.

the reluctance of victims to tesBy Arely Rojas

to fear and coercion. This leads

States is an epidemic that needs

pandering, rather than human traf-

we do not address the problem, we are all at risk of becoming another number to the statistics.

However surreal it may sound, there are more slaves today in the 21st century than ever in history. After drugs, humans are the

states like California, but a misdeDue to lack of evidence, there are not nearly enough convictions

problem. Nearly every country is

of this, people are left in the dark.

They go about their day not knowing the dangers that lie in wake.

According to the United States Department of Justice, an estimate of 200,000 Americans are at risk

either as a country of origin, destination, or transfer of the victims whom are being exploited. While it is more commonly acknowledged in third world countries,

to implement more safe havens and ways for victims to come forward and testify. We need to do our part in keeping the streets safe for everyone.

world.

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News

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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK:

Grandparent’s Legacy Documented in Open Letter to Armenians

1894 - 1896 - THE HAMIDIAN MASSACRE: Used as a tactic to scare and threaten Armenians into changing their lifestyles and beliefs by asHundreds of thousands of Armenian people were massacred.

1908 - FALL OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE: A group of Turkish reformers, “The Young Turks,” sought to eliminate those who were not Turkish or Muslim, singling out Christian Armenians as tar-

robbery occurred. robbery occurred.

Western Avenue a robbery occurred. occurred.

1909 - THE MASSACRE OF ADANA:

From Page 1 “1946 arrived and the Armenian people returned menian people got back on their feet and became an invincible Armenia,” my grandmother wrote in her open letter to the Armenian people.

My grandmother wrote her letter to inform people of what happened. She describes the anguish and suffering that the Armenians experienced.

“With the strength of weapons, the Turks made a game and toyed with an entire race and did as they pleased,” she wrote.

The open letter is written to the 1.5 million lives that were taken, the people that were tortured, the survivors of the massacres and for the families who, to this day, still feel the effects of this atrocity - like my own family.

As with many Armenians, my grandmother is the descendant of survivors. She is proud of her heritage.

Although 1.5 million lives were lost during the

After three attempts by the Collegian, we were unable to get the L.A. County Sheriff’s Incident Report for the last two weeks.

were slaughtered during this incident. The exterto protect his home and family in the city of Adana, West

Armenians, who were perceived as supporters of

Photo courtesy of Bezikyan family.

1912 - THE BALKAN WARS:

the Russo-Turkish wars. As many as 850,000 of these refugees settled where the Armenians were already residents. These refugees played a pivotal role in the killings of the Armenians and the conAPRIL 24, 1915 - THE DEPORTATION OF NOTABLES AND INTELLECTUALS: Scholars and elites of the Armenian community

“Many were gained, such as composer Aram

the Turkish government. The Young Turks knew that without any leadership or guidance, the Armenians would be in a panic and chaos.

myan, and many more,” she wrote.

Years had gone by, and no single word could sum up what had been done to the Armenians. Then came the word genocide: the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political or cultural group. A Polish lawyer by the name of Raphael Lemkin coined the term in 1943, as a word to describe the annihilation that the Armenians had endured, accord-

AUGUST 1915 - FIRST REPORTS OF DEATH MARCH CARAVANS: The Armenians were marched out to the Syrian

The Turkish government continues to deny the tragic events that occurred in Western Armenia, now to conceal the truth of what their ancestors did to the not ever been able to fully mourn all that took place.

We have not been given any proper closure and because of this, our wounds are still open.

L.A. City College is located in Hollywood and sits right outside the southeast border of an Armenian community. Students can take a few steps and enter Little Armenia.

Armenians continue to come together every year to remember as they mourn the lives that were taken. have made new friends and allies who support us and march with us as our brothers and sisters with every passing year that the Turkish government denies responsibility for the murder of a nation.

My grandmother ended her open letter by stating, “The Armenians were here, are here, and still will be.”

Excerpt from a poem by Yeghishe Charents

‘Es Im Anoush Hayastani’ “For my missed heart, there is no other story Travel around the world, but there is no white mountain top like Ararat There is no illuminated genius like Narkatsi and Koutchak Like a distant worshiped journey, I love my Masis Sar”

The New York Times reported that, “the roads and is a plan to exterminate the whole Armenian people”. Approximately 1.5 million Armenians would be brutally and systematically tortured, starved, raped and worked to death.

SEPTEMBER 13, 1915 - “TEMPORARY LAW OF EXPROPRIATION AND CONFISCATION”: ing that all property including land, livestock and cated by the authorities.

1915 - 1930: American Committee for Armenian uted humanitarian relief to locations across a wide geographical range, eventually spending over 10 times its original estimate and helping around 2 million refugees.

1919 - 2015: internationally as the crime that was perpetrated

Commonwealth Avenue a theft from a vehicle occurred.

Hoover Street a theft from a vehicle occurred.

Mariposa Avenue a theft from a vehicle occurred.

Mariposa Avenue a theft from a vehicle occurred.

Heliotrope Drive a theft from a vehicle occurred.

Melrose Avenue a burglary occurred.

Juanita Avenue a grand theft auto occurred.

Source: L.A. Times

PRESIDENT MARTINEZ HOSTS DAYS OF DIALOGUE City College’s fourth and penultimate “Days of Dialogue” discussion was hosted in the Student Union How effectively are we using our resources? This is the question that was explored in the April 28 “Days of Dialogue” discussion.

The topics covered in the discussions concern how we as an institution are meeting our mission and improving and how our programs are ensuring student success.

Thursday, May 21.

STUDENTS TALK “TED” Students have the opportunity to engage in a “Ted-like” will be presented in the Downtown Central Library in the Mark Taper Auditorium on May 16 from 12 to 3:30 p.m. will be several guest speakers covering a wide variety of topics ranging from technology to politics to poetry. for tickets, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ tedxlapl-tickets-15858933497 Compiled by Lynn James and Holly San Nicolas

was observed by tens of thousands of Los Angeles residents who protested the continual denial from the Turkish government, the successors of the forwhat happened to the Armenians in 1915.

Compiled by Holly San Nicolas and Helen Bezikyan

Lasana Hotep speaks with students and collective changes for a more peaceful student[s] and give student[s] permission to take the lead at this particular point in your life, and not let social take the okay to hang out. My advice for students consistently is [to] engage with the reality and the identity of being a student … give that permission to thrive, and if you give student[s] permission to thrive everything else will take care of itself.”

Scan here to watch video of Lasana Hotep’s talk about Civil Rights at L.A. City College.

Photo by Tomas Rodriguez

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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE Wednesday May 6, 2015

100 MARCH FOR JUSTICE

Archbishops Moushegh Mardirossian and Hovnan Derderian sit next to U.S. Representative Adam Schiff and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti before the demonstration.

A little marcher looks on.

Los Angeles Collegian

Remembrance? An Armenian woman with sad eyes takes in the moment.

Bang the drum: The march is starting.

Participants in the April 24, 2015 “March for Justice,” thanked students with protest signs from Hollywood High School as marchers passed the campus on Sunset Boulevard en route to the Turkish Consulate.

Marchers passed a woman who holds scales in solidarity on her balcony on La Brea Avenue, as protestors march toward Sunset Boulevard.

Photos by Curtis Sabir and Gegham Khekoyan

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Protesters shouted “Never Again,” during the six-mile “March for Justice,” on April 24, 2015.

A small demonstrator appears to enjoy her role in the historic march.

Organizers released 100 doves to symbolize peace at the conclusion of the march.

A demonstrator waves an Armenian flag as singer Harut Pambukchyan sings “God where were you?” during the 1915 Armenian Genocide at the conclusion of the march in front of the Turkish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard.

Scan QR to watch coverage of the march, see more photos and listen to music and commentary.

Marchers stand shoulder to shoulder in front of the Turkish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard on April 24, 2015.

“Arman” and his brother relax at the end of the march.

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Campus Life

Wednesday May 6, 2015

Los Angeles Collegian

LACC Commemorates

By Ande Richards Set out in the Quad, a table decorated with a large forget-me-not 100 candles that represented the eterThe forget-me-not was adapted as niversary of the Armenian genocide. of the presidential staff of Armenia, the graphic image was chosen after The symbol depicts the 12 stone cide memorial in Yerevan, while the the world where Armenians found shelter after the genocide creating the vast Armenian Diaspora.

Los Angeles City College student

Photo by Gegham Khekoyan

A Cooper’s Hawk overlooks the Los Angeles City College campus. Earth Day celebrations take place annually on April 22, drawing attention to the preservation of natural resources, animals, and humans who coexist on planet earth.

paying tribute.

Photo by Ande Richards

many people who don’t know about

Meri Ghazaryan participates in the campus memorial to the Armenian Genocide on April 23, 2015. Students, administrators, and members of

bring awareness and inform people about it.”

that took place in Armenia and countries all over the world.

march that took over the city of Los Angeles.

lost their lives during the relocation in 1915, and we share in the grief of their children and grandchildren,” ment Thursday.

Los Angeles is home to the largest Armenian community in the United States, with a population of nearly 200,000, the observances were a platform for airing grievances, remembering the massacred, and af-

tory and the sufferings for political

which have been blanketed in a shroud of denial by the Turks.

By Carlos Martinez and Arely Rojas

“We commemorate with deep re-

that honored those that were lost dur-

The global observance of the April 24 centenary put focus on the atroci-

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legally binding, morally obstructing, historically wrong and politically misused concept that prevents the discussion of the events.”

Many with family members who were part of the genocide still grieve and carry the stories of their ancestors and those remembrances differ starkly from the Turkish accounts.

aryan said. “Many families were destroyed, people were brutally murdered and our entire race was attempted to be wiped out from the ness and recognition for the Armenian genocide will provide closure for the Armenian community, one that has been long overdue.”

Many involved in the remembrance celebrations made a point of acknowledging other genocides that occurred in the 20th century including the Holocaust, Rwandan and As the event came to a close, an menian genocide banner – a possibility that the forget-me-not remembrance was appreciated.

to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the celebration, which aims to shed today.

Mkrtchyan aims to spread awareness and share his love of the environment.

“What motivates me to take part in primary goal for this event is to educate people on how us as humans have vital connections with plants, animals and the rest of the world in general. We have to care for our ecosystem in order for it to continue taking care of us.”

There were food stands and games, all related to the theme of the preser-

cussed topics pertaining to water conservation, recycling, endangered animals and alternative burial techniques.

“There are many options that a person can choose after their death other than the typical underground burial,”

saysy says this activity was created so students would be informed on how earth is being affected by pollution, global warming, the illegal fur trade and more.

choose to cremate your body and have

many years. The U.N. created this day so we can be aware of the issues that compromise earth and all of us, its inhabitants,” Phommasaysy said.

He also provided tips on how to go about making small changes in their lives in order to help the environment.

“Little things like cutting your shower time by half can make a huge impact. of gallons of water a year,” Phommasaysy said. discussed alternatives to traditional burial with other students.

With this alternative method, people are helping to preserve and protect the future generations.”

Phommasaysy also talked about how the drought is affecting California.

LACC not only from students but from faculty too,” he said. “We as a community of scholars should be actively seeking ways to implement and take ecological action to prevent us from getting to a point of no return as far as the environment.”

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By Kevin King

beginners, aspiring boxers and contenders. forth like an accelerated pendulum.

of the gym, there is a 20-foot ring encircled by padded black ropes.

Mike Tyson, on another wall Muhammad Ali and the other wall shows “Sugar” Ray Leonard and “Rocky.” Turn 180 degrees and there he is: Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao. trainer Quran Molina. “Manny Pacquiao trained here last week.” ranked heavyweight boxer and head conditioning coach, opened the gym with the idea of giving back what was given to him: the art of boxing. tury,” the boxing match between weather, Jr. and the eight-division

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martial arts and power yoga.

world champion Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao is history.

to the Associated Press. “This would not have happened without his perseverance and his unique relationships. We were more than honored and delighted to work closely with him to make it happen.”

contract had been in the making for ing of it was cheered by a plethora of sports fans around the world.

excited about Mayweather’s victory. “[Pacquiao and Mayweather] are the best at what they do,” Samuels said. “You got to respect both styles.”

The match lived up to revenue expectations, generating between $300 million and $400 million in gross revenue, according to early estimates.All bets are on, and all eyes are still on Money and Pac Man, and

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rematch.

COLLEGIATE SPORTS

By Kevin King and Holly San Nicolas

tions, and they also maintain accept-

bility study suggest that LACC should revisit sports beginning with intramural or club programs, and eventually expand to varsity sports.

The early results from the campus committee’s work, state the college should have conducted a viability study before the sports teams were ever disbanded.

Research from other colleges shows that student athletes are very likely to transfer to four-year institu-

Last Thursday, on April 30, at Los Angeles City College the committee delivered the early results on the pros and cons of reinstating athletics at City College. The Commit-

rum included several faculty, staff and students. professor in kinesiology, petitioned the Academic Senate of Los Angeles City College to call for a viability study on

2008, when six teams were removed.

Athletics was effectively discontinued in 2010.

According to the campus’ sister schools, intercollegiate athletic programs directly serve student success, and it could be argued even serve to balance the budget if the program is managed well. This is further suptercollegiate Athletics Proposal, which estimates that athletics could increase -

2015

CANCELED SCHEDULE

INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS CANCELED IN 2009

Women’s golf, men’s swimming and women’s swimming.

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fall, following an 80-tackle, sevensack season, he decided it was time

By Megan Maltby

draft, one player that has scouts around the league salivating is Leonard Williams, who was selectand Defensive Lineman of the Year.

Recruited from Mainland High liams charged onto the scene at USC, recording 64 tackles, eight sacks and an interception in 2012 as a freshman.

supremely gifted interior lineman with length, athleticism and elite power. sive linemen with powerful hands and he is extremely hard to redirect.

He shows intriguing potential as a pass-rushing end who has a frame able to hold weight and muscle.

74 tackles and six sacks. This past

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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE Wednesday May 6, 2015

100 MARCH FOR JUSTICE

Marchers mark the centenary of the genocide on April 24, 2015.

Kid calls out President Obama.

Los Angeles Collegian

A young girl carries a sign in Armenian about Mount Ararat and the homeland.

A banner of President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Armenia’s land.

Turkish flags draws angry reaction from protestors.

Arman marches home.

Children are front and center as they honor their ancestors in the march for recognition of the genocide on April, 24, 2015.

Photos by Diana Gharabaghi, Curtis Sabir and Gegham Khekoyan