In response to a previous letter: “Armenians Have Achieved Some, Not All, Goals”

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Aroutin Hartounian, President of Unified Young Armenians
May 13, 2013

My name is Aroutin Hartounian, and I am the president of the Unified Young Armenians (UYA), a 501 (c) 3 non-profit youth organization based in City of Glendale which for over a decade has tirelessly worked for the promotion of human rights, including but not limited to bringing forth the issue of the... Read more »

Letter to the Editor:Response to “Armenian Community Needs Focus”

Aram Sassounian
May 1, 2013

Dear Editor, This is a response to an article written by Agnessa Kasumyan in the April 3rd Edition of the El Vaquero, titled: “The Armenian Community Needs Focus.” On behalf of the Armenian Students Association (ASA), I would like to submit the following rebuttal. I will adderess three key points: 1.... Read more »

Editorial Commended

Wendy Grove, Public Information Coordinator
May 24, 2012

I just wanted to say that I loved your editorial in the current El Vaquero. There is a lot of crazy legislation being proposed in several states against women (forced trans-vaginal ultrasounds for example) and it is quite alarming. Keep up the good work!

Letter: How Do I Contact My Local Officials?

March 14, 2012

Dear Editor, I read your article today on the affects of the budget cuts on the college. It was very informative. You recommend taking action and contacting our representatives. May I suggest in future articles you print the names and contact information for our local legislators? Making it easier for... Read more »

Praise For SWAT Team Coverage

March 14, 2012

Dear Jessica [Bourse], I left you a voice mail message and I wanted to follow-up with an email. I read the two police related articles in the El Vaquero (by John Ferrara and Alex [Gonzalez]) which reported on the SWAT training and the police blotter. Both authors did a very nice job with particular... Read more »

Diversity Requires Dialogue, Not Tolerance

September 29, 2011

  Dear Editor,   I want to thank the El Vaquero and Ashley Carey for the story about the GCC Gay-Straight Alliance in the June 8 edition. I have a couple of thoughts I’d like to share about the article, the mission of the GSA and tolerance.   It is vital to reinforce that the struggle... Read more »

Hospitality and Tourism Management Department Chair Passes Unexpectedly

Lao

September 22, 2011

Michael Lao, the Hospitality and Tourism Management Department Chair, died suddenly in his sleep of a heart attack while visiting family and friends in the Philippines on Aug. 16. He will be missed by all whose lives he touched. He is survived by his wife and fellow instructor, Faye Lao, who wrote the... Read more »

Call for Recognition of Genocide

April 27, 2011

Dear Editor, As a freshman in college, I have experienced an epiphany as to why my age group is the loudest among others when it comes to fighting for our rights around the world, from the United States to less democratic countries such as Egypt. While in college, we are enlightened by education to see... Read more »

A Plea for Equal Rights for Gays

April 27, 2011

Dear Editor, I, such as many other Californians have heard a lot about gay marriage. Starting from the 2008 election where it was denied, all the way to recent times where Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled proposition 8 unconstitutional and overturned it. At the celebration in West Hollywood... Read more »

Equal Space for Candidates

March 30, 2011

Dear Editor, The staff and news reported by the El Vaquero is well done and in good taste. I have one issue to take up with you and that is the almost one-half page photo of Vartan Gharpetian and his family on the back page of the El Vaquero. He is currently running for our board of trustees and this... Read more »

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