Art by Vivian Hsia Editor's Note: The writer, Tanya Yarian, is an active member of the Armenian Student Association at Pepperdine. She joined the organization in August 2020. In 1915, the Armenian Genocide — which the Ottoman Empire carried out — resulted in the death of almost 1.5 million Armenians. In 2020, more than 5,000 soldiers and 143 civilians died in the … [Read more...] about Students Discuss What’s Happening at Armenia’s Border
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Staff Editorial: Pepperdine, We Can’t Ignore What’s Happening to Armenians
Art by Madeline Duvall As the pandemic rages on, the U.S. presidential election approaches and Pepperdine students await news about the spring semester, across the ocean in an Armenian-populated region called Artsakh — known internationally as Nagorno-Karabakh — a conflict teeters on the edge of war between Armenians and Azerbaijanis. For weeks now, Azerbaijani forces, … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Pepperdine, We Can’t Ignore What’s Happening to Armenians