(Penn State – The Daily Collegian) – The Foster Auditorium was filled with dozens of curious people as Ronald Grigor Suny, a professor at the University of Michigan, spoke about the Armenian Genocide that took place 100 years ago. The event was a collaborative effort between the Department of History, Rock Ethics Institute and Paterno Fellowship as well as the Armenian Student Association to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the genocide. "This event was so important becau

By Taniel Koushakjian August 8, 2013 Yesterday marked the 231st anniversary of the establishment of the “Badge of Military Merit,” known today as the Purple Heart, by General George Washington on August 7, 1782. When I first heard this news, I was drawn to the memory of my grandfather, U.S. Army Sergeant Ara Odabachian. Although a well decorated soldier in his own right, he did not receive a Purple Heart, but there had to have been some Armenians who did. After all, thousands