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Priest “Ruined” Son’S Wedding Ing S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCAtioN www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 17, ISSUE 843 December 7-13, 2013 $1.50 Thessaloniki’s Anatolia Samaras is College, Rich in History Hopeful, but And Focused on Future Tsipras Says By Constantine S. Sirigos semester abroad programs are SYRIZA Rise TNH Staff Writer enrolled at ACT from more than 10 countries. THESSALONIKI – Anatolia Col - Vlachos began with an Is Imminent lege is an “integrated academic overview of the devastating im - community” that includes an El - pact of the Greek economic cri - ementary School, Anatolia High sis on higher education. School, and the American Col - While public universities are Leftist Leader lege of Thessaloniki (ACT). The facing severe cuts in their bud - Proclaims His 125 year-old institution has gets, “the ministry of education deep roots in modern Greece, does not allow them to reduce Party Will Win and its president, Panos Vlachos, the number of students they ac - spoke to TNH about its future cept, and that created problems 2014 Elections and the current state of higher because they were forced to dis - education in his country. miss many faculty,” he noted. By Andy Dabilis In 1886 the Anatolia College Private colleges, long cham - TNH Staff Writer of Mersovan was founded in the pioned by the EU and the Pontus region of Asia Minor as United States, can now be part ATHENS – As Greek Prime Min - a theological seminary by Amer - of the solution. ister Antonis Samaras said the ican missionaries and was at - Until 2008, the Greek consti - key to Greece’s recovery is tended by Greek and Armenian tution only permitted public growth and restoring competi - Christians. After the exchange universities to operate. New tiveness, major opposition of population caused by the Asia laws in 2008 and 2012 provide SYRIZA Party leader Alexis Minor disaster, it reopened in some recognition to the degrees Tsipras said the government will Thessaloniki in 1924 with help granted by private colleges, fall next year and that his Leftists from Eleftherios Venizelos. which Vlachos said constituted AP Photo/kostAs tsiroNis will rule. Currently, 350 students on progress. Golden Dawn Members Support Their Party Leaders Samaras’ New Democracy He cannot forecast when full Conservatives find themselves recognition of private universi - A supporter of the extreme right party Golden Dawn shouts slogans during a protest in front of locked in a deepening battle ties will be given, but he expects the Parliament, in Athens on Nov. 30. About 2000 people gathered at the Greek parliament to with SYRIZA, which opposes the WITH THIS ISSUE over the next 4-5 year to see protest the imprisonment of the party's leader and two other lawmakers. Two smaller, rival terms of two bailouts of $325 more American colleges will be gatherings of leftist activists in Athens, meanwhile, dispersed peacefully. billion that is keeping the econ - operating in Greece – there are omy propped up and as the gov - currently three: American Col - ernment is locked in tough ne - lege of Greece (Deree), the gotiations with international The National Herald c v December 2013 • Issue 5 American Farm School in Thes - lenders to keep the money com - saloniki, and Anatolia College. Mom: Priest “Ruined” Son’s Wedding ing. There are also a number of Speaking to the same audi - colleges with European affilia - ence at a meeting sponsored by tion. By Theodore Kalmoukos Demetrios, Stavropoulos began wedding, which took place on the American-Hellenic Chamber ACT, which was just reac - TNH Staff Writer by writing that “I am sending you September 15 at the Annuncia - of Commerce, Samaras said he credited for another 10 years by a hard copy of this letter (previ - tion Church on Oak Street in wants to wean Greece off the the New England Association of BOSTON, MA – Christine ously sent to Father Ted [Barbas] Brockton, MA. Father Antonios rescue packages and back on Schools & Colleges (NEASC), Stavropoulos, a graduate of Hel - as an email), as I have not re - Evangelatos performed the cere - track to return to the markets. has gradually grown to have the lenic College, sent a strong com - ceived a response from prior at - mony. My husband, my children “Competitiveness means a largest foreign students pro - plaint to the Archdiocese of tempts to contact your office re - and I have been parishioners at decrease in taxation. Exports gram in Greece. America in New York and the Me - garding this matter. My family Greek Orthodox churches in means to realize the potential The majority are not of Greek tropolis of Boston alleging that and I are disturbed that our Massachusetts all of our lives, that we have as a country,” descent, but “they see Greece as Rev. Anthony Evangelatos of the emails and calls have gone unan - and we have never witnessed Samaras said, upbeat that a destination that is of interest Annunciation parish of Brockton, swered, and so we have decided such a rushed, cold, and imper - Greece will come back. to them,” Vlachos said, and MA ruined her son’s wedding to try and contact you by writing. sonal wedding. I do not say this “The worst is over and the added, “We follow very closely with his unholy and unbecoming We believe we deserve a re - lightly, but I truly believe that my next year will be a year of re - the liberal arts philosophy of behavior. sponse and a resolution to this son's wedding was ruined, and covery for the Greek economy. Margo (nee) Vondersaar Catsimatidis American colleges – they will re - In a letter dated October 11, matter. we are seriously considering re - For the first time this year we Dedicated to Community and Family Philanthropic Muse and Workaholic to Metropolitan Methodios of “Originally, this letter was covered our needs and we will Supporter of the Arts and Scholarships Dreamed of Gracie Mansion for Fundraising Continued on page 6 Boston with copy to Archbishop written the day after my son's Continued on page 5 be left with a small amount, we will not borrow – this is the pri - mary surplus. We have so far fended off bankruptcy, having been very close to it. However, AGAPW’s Fond Farewell to we disproved those who ex - pected bankruptcy. Now we are all talking of competitiveness, Consul General Sophianou productivity and extroversion.” He has been going from New York to Beijing in search of busi - By Constantine S. Sirigos vaded and occupied northern nesses and trying to persuade TNH Staff Writer Cyprus, including her home - them to take a chance on Greece town of Famagusta-Varosha. as it tries to get out from under NEW YORK – Koula Sophianou, “Like other people, we lost a crushing economic crisis that the Consul General of the Re - everything – property, our has a deep recession set to enter public of Cyprus in New York, home, our father.” a seventh year in 2014. was the featured speaker of the Now refugees, her mother Greece is surviving on loans inaugural Conversation with found a job and made sure she from Troika of the European Women Leaders Series of the gave Sophianou and her sister Union-International Monetary Association of Greek American the best possible life – it was Fund-European Central Bank Professional Women (AGAPW) simply her duty. (EU-IMF-ECB) but is battling on December 4. Her maternal grandparents with the lenders over whether The event which filled the were also her teachers in the art there is a hole in the 2014 bud - Olympic Tower’s Atrium Café of sacrifice, hard work and ded - get that could require filling with well-wishers, was a beau - ication – the characteristics of with more austerity measures tiful occasion for bidding life in the diplomatic service that Samaras vowed to never farewell to the devoted public that is masked by its glamorous ever again impose on belea - servant who not only repre - exterior. guered Greeks buried by big pay sented her island nation with in - Sophianou said she was cuts, tax hikes and slashed pen - telligence, warmth, and grace drawn to the Foreign Ministry sions. but who never missed an oppor - by her desire to solve the Cyprus With Tsipras saying he wants tunity to promote the cause of problem – an admission that res - the Troika’s money but not their justice for Cyprus, to thank the onated with the idealistic youth terms and as the SYRIZA leader community for its support of many talented people in the has offered no economic recov - through the years, and to ex - ery plan, Samaras said his rival press her pride in its achieve - Continued on page 5 tNh/CostAs BEJ ments, most of all, the advance - Continued on page 9 Astoria Panel on Obamacare Issues ment of Hellenism in America and the preservation of the The Greek American Homeowners Association hosted a timely discussion on Nov. 4 at its head - Greek language. quarters titled “Affordable Care Act/Obamacare.” On the panel (L-R): Minna Elias, Fay Kozas, Sophianou did not know that Karen Schwab, Exec. Director, Mt. Sinai Hospital of Queens, and George Alexiou. the Association would bestow upon her an award - but she might have guessed from its acronym - which perfectly ex - pressed the feelings of everyone Story of Costa Concordia Survivors in the room: a crystal form that simultaneously evokes a living flame and a teardrop. By Constantine S. Sirigos January 13, 2012 the sea be - Their main reason for writing Dr. Olga Alexakos, the THN Staff Writer came a sword that suddenly the book was to prod “cruise founder and president of slashed in two the world of lines…we want this book to be AGAPW, welcomed and thanked NEW YORK – S.O.S.
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