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Greece Brings Its Issues to Davos Dr. Dennis Assanis Speaks with TNH Greek Scent of Culture at Harvard University S O C V th ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 10 0 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A wEEKly GREEK-AMERIcAN PUblIcAtION 1915-2015 VOL. 19, ISSUE 954 January 23-29, 2016 c v $1.50 Dr. Dennis G1reece Assanis Brings Speaks Its Issues With TNH to Davos Greek-American Biden Meets Elected President With Tsipras, Of Univ. of Delaware Will Sit Down By Theodore Kalmoukos With Cypriots NEW YORK - A distinguished DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – The academic official, professor and world leaders who have gath - scientist, Dr. Dennis Assanis, has ered at Davos for the World Eco - been unanimously voted by the nomic Forum (WEF) have heap - members of the Board of ing plates of crises and long term Trustees of the University of concerns before then, but two Delaware to be the next Presi - Hellenic issues will are also on dent of one of the nation’s top the menu, which was reflected universities. in a meeting between U.S. Vice Indeed it is a huge part of President Biden Prime Minister the life of the state. The school of Greece Alexis Tsipras. with 23,000 students could be Biden and Tsipras met on Jan - compared to a small town con - uary 20 and according to a White sidering Delaware has 935,000 House statement, “The leaders residents. agreed on the importance of Assanis will assume his du - moving forward as quickly as ties on July 1, 2016 and until possible on Greece’s economic then, he will remain at his cur - reforms, including serious dis - rent job as Provost and Senior EUROKINISSI cussions with creditors on debt Vice-President for Academic Af - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Greek Prime Minister Alexis The leaders discussed Greek reforms and Biden commended relief…. Both leaders stressed fairs at Stony Brook University Tsipras met on Tuesday on the sidelines of the WEF in Davos. Tsipras on his “constructive approach” to the Cyprus talks. the importance of security coop - of New York. eration and continuing to move He told The National Herald forward on a whole-of-Europe “I am deeply honored and solution to the migration crisis.” thrilled,” and added "it is an Biden’s discussion of the amazing institution, known for Greek Scent of Culture at Harvard University Cyprus issue with Tsipras on the the quality of its students, fac - 20th occurred in the foreground ulty and staff.” He clarified that of the former’s expected meet - "it is a private university which By Aria Socratous grees in Social Studies & Assis - this extremely successful career? Thessaly in Greece endowed ings later in the week with Re - receives state support." tant Director of Curricular De - VR: Thank you for your kind with a myriad of mythic allu - public of Cyprus President Nicos When asked if his election Harvard University, estab - velopment, Center for Hellenic words. I do not know if my ca - sions and vivid folklore) or Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot was expected or was a surprise lished in 1636, is the oldest in - Studies; Ioli Kalavrezou, Dum - reer is extremely successful, but through books, or simply leader Mustafa Akinici. he responded: "in a way, it was stitution of higher learning in barton Oaks Professor of Byzan - it certainly is an "extremely pas - through the play of imagination. The Vice President “com - an expected development as I the United States and one of the tine Art Department of History sionate path" that makes me feel The latter was kindled by my mended the Prime Minister for have been in the academic most prestigious universities in of Art and Architecture; and An - always engaged and alert, al - desire to reach out to my absent the constructive approach his world since 1985. However, it the world. Over 20,000 students dreas Georgoulias, Lecturer in ways on the move, or to use Al - (yet affectively present) father government has taken on the is unpredictable as to when an attend, and among its virtually Architecture and Senior Re - fred, Lord Tennyson’s words who was a Gastarbeiter in Mu - Cyprus issue, along with his lead - election to such a high quality limitless list of distinguished search Associate Research direc - from his poem “Ulysses,” always nich for ten years that coincided ership on energy infrastructure university will happen.” alumni are eight U.S. presidents. tor for the Zofnass Program for with a strong will "to strive, to with my early childhood. When projects that boost European en - He was born in Athens. His Five distinguished and ac - Sustainable Infrastructure spoke seek, to find, and not to yield"! he returned, I used to be an avid ergy security,” the White House mother is from Kalamata and credited Greek Professors at with The National Herald about For, “I cannot rest from travel: I listener of his turbulent yet ap - reported. his father’s roots are in Kefalonia Harvard University, Vassiliki their academic career and to the will drink Life to the lees." There pealing stories, and I was en - Un Secretary General Ban Ki- and Corfu. Assanis is a graduate Rapti, Preceptor in Modern extent that Greek culture has was always in me a natural cu - couraged by him “to learn let - moon with host a meeting over of Athens College, Greece and Greek; Angeliki Asimaki, contributed to it. riosity and an innate exalted ters” in order to succeed in life. lunch with President Anastasi - then attended Newcastle Uni - Pathoanatomist and Researcher VASILIKI RAPTI imagination that sought to find TNH: Can you describe some ades and Akinci on January 21 versity, England where he re - at Beth Israel Deaconess Med - TNH: Can you tell us about a channel in order to be voiced of your teaching experiences at “in order to take stock of the ical Center; Nicolas Prevelakis, yourself? Where were you out, whether through nature (I state-of-play in the negotiations,” Continued on page 6 PhD Lecturer, Committee on De - raised and how did you build was born in a small corner of Continued on page 8 a UN press release says. Energy economics is now at the heart of the Cyprus reality and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus Spotlight: Greek Orthodox in Haiti received a "confidence vote" by Claudio Descalzi, the CEO of Ital - ian energy giant ENI, during a By Constantinos E. Scaros Hands Of Humanity with people long term.” meeting with the President of of our destination countries in FR. BARNABAS JEROME Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, on Of all of the missions that meaningful one-on-one interac - The parish is served by Fr. the sidelines of the WEF. comprise the Greek Orthodox tion. We encourage people to Barnabas Jerome, a Haitian- TSIPRAS: EU MUST ACT Metropolis of Mexico (compris - travel and work with us on our born Greek Orthodox Priest ed - Tsipras’s agenda was domi - ing all of Central America) the projects. The hope is that expo - ucated in Greece. “His daughter nated by his country’s twin eco - one in Haiti “far surpassed all sure to the developing world was born in Greece, and he nomic and migrants crises. He other parishes by baptizing over will enlighten them to the world speaks fluent Greek, English, said the European Union needs 7,000 Haitians into the Ortho - outside their own and inspire French and Creole,” Mavraganis to come up with a comprehen - dox faith,” Costa Mavraganis, them to continue humanitarian said of Jerome, who usually sive package of measures to deal Executive Director of Hands of service in their lives. conducts the liturgy in French. with its migrant crisis — includ - Humanity (HH) told The Na - “This includes teaching exist - Jerome is emblematic of the ing more involvement by Eu - tional Herald. ing, proven methods of improv - typical Haitian Orthodox, “who rope-wide bodies in transit coun - ABOUT HH ing the quality of life to rural is more Orthodox than Greek,” tries like his and a properly As Mavraganis writes on people so that they may best says Mavraganis, as he contrasts thought-out and paid-for reloca - HH’s website, handsofhuman - help themselves. Hands Of Hu - Greeks who are Orthodox, many tion and resettlement plan. ity.org, “we are an international manity seeks to empower rural of whom he says are born into Dismissing suggestions that humanitarian organization fo - communities to fulfill basic ne - the faith and so they accept it, his country has been reluctant to cusing on developing participa - cessities that are fundamental even as they learn little about allow a bigger EU involvement AP PhOtO/thANASSIS StAvRAKIS tory, sustainable projects in rural to human dignity. It is our de - it. in the eastern Greek islands, Seamen, Farmers, Protest Planned Pension Reforms areas of the developing world. termination that the most cost- Such an honest man is Tsipras said Thursday that Eu - The projects involve community effective way to accomplish Jerome, Mavraganis says, that rope has to cooperate more on Protesting farmers from the agricultural region of Thessaly park development in the areas of ef - these goals is through educa - he could have fulfilled Diogenes’ the many difficulties it faces, not their tractors in Tempe Valley, Jan. 20. Convoys of about 800 ficient cooking methods, clean tion, example and support. We search. Jerome “truly talks the least the refugee crisis and the tractors arrived at the vital point on the main highway water, sanitation, fighting defor - have learned that given the talk and walks the walk. People economic problems afflicting the traversing Greece from north to south as farmers prepared to estation, education and eco - proper education and tools to respect him and follow him as euro currency.
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