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. 18, ISSUE 934 September 5-11, 2015 c v $1.50 TNH Adds Hope for Reve1rsing 3 New Obesity Revealed in Writers to Dr. Kellis’ Research Its Op-Ed By Constantinos E. Scaros Kellis and his family moved to France, which broadened his CAMBRIDGE, MA – Why are horizons to a completely differ - Lineup some people overweight, no ent culture. And at 16, the fam - matter what they try, whereas ily headed to New York City. His for others, being slim and trim father, who traveled the world We are happy to an - comes naturally? An interna - many times over, realized that nounce three new additions tional team of researchers led Greece was part of the global to our team of distinguished by Greek-born Prof. Manolis Kel - economy and that his children columnists. lis, PhD, at the Massachusetts needed to have opportunities They are, alphabetically: Institute of Technology (MIT) abroad and to speak numerous Dimitra Kamarinou, PhD, may have found the answer. languages in order to thrive, and who has studied philology Collaborating with Dr. Ellis in what better way to learn a lan - and archaeology at the Uni - leading th other researchers was guage than to live where it is versity of Ioannina, and in Dr. Melina Claussnitzer – a pro - predominant? Kellis’ studies, in in Wurzburg and Bochum in fessor of medicine at Harvard the United States, culminated Germany. She has been hon - University, who, like Ellis, is also with a PhD from MIT, where he ored with the Academy of of Greek descent – wrote an ar - is currently a professor. Athens Award in Archaeol - ticle published August 19 in the GENETICS GENESIS ogy and Homeric Philology. New England Journal of Medi - “In the last few years, a rev - Vasilis Katsikiotis, PhD, a cine titled: “FTO Obesity Variant olution in human genetics has professor of statistics and fi - Circuitry and Adipocyte Brown - revealed that small changes in nance, Risk and Capital ing in Humans.” He described our DNA can lead to significant Manager at Credit Suisse, this groundbreaking discovery differences, in our health, our and Managing Partner at to The National Herald. bodies, our brains, and even our Windjammer Way Advisors. CITIZEN OF THE WORLD personal choices, Kellis told Alexander Kitroeff, PhD, Born in Athens to John and TNH. a history professor at Haver - TNH/COSTAS BEJ Anna Kamvyselis, Dr. Kellis “Countless genetic studies ford College, with expertise Hicksville Request for Gym Heard by Oyster Bay Landmarks Commission spent his childhood years in the have given us more than a thou - on Greek-American history, center of the city, complete with sand regions in the human who has collaborated with Andreas Argyrou, a Holy Trinity parishioner, was among the people who spoke about of the a view of the Parthenon, and director Maria Iliou on three proposed gymnasium at a hearing of the Oyster Bay Town Board. Full story on page 4. summers in Sounion. At age 12, Continued on page 8 documentary films. He is currently writing a book on the history of the Greek Or - thodox Archdiocese of America. Migrants Risk Death to Flee to the EU Our opinion pages (edi - torials and op-eds) have long been formidable – not Fleeing war and misery – and ernment – in power until Greece prise by the inundation and did only among Greek-American risking death at sea – illegal im - holds an early election on Sept. almost nothing to help, even publications, but among migrants and refugees are still 20 – took immediate measures failing to establish an office that newspapers as a whole. The pouring into Greece so fast that after the previous SYRIZA-led would be a conduit for the addition of these three fine the interim government said coalition did virtually nothing money. columnists will only further some 230,000 arrived in the to help, especially Greek island HIGH DRAMA AT SEA enhance its quality. first eight months this year. overwhelmed by waves of mi - The Greek Coast Guard daily Their addition to our During the same period last grants and refugees. is rescuing as many as hundreds staff represents a major part year there were only 17,500, Zois said authorities have re - of refugees, most trying to reach on our efforts for an even but as the Middle East and East - ceived information that there nearby Greek islands off the better National Herald, in ern Asia remain hotbeds of con - could be millions more refugees coasts of Turkey, smuggled by both our print and online flict, Syrians, Afghans, Iraqis waiting to cross toward Europe human traffickers and with editions. and people jumping off from through Greece. many deaths in capsized boats. But our continuous striv - northern Africa are taking the Greece has borne the brunt The Coast Guard said it had ing to improve do not end chance they will make it into of a massive refugee and migra - rescued 1,058 people at sea in there. Stay tuned. Greece, with most hoping to go tion influx to the European 28 incidents off eastern Aegean on more tolerant European Union and received little help islands from Sept. 1-2 and an - Union destinations. even though the EU’s commis - other 751 the next day, showing Christos Zois, the caretaker sioner in charge of the problem the magnitude of the problem TNH/COSTAS BEJ IntervIew of the week minister for the merchant ma - is former Athens Mayor Dimitris and seemingly endless tide of Congresswoman Maloney Pushes Remittances Issue rine, said 80 percent of those Avramopoulos, a veteran Greek migrants and refugees. arriving were refugees. The mi - politician. A Turkish media report said Rep. Carolyn Maloney speaking outside Atlantic Bank’s Astoria Kefalas: Kids’ grant arrivals in just July and The SYRIZA government was at least 12 migrants died and branch to update the community on her efforts to help Greek August alone surpassed in line to receive 474 million eu - five others went missing after citizens overcome capital controls, was joined by bank presi - 157,000, he said. ros in EU aid but its officials ad - dent Nancy Papaioannou and community leaders Aravella Author and The country’s caretaker gov - mitted they were caught by sur - Continued on page 11 Simotas and Costas Constantinides. Pioneer of Pre-School Real Greek Life: Hellenic Studies at U.S. Colleges SkyGreece By Constantine S. Sirigos By Constantinos E. Scaros Classics with a concentration in tion to classical texts in Literature study in classics and classical Suspends TNH Staff Writer Modern Greek Studies. Students Humanities and Contemporary studies. Upon earning their grad - Just about every college in the in this concentration must take Civilization, classics/classical uate degrees, they often embark GREENLAWN, NY – It’s an old United States has some sem - four terms of Greek language studies provides a more advanced on teaching careers in universi - Operations rule in the Greek-American blance of Greek life – at some in - study – two elementary and two study of ancient cultural issues ties, colleges, and high schools. community: If you complain stitutions scarce and at others intermediary. and habits of mind already sam - Many graduating majors also en - about something, be prepared thriving – but the “Greeks” in The program as described in pled in the Core. ter a number of other professional By Constantine S. Sirigos to be assigned to fix it. question are fraternities and the University course offerings, Study abroad in Greece offers fields, among them law, banking, TNH Staff Writer When educator Joanne Kara - sororities (called that because of follows: “The study of Greek lan - a variety of educational experi - accountancy, publishing, and mu - pidis Kefalas gave up her tenure their Greek letter names), not guage and culture concentrates ences that are continuous with seum-work. Employers tend to NEW YORK – Up to one thou - to raise her three boys, Gabriel, Hellenes. in on Ancient Greece and on those of the major, enriching both find that students in classics are sand passengers in Greece and Argyri, and Yiannis, she thought But there are a bunch of Amer - many of the questions that are of linguistic expertise and cultural articulate on paper, as well as other European countries re - it was a shame that there was ican colleges where Greek life direct pertinence to the ways in awareness. Students in classics orally; are organized of mind; and main stranded after discount no pre-school for them at her means more than frats: it means which modern lives are shaped have the opportunity to take part have good skills in general rea - airline Sky Greece declared on parish. a major in Greek – the language, and lived; at the same time, Greek in archaeological digs abroad soning, an ability developed by August 27 that it must “tem - When Gabriel was born she the history, the culture, either di - literature and philosophy, so fun - and, on occasion, to assist faculty the study of Greek and Latin lan - porarily cease all operations” af - told St. Paraskevi’s pastor Father rectly or indirectly. damental to the later develop - in research projects that require, guage. In effect, the study of clas - ter abrupt flight cancellations – Demetrios Moraitis that the One of the most prestigious ment of the Western tradition, for example, bibliographical col - sics opens up a wide array of op - thousands more will be affected parish should have a pre-school programs in the country is at Co - boast works of great intrinsic lection or the checking of research tions, both in education and in as flight cancellations mount.