Mark Gavoor

Mark Gavoor is Associate Professor of Operations Management in the School of Business and Nonprofit Management at North Park University in Chicago. He is an avid blogger and oud player.
AYF Olympics

The day after: AYF Olympics denouement

I went to the 1969 AYF Olympics in Providence. Labor Day was September 1 that year. If I were writing…

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AYF Olympics

Sunday at the AYF Olympics

Sunday has always been the heart and soul of the AYF Olympics. It begins with Track and Field and ends…

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Saturday at the AYF Olympics

Every day is special at the AYF Olympics and has its own vibe. Saturday’s vibe is particularly popular, combining the…

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AYF Olympics

Friday at the AYF Olympics

It was another hectic Friday at the AYF Olympics. Golf and tennis began first thing in the morning and continued…

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Thursday at the AYF Olympics

We were up early, ready and eager to get to the AYF Olympics in New Jersey. Despite a three-hour flight…

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The Wednesday before the AYF Olympics

We are leaving for the AYF Olympics tomorrow. We are headed for New Jersey, and I am taking a break…

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Poetry

Tebi Bazmaşen

For Ani Hovannisian, after watching her documentary, The Hidden Map Where your village once lived nothing, a field, empty, barren…

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Poetry

April 24 (again)

dichotomies highlight complexities existing in our hearts, souls and minds warped by news and fake news or just plain old…

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Local Spotlight

In Racine, an Armenian café revives the spirit of the ‘srjaran’

A new Armenian coffee shop opened on Feb. 21 this year. Is it in Los Angeles? Watertown? Detroit, Philly, New…

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Music

Marianna Gevorgyan: A virtuoso voice of the Armenian kanun

We all have friends or acquaintances we have never met and only know through social media. We also have select…

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