On April 26, 2007 the Armenian Student Association of CSUN held its annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration at California State University , Northridge. The event consisted of a musical performance at noon and a candlelight vigil in the evening. It was highly visible to CSUN students taking place on the Matador Bookstore lawn, attracting over 400 students by the end of the day.

At 12 o'clock, the first part of the daylong commemoration began courtesy the local instrumental band Walking Moments. Many students sat on the lawn listening to the pleasant tunes by the talented trio and others enjoyed the music from as far away as the steps of the Business Building.

Beginning at 7:30pm, the second half of the commemoration ensued. Marilyn Keosyan, the CSUN Vice President gave an introductory address followed by two poetry readings by Tsoler Aghamal and Takuhi Koshkaryan. The evening featured two musical performances. The first was by Marina Terteryan and Tina Issa who performed two traditional Armenian songs with a dhol (a percussion instrument) and vocals. The second was by the rap artist R-Mean, who performed a song he has written about the Genocide entitle Open Wounds . The keynote speech was delivered by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian primate of the West Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church . Afterwards, a short film prepared by the CSUN ASA entitled Everyone Has a Story was shown. A short address was given by this year's ASA President, Terenig Topjian and finally Father Shnork Demirjian of St. Peter Armenian Church closed the evening, leading the candlelit vigil with a prayer.

Inspired by the shear scale of the tragedies, the CSUN ASA set out to explore the intimate impact this dark period in history has had on CSUN students. Branding the commemoration with the theme Everyone Has a Story , a video presentation was put together by ASA officers and members. Volunteers interviewed young Armenians, asking them to tell their family's story. Most of them recounted intimate details of distressing stories they had heard from their grandparents and great-grandparents. “You will not find a single Armenian on the face of the earth who can tell you that they have not been affected, directly or indirectly, by the Armenian Genocide,” said Nairi Zograbyan, an active ASA member. And those students whose families stories have been lost in the sands of time talked about how dramatically different their lives would have been had it not been for the Genocide.

April 24 is the official remembrance date for the Armenian Genocide. Every year, the CSUN Armenian Student Association organizes a commemoration in memory of the million and a half Armenians that were massacred in the Ottoman Empire between the years of 1915-1923. “This annual commemorative event serves a duel purpose,” said Melissa Mazman, Public Relations Director of the CSUN ASA, “First, it allows the many Armenians on campus to pay their respects to the victims of this horrific crime. Second, it educates the CSUN community, both students and faculty, about the Armenian Genocide. We were very happy with the positive feedback we received from all those who attended and that we were able to share our stories with so many CSUN students.”