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A 20th Season of Music at Bilkent Begins
BY SENA KAYASÜ (ARCH/II) The Bilkent Symphony Orchestra opened its 20th season on Friday, October 4. The BSO was founded in 1993 and celebrated its second decade, along with Verdi’s 200th birthday, with a
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EX LIBRIS: News from the Library
The Library Lunchtime Lectures for this academic year begin this Thursday with a talk by Assoc. Prof. Simon Wigley (PHIL) entitled “Homicidal Sleepwalkers: Can We Blame Them?” In his lecture, Dr. Wigley will suggest
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Le Piment Rouge Restaurant Menu
October 8-11 French Menu Appetizers Soupe à l’Oignon Traditional French onion soup Salade Niçoise Crêpes aux Epinards et Ricotta Spinach and ricotta crepes Main Courses Cordon Bleu Served with duchesse potatoes and vegetables Tournedos
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“Mom, Mom, Mom, Am I… Am I a Barbarian?”
This sentence, if you can mentally create the echo-like effect from the commercial, should be familiar to at least some of you. It’s the tagline for the 13th İstanbul Biennial; you can hear it
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In Search of a Voice
It has long been a topic of discussion as to whether the arts have much to do with the evolution of a nation. Some nations that have a positive answer to this question —
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Journey to the Center of the Grunge
Our journey starts in the mid-80s. As opposed to the general misconception, the founders of grunge were neither Nirvana nor Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam or Soundgarden. Actually, it’s really hard to point to
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
This semester, the Sports Center is offering a new course in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). The course will begin after the Bayram break. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and self-defense system that
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