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Bilkent Genetics Society Holds Symposium on Evolution
Last weekend, March 22-23, the Bilkent Horizons in Evolution Symposium was held by the Bilkent Genetics Society. The Society’s chairman, Ali Cihan Usluel, and its general coordinator, Onur Özer, initiated the event in order
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“American Blues” Opens at Bilkent Theater
This month, the Bilkent Theater will be staging “American Blues,” a pair of early one-act plays by the American playwright Tennessee Williams. The first play, “This Property is Condemned,” was written in 1946. It
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Bilkent IEEE to Hold Mobile Days 2014
Organized by the Bilkent IEEE Student Branch, “Mobile Days” is an event focused on informing members of the community about the progress, current status and future of mobile technologies. This year’s Mobile Days will
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CaseBilkent is a case study contest designed by the Operational Research Club. Held once a year, it is open to students from all departments. The event is organized by Industrial Engineering students under the
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French Ambassador Visits Bilkent
BY ALP RODOPLU (HIST/MA) France’s ambassador to Turkey, Laurent Bili, was on campus March 25 to speak on the history of Turco-French relations. Invited by the Department of History, Ambassador Bili’s insights into this
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Centennial of the Outbreak of WWI
BY ALP RODOPLU (HIST/MA) The year 2014 marks the centennial of the outbreak of World War One, and on March 27, the Department of History initiated a series of events in recognition of the
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Mountain Peaks
A couple of weeks ago, in the middle of a conversation, I remembered the words that are attributed to Sir Francis Drake, his prayer right before he set out to be the second man
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The Other 1%
College is a good time to learn valuable life lessons—and the lesson I am currently learning appears to be, “Don’t agree, without informing your advisor, to assist with projects that require about a week
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