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A 21st-Century Guide to Social Decorum
This particular piece might come off as something of a rant, but I’m wholeheartedly certain I’m not alone out there in thinking what I’m about to share. I’m generally an optimistic person; I don’t
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Reasons for Becoming a Bad Person
Do you want to become a bad person? Or do you simply want to know why people around you randomly steal things, break windows, set schools on fire and even harm the innocent? First
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Concerts, Sincerity and How to Communicate With the Audience
The encore is a very old tradition in music. This is the practice where, at the end of a concert, the artists leave the stage and then come back to salute the audience and/or
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Ex Libris: News From the Library
The second Library Lunchtime Lecture for the fall semester will take place on Wednesday this week, November 25, with a grand total of three speakers! Dr. Margaret Sands and Dr. Armağan Ateşkan (both EDUC)
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Four Generations Gather at Bilkent to Discuss the Teaching Profession
Upon the occasion of Teachers’ Day, the Training Programs for Regional Countries organized a panel to discuss the profession of teaching, titled “The Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow of Teaching.” At the panel, four generations
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Bilkent University Class of 2016 Yearbook
The final deadline for ordering the Class of 2016 Yearbook is approaching. If you are interested in buying the yearbook, follow the steps listed below: Step 1: Fill in the online form at the
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BIF Holds “Think Pink” Campaign
BY TASNEEM AL-GHAMDI (COMD/III) On October 21, during Breast Cancer Awareness month, Bilkent International Forum (BIF) kicked off its first event, the Think Pink Campaign, to promote awareness of the disease. The campaign lasted
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Fact in Fiction: Bilkent Celebrates Philosophy Day ’15
Last Thursday, Bilkent’s Philosophy Department held the eleventh iteration of its World Philosophy Day workshop, an annual event that celebrates UNESCO’s World Philosophy Day with a full day of talks and discussions on a
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