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COMD Co-Organizes Conference in India
Asst. Prof. Ahmet Gürata, chair of the Department of Communication and Design, and Asst. Prof. Andreas Treske of the same department recently attended Video Vortex XI, held February 23-26 in Kochi, India. Titled “Video
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A Word From the Wise: Seniors’ Advice to Freshmen
BY TASNEEM AL-GHAMDI (COMD/IV) For most of us, a new role in life presents a variety of challenges and some surprises, too. Advice from someone who’s already been there can help get us through
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Education for the Blind Project – GÖREP
Our eyes are windows to our outer world. We don’t fully understand their importance unless we close them and try to live our lives without sight. There are so many children, and adults, who
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Tales From My Travels: A Camping Nightmare
This story may deviate from my usual style in travel writing, but it’s a travel memory nevertheless; one of those unprecedented events that eventually become dinner-table anecdotes, told with much enthusiasm. While they’re unfolding,
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On Life and Its Future
I have a friend who’s a great proponent of the mechanization of the human body. Eyes gleaming, he tells anyone who’ll listen about this new, invulnerable self, exquisitely constructed, free of death. Sometimes he’ll
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On the Psychedelic Edge, Part 3
I’ve been listening to reggae a lot lately; it hasn’t taken long for it to become my second-favorite genre. Still, I don’t feel confident enough to write about it just yet, so here’s some
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Student Club to Lead Bilkent Celebration of International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, Bilkent Kadın Çalışmaları Topluluğu will be organizing an event on Wednesday, March 8, set to begin at 12:40 p.m. with a gathering in front of the Faculty
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Uniting in Ankara to Support Women–Men Equality in Computing
The Women in Computing (BilWiC) Club is organizing the ACM-W Ankara Celebration of Women in Computing, to be held on March 11-12, to support the equality of women and men in computing. The Celebration
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