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TDP Volunteers Bring Happiness to Leukemia Patients
From time to time, all of us struggle with issues in our daily lives and sometimes become ill because of all the stresses we’ve created by exaggerating our problems; we may even have to
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Song Stories: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
In a previous issue of Bilkent News, one of my fellow music columnists wrote about the Beatles. Since he recounted the changes in their musical style and the way they became the Beatles we
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Academic Administrative Appointments
Prof. Özgür Ulusoy of the Department of Computer Engineering has been appointed Associate Provost, effective February 1, 2017. Prof. Ulusoy took over the position from Prof. Tuğrul Dayar.
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Azer Kerimov, Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, was promoted to the rank of Professor, effective January 22, 2017. Ali Bilgiç, Assistant Professor in
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Ms. Ahsen Bilen was appointed Director of the Physical Education Unit, effective January 26, 2017. Ms. Bilen took over the position from Dr. Hayri Özkan. Bilkent wishes Ms. Bilen all the best in her
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Spring Semester Sports Programs: Back to School, and Back to Fitness!
The Physical Education and Sports Center has another great semester of healthy and fun activities scheduled for spring 2017. The courses and programs being offered include: group exercise programs, aikido, archery, badminton, ballroom dancing,
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Role of Games in Foreign Language Teaching Explored at Instructors’ Workshop
On January 18, instructors from the Foreign Languages Unit of the Faculty of Humanities and Letters attended a workshop on “Educational Games in Foreign Language Courses.” The workshop was organized by Şengül Soytetir Şentürk,
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PUZZLE… PUZZLE… PUZZLE…
Games Editor: Aleyna Kof (IE/III) This week’s puzzle feature includes four puzzles: a Futoshiki, a Kakuro and two Sudoku puzzles. What is Futoshiki? Futoshiki is a board-based puzzle game played on a square board
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