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Rector’s Talk Gives an Overview of Academic Life
Last Wednesday, Rector Abdullah Atalar gave a talk at UNAM on the topic of “Being an Academic, an Administrator and a Father.” Prof. Atalar began his remarks by highlighting the numerous positive aspects of
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On Stage in February: “Öfke” and “Japon Kuklası”
This month, Department of Theater students are continuing to present two plays that had their Bilkent premieres last semester: “Öfke,” a Turkish translation of British dramatist John Osborne’s 1956 play “Look Back in Anger”;
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The International Chronicles
BY NAUSHERWAN AZIZ (MAN/II) Name: Sabuhi Osmanov Department: Economics/IV Country of Origin: Azerbaijan What do you like best about Turkey? I love the diverse culture, hospitable people and amazing sightseeing locations in Turkey. Are
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First Releases From 2018 You Should Check Out
Rhye: Blood When Rhye released their first album, “Woman,” it became a certain kind of cult classic among the not-so-tightly-knit independent music community. Songs like “Open” and “The Fall” seemed to be almost omnipresent
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On Scots Poems
Scottish poetry is beautiful. It has the limp of a wounded language and the slow, steady beat of a dark country’s people. I see a lot of grief, and a lot of war: grief
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I’ve Found Some Goodies
Today, if we like a song that happens to be playing in the environment we’re in, we Shazam it (maybe even take a screenshot, even if it’s listed in My Shazams); and perhaps we
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A Word From the Wise: Seniors’ Advice to Freshmen
BY ALİ ADEEB (ARCH/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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With Shodo Exhibition, Spring Comes Early to the Library Art Gallery
A different kind of exhibition is being hosted by the Library Art Gallery this month. Titled “Haru–İlkbahar” (Spring), this showing of Japanese calligraphy (shodo) by illustrator Miho Murakami opened last Friday and will remain
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