Reminders for Spring Fest
To ensure that everything goes smoothly during the three days of Spring Fest, the event’s organizing committee would like to remind Bilkenters of a few guidelines, and thanks everyone in advance for abiding by
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Bilkent-METU Chemistry Discussions Highlight Grad Students’ Research
The first Bilkent–METU Chemistry Discussions, a one-day graduate conference organized by the Department of Chemistry, took place on April 1. Along with oral and poster presentations by graduate students doing chemistry research, the event
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“The Books That Shaped Your Life”
Lars Roland Vinx, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy BY MELİS ERDEM (ARCH/II) The book that most influenced me? This question is difficult to answer, since books can have influence on one’s life in many
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World Poetry Day at Bilkent
In celebration of UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, the Bilkent literary community hosted a two-day poetry festival on March 21 and 22. During the festival, poets and scholars from a number of departments gathered in
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Nedim Gürsel to Visit Bilkent
On Monday, April 18, the renowned writer and scholar Nedim Gürsel will be visiting Bilkent University. Hosted by the Department of Turkish Literature, Dr. Gürsel’s visit will include a talk (in Turkish), reception and
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Bilkent News Seeks Columnists for Next Year
Bilkent News is looking for student columnists for the 2016-2017 academic year. Student columnists write columns about life on campus, opinion pieces and reviews. Columnists should be well informed and seek to generate discussion
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The International Chronicles
BY ZOHA TASNEEM (IAED/II) Name: Joud Daouk Department: Molecular Biology and Genetics Country of Origin: Syria What do you like best about Turkey? I like the people. They’re really nice and try to help
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Spring Swim Festival Results
On April 7, the Bilkent swimming pool hosted the Spring Swim Festival. Listed below are the top finishers and times in each category. Intermediate Women Deniz Aytemiz 00:44.39 Hale Erban 01:17.00 Intermediate Men Ali
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