How Things Fall Into Place
“If light is scarce then light is scarce; we will immerse ourselves in the darkness and there discover its own particular beauty.” – Junichiro Tanizaki A shoot pokes its little green head out of
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A Satisficer or a Maximizer. Which One Are You?
There’s a million ways to believe you tried; Well, I’m unsatisfied. — From “Unsatisfied” by Nine Black Alps Research done by psychologists has shown that there are two distinct patterns people follow when it
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The Sporting Life
Name: Ahmet Nuri Alkan Department: MAN/IV How often do you exercise? Five days a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? It has made me feel healthier and more confident. What do you
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The International Chronicles
BY NAUSHERWAN AZIZ (MAN/IV) Name: Samareen Zubair Kapadia Department: Psychology/I Country of Origin: Pakistan What do you like best about Turkey? The food and the weather, for sure. Are there any similarities between Turkey
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FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Jedediah W.P. Allen
BY AFSHAN NABI (MBG/IV) Jedediah W.P. Allen is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and co-director of the BIL-GE developmental lab at Bilkent University. An associate editor for the journal New Ideas
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A Word From the Wise: Seniors’ Advice to Freshmen
BY DANIYAL ADMANY (CTIS/II) 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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On “Mysteries,” Part 1
This is the first installment in a four-part series on Knut Hamsun’s novel “Mysteries.” Having read Hamsun’s “Mysteries,” I am trapped in a delicious state of complete cluelessness as to what has happened to
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The Past Inside the Present: Music, Memories and a Look at Hauntology
Among all the arts that humankind has created, music in particular has the ability to revive our long-forgotten memories, which we seem to bury deep beneath the layers of our consciousness. Sounds we hear
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