The International Chronicles
BY NAUSHERWAN AZIZ (MAN/II) Name: Theodore Paul Alain Ballu Department: MAN/Erasmus Country of Origin: France What do you like best about Turkey? How welcoming Turkish people are. Are there any similarities between your country’s
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Musicals I: Mamma Mia!
I first heard of ABBA in “Persepolis,” Marjane Satrapi’s amazing creation, and I thought they were being made fun of. Well, in context that made sense; they were a Swedish pop group, and not
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On Victory, Part 1
This is the first installment in a four-part series on Joseph Conrad’s novel “Victory.” “I have managed to refine everything away. I’ve said to the Earth that bore me: ‘I am I and you
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St. Vincent: MASSEDUCTION
After a three-year hiatus, St. Vincent returns with “MASSEDUCTION,” a meditation on how love and eroticism overlap and conflict with each other. With her fifth album, St. Vincent continues to shock the general audience
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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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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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Falling Against a Curtain
There once was a man who fell against a curtain. As his body began to tilt, his stomach kicked out and his heart dropped down. His panic became debilitating as he felt nothingness stretch
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94 Years As the Capital
Once upon a time, there was a large expanse of land, full of nothing: Anatolia. It was empty, desolate and uninhabited. No one would expect that one day, the area would be among the
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