On Female Vocals
For some reason, having a female lead vocalist is by default a big plus for a band. I intuitively feel the same way, even though female singers are not necessarily better than male singers
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Bonds to Form and Bonds to Break
People often say it’s hard growing up, but what does that phrase really mean? To answer that, I feel we must consider what growing up means for us as individuals, because to each of
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Dealing With Phobias
They wake you up from your sweetest dreams, they make you nervous all of a sudden, and they may even cause you to hide under a desk. They are your fears, and most of
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Making It With No Recipe
This week I want to introduce you to two of my favorite rap artists, who are overlooked and deserve much more recognition. I discovered them recently and have been playing their albums back to
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The Holiday Season
“The holiday season”—as it’s known across the Atlantic—is a pretty stressful time for Bilkenters. The fall term comes to a close, and we all have to pay the piper in advance for our upcoming
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Life on the Edge
Life on the Edge Arctic and Antarctic environments are similar to deserts, in a way: both are mostly inhospitable but have transient periods of habitability that are exploited by a wide range of fast-growing
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ON CAMEL
If I had been writing this column in January of 2015, I would have written about the releases of 2014, since that was a great year for new music. Fifty years from now, someone
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Through Your Eyes: Bilkent News Readers’ Photos
If you would like to share photographs you have taken on the Bilkent campus, please send them to us at bilnews@bilkent.edu.tr. When space permits, we will choose one or two photos to publish in
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