The International Chronicles

The International Chronicles

December 21, 2015

BY AMNA KARA (MAN/III) Name: Reem Abbas Department: ELIT/I Country of Origin: Yemen What do you like best about Turkey? The weather and the scenery. Fall was absolutely beautiful here, and winter is a

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Coming Full Circle

Coming Full Circle

December 21, 2015

At the beginning of this semester, I made a small yet profound request of my readers: that we not let the years we spend getting our education go to waste. That was certainly not

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Gilgamesh the Student of Bilkent University

Gilgamesh the Student of Bilkent University

December 21, 2015

Tablet 1. Introduction There was a student, who used to be very lazy; He wasn’t studying, or doing any activity; He was as poor a student as there was at any Turkish university And

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Black Hippy Movement

Black Hippy Movement

December 21, 2015

In some of my previous columns, I have mentioned that I think we are witnessing the rebirth of socially aware hip-hop and will in the future remember this era as the second wave of

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How Do You Get Ready for Midterm Exams?

How Do You Get Ready for Midterm Exams?

December 21, 2015

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The International Chronicles

The International Chronicles

December 14, 2015

BY AMNA KARA (MAN/III) Name: Kamila Karimli Department: MAN/III Country of Origin: Azerbaijan What do you like best about Turkey? I would say the different cities with varying traditions, values, landscapes and touristic offerings.

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The Cinematic Prescription

The Cinematic Prescription

December 14, 2015

Over the past week, I’ve been sick. Being sick, I had some time to re-watch one of my favorite movies: “Stranger Than Fiction.” In my family, the domination of the living room couch by

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On Youkai

On Youkai

December 14, 2015

Mizuki Shigeru passed away last week, so I suppose at least some of you saw this column coming—leaving aside his substantial volume of nonfiction work (including “Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths,” a semi-autobiography about

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