Snail Tale

Snail Tale

November 2, 2015

I come bearing good news. Some time ago, I inherited inherited a small fish tank from a fellow student in my dorm, and for the past few months I’ve been keeping an apple snail

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On the Band of the Greatests

On the Band of the Greatests

November 2, 2015

I was planning to write about Yes much later, but I decided to do it this week since I mentioned  them in the previous column. In the period from 1971 to 1974, Yes was

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The International Chronicles

The International Chronicles

October 19, 2015

BY AMNA KARA (MAN/III) Name: Pan MuMing Department: Management/Exchange Country of Origin: Taiwan What do you like best about Turkey? Nature and the food in Turkey, I believe. Are there any similarities between your

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Faces on Campus

Faces on Campus

October 19, 2015

By Anıl Karasaç (COMD/II) Name: Aslı Sahra Altunbaş (GRA/II) What’s your favorite triple? a) Movie: “Mr. Nobody” b) Book: “Les Misérables” by Victor Hugo c) Song: “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi

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In Goodness We Trust

In Goodness We Trust

October 19, 2015

Dear Bilkenters, in the wake of the recent tragedy that struck our very own unsuspecting city in the form of a terrible act of terrorism, causing the loss of more than a hundred lives

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How to Socialize

How to Socialize

October 19, 2015

Being lonely is hard, but becoming a not-lonely person is harder. You have to change the way you think, talk and look. Basically, if you want to leave lonelihood, you have to become another

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Debuts of the Year

Debuts of the Year

October 19, 2015

This week, I would like to talk about the recent early-career releases of two American musical prodigies. Despite their very different styles, these artists have one important aspect in common: their ambition. With their

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Erasmus Interview Series: Gizem Akman (MATH/’15) / Stockholm University

Erasmus Interview Series: Gizem Akman (MATH/’15) / Stockholm University

October 19, 2015

What were the main reasons that encouraged you to choose Sweden and Stockholm University? For my department, there were not many alternatives for Erasmus—only Sweden and Denmark, and I chose Sweden, but I don’t

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