Recommended Reading

Now, I talk pretty often about the weird world of animals, but make no mistake—humans are no less bizarre. I’ve recently discovered a Tumblr repository of students’ blunders, and it’s a sight to behold:

Cottleston Pie

As I have only a few columns left to write before I graduate and say good-bye to the Bilkent News family, lately I’ve been putting more thought into what to write. You know, thinking

Erasmus Interview Series: Universität Dortmund (Germany), Kaan Akın (ELIT/IV)

What were the main reasons that encouraged you to choose Germany and Universitat Dortmund? At Bilkent, I was taking German as well as English, and I thought that I could improve my German there.

Faces on Campus

By Banu Korkmaz (CS/III) Name: İpek Lale (CS/III) What’s your favorite triple? a) Movie: The “Harry Potter” series b) Book: “The Romanov Conspiracy” by Glenn Meade c) Song: “Jet Airliner” by Modern Talking Can

Musical Journey to the Wild

Black metal is known for its harsh, distorted guitars, blast beat drumming and brutal screaming vocals. However, behind this primitive sound lie some very creative and interesting subtexts. Contrary to common opinion, the genre

The International Chronicles

BY AMNA KARA (MAN/II) Name: Laura Meijer Department: International Relations/Erasmus Country of Origin: Netherlands What do you like best about Turkey? I think it’s difficult to mention just one thing. It’s more the combination

Welcome to the 60’s

Breakfast is one meal that no one really talks about. Many skip it, going for a bigger lunch (or a run, which should produce the opposite effect), but most have it. They just have

An unbelievably exhilarating and equally disturbing atmosphere, brilliant actors cast as the main characters, brilliant directing, and powerful and beautiful music that is somehow always in the background… Of course I am referring to