Alt-J Going Experimental

If you have been following my columns for some time, you might have noticed that I try to introduce various musical movements and ideas or promote interesting non-mainstream bands. Since my intention is to

The International Chronicles

BY AMNA BATOOL  Name: Libby Ann Hassan Department: (BIM/II) Home Country: England Why did you choose Turkey? Because it’s a perfect combination of Western and Eastern culture. What will you miss most about Turkey?

Faces on Campus

By Elif Karabay (IR/IV) Name:Alper Karakoyunlu (IR/IV) What’s your favorite triple? a) Movie: “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” b) Book: “Gülün Solduğu Akşam” by Erdal Öz c) Song: “Mahur Beste” by Ahmet Kaya Can you

Connect to Life

“We live in a world where world hunger causes worry but a dead battery causes panic.” This is what’s written on the T-shirts my friend/mentor brought back from his trip to the Netherlands. That

Spiral

Spiral To be frank, gastropods are one of those taxa that I find to be a little unsettling. You see, I’m not formally trained as a biologist, so when cataloguing animals, I tend to

Unexpected Albums

Unexpected Albums  There are some albums that give the listener a real jolt, because these specific records are significantly different from other releases by the same bands. It does not really matter if the

Faces on Campus

By İsmail Kerimov (CS/II) Name:Özlem Tufanlı (MBG/MS) What’s your favorite triple? a) Movie: “Pretty Woman” b) Book: “Animal Farm” by George Orwell c) Song: “My Way” by Frank Sinatra Can you describe yourself in

Hi there! The first issue of Bilkent News (or BilNews, for when we’re being more casual) came out last week. Any remarks about the past summer will have been made there; they are, perhaps,