he Turkish LiteratureCenter of Bilkent Universitywill present an internationalNâzım Hikmet Symposiumon Thursday and Friday, October24-25, in observance of the 50th year ofthe poet’s death. The theme of thesymposium is “Nâzım Hikmet, Poet ofTurkey, the World and Humanity, andHis Place in Turkish and InternationalLiterature.” The symposium, scheduled to takeplace at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium (allday Thursday and until noon on Friday)and at FEASS C-Block Auditorium(Friday afternoon), will feature askeynote speakers the noted novelist andauthor of three Nâzım Hikmet studies,Dr. Nedim Gürsel, who will come fromFrance; Dr. Murat Belge, professor ofcomparative literature at Istanbul’sBilgi University; and Dr. Aron Aji,professor of comparative literature anddean of arts and literature at St.Ambrose University, who is flying in

from the US. Two renownedjournalists, Refik Erduran and OrhanKaraveli, will relate their reminiscencesof Nâzım Hikmet. NTV journalist Mete

n October 5, at theInternational İstanbulCongress of theInternational Federationon Ageing (IFA), Prof. Talât Halman,dean of the Faculty of Humanitiesand Letters, was given the“Distinguished Senior Citizen”award by Türkiye Yaşlılık KonseyiDerneği (TÜRYAK Seniors CouncilAssociation). This award is presented to seniorcitizens in recognition of theirprofessional achievements,international status, leadership,contributions to society andexemplary character. A previousrecipient of the award (in 2007) wasthe late Bilkent founder, boardchairman and president, Prof. İhsanDoğramacı.

Çubukçu’s Nâzım Hikmetdocumentary will be a special feature ofthe opening session. (There will beseveral other documentary films in thelater sessions.)The principal guest speakers at thesymposium will include Dr. Bahriye Çeri,Dr. Murat Cankara, Dr. Nilay Özer, Dr.Emrah Pelvanoğlu, Dr. Fatih Altuğ, Dr.Canan Balan, Öykü Terzioğlu Özer, Dr.Göksel Aymaz, Erkan Irmak, MahmutTemizyürek and Dr. Yalçın Armağan.In addition to guest speakers fromnumerous Turkish universities andfrom abroad, several faculty membersin Bilkent’s Department of TurkishLiterature -- Prof. Semih Tezcan, Dr.Hilmi Yavuz and Prof. Talât Halman --will discuss Nâzım Hikmet as a poet.Dr. Nermin Yazıcı, a visiting facultymember at Bilkent and chairperson ofthe Department of Turkish Education atHacettepe University, will serve as thesymposium’s mistress of ceremonies.(Continued on Page 3)

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rof. Engin Umut Akkaya ofthe Department ofChemistry has been nameda Fellow of the Royal Societyof Chemistry (FRSC). The RSC,headquartered in the UK, has morethan 47,000 members worldwide.The designation "FRSC" is given to agroup of elected Fellows who havemade major contributions tochemistry. The names of the Fellowsare published each year in TheTimes of London. Prof. Akkaya waslisted as a fellow in the July 8, 2013issue of the paper and in the August2013 issue of the RSC News.

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Festschrift (a celebratorycollection of articles) hasbeen published in honor ofProf. Özer Ergenç of theDepartment of History, in recognition of his outstandingcontributions to the study of Ottomanhistory, especially Ottoman urbanhistory. Entitled “Essays in Honor ofÖzer Ergenç,” the Festschrift wasprepared for publication under theeditorship of Dr. Ümit Ekin ofSakarya University. The volume waspresented to Prof. Ergenç on October9 with a ceremony and reception atthe Rectorate House. (Continued on Page 2)

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lvin Hoxha Ganiyev, astudent at the BilkentUniversity MusicPreparatory High School,has returned to Ankara after achievinga fine showing in the 5th MoscowInternational David Oistrakh ViolinCompetition. Elvin placed third in thejunior category (for violinists aged 10-16), a three-round event which beganwith 125 competitors from around the world. (Continued on Page 3)

Elvin GaniyevPlaces Third inOistrakh ViolinCompetition

EBilkent NewsBY SENA KAYASÜ (ARCH/II)ast week the Department ofEconomics hosted Prof.Peter Diamond, professor ofeconomics at theMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology and recipient of the 2010Nobel Prize in Economics. Prof.Diamond delivered a lecture at theDepartment of Economics SeminarSeries, entitled “Interpreting theBeveridge Curve.” The lecturefocused on the patterns of recovery inthe US labor markets, with the aim ofidentifying the stylized factsregarding the effects of the mostrecent economic crisis. (Continued on Page 2)

LNobel LaureatePeter DiamondSpeaks at Bilkent

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(Continued from Page 1)The Beveridge curve reflects acurve fitted empirically to observedcombinations of unemployment andvacancy rates at each instant in time;a curve that can also be interpretedas reflecting the steady staterelationship between unemploymentand vacancies. The Beveridge Curvepertains to information about thematches between the vacanciesposted by firms and by workers.Following the recent economiccrisis, the matching rates in the UShave decreased. Identifying thecauses of this decrease is anecessary step in identifying theappropriate policy response. In the lecture, Prof. Diamondpresented several stylized facts fromthe US labor market, indicatorsallowing for a discussion of whether

the decrease in matches was due tothe business cycle conditionschanging in the US or to a trendchange. Identifying whether theeffects are dominantly cyclical orstructural provides a basis for policyguidance. The evidence anddiscussion presented by Prof.Diamond aimed at determiningwhether the phenomenon was amovement along the Beveridge curveor a shift in the curve. Movementsalong the Beveridge Curve suggestthat there are cyclical effects in thelabor market, whereas shifts of thecurve suggest that there has been astructural change, creating adominating structural effect. In thelecture, Prof. Diamond presentedstylized facts that provided evidencethat cyclical effects rather than astructural change have resulted in

lower matching rates. Prof. Diamond was one of thethree 2010 economics Nobellaureates, who were recognized fortheir work on the frictions in thelabor market job search process andtheir implications forunemployment. The lecture wasbased on this search theoryframework, which allows foridentifying and discussing thepatterns of hires and separationsindividually, rather than the sheerdifference between the two thatreflects the net employment patterns in a given period. Prof.Diamond reiterated the importanceof doing so, given the very highlevels of hires and separations that are hidden in the relatively lowlevels of employment generation.

Bilkent IEEE Student Branch to Host“Extreme” Programming Contest

IEEEXtreme 7.0 is a globalchallenge in which teams ofIEEE student members,supported by an IEEE StudentBranch and advised and proctored byan IEEE member, compete againsteach other to solve a set ofprogramming problems in a 24-hourtime span. The Bilkent IEEE StudentBranch is again hosting thecompetition at our university.Teams consisting of up to threeIEEE members are eligible to compete

in IEEEXtreme. As of the October 10registration deadline, a number ofteams from Bilkent had signed up toparticipate. The competition will takeplace from 3 a.m. on Oct. 26 to 3 a.m.on Oct. 27 in FFB-207 and 208. More information about the eventcan be found at fbl.me/ieeextreme.The Bilkent IEEE Student Branchmay be contacted atieee@bilkent.edu.tr. Those wishingto become IEEE members can visitwww.ieee.org/join.

INobel Laureate Peter Diamond Speaks at Bilkent

he Bilkent UniversityDepartment of ComputerEngineering has beenselected as an NVIDIACUDA Research Center. NVIDIA, aUS-based global technology companywell known as a dominant player in theGPU market, recognizes and fosterscollaboration with research groups at

universities and research institutesthat are expanding the frontier ofmassively parallel computing.Institutions identified as CUDAResearch Centers are doing world-changing research by leveragingCUDA (a parallel computing platformand programming model) and NVIDIA GPUs.

CS Department Selected asNVIDIA CUDA Research Center

T(Continued from Page 1)Among the many who attended wereVice Rector Prof. Kürşat Aydoğan,deans Prof. Talat Halman and Prof.Dilek Önkal, Prof. Halil İnalcık(founder of the Department of History and Prof. Ergenç’s“doktorvater” and mentor), facultymembers and students of theDepartment of History, and Prof.Ergenç’s friends, family, colleaguesand former students.After opening remarks byDepartment of History Chair MehmetKalpaklı, Dr. Ekin related how thevolume became a reality, delightingProf. Ergenç’s many students, currentand past, to see their guide andmentor so deservedly honored andcelebrated. Next, one of his currentPhD students, Nil Tekgül, offeredinsights about his teaching style, whichhas been shaped by the mentor-apprentice method. Such insights weremost appropriate, as it was Prof.Ergenç’s mentor, Prof. İnalcık, whospoke last before presenting to Prof.Ergenç the volume put together in hishonor. Prof. İnalcık, who has been Prof.Ergenç’s mentor, colleague and friendfor more than half a century, remindedall who were present of the invaluablecontribution Prof. Ergenç has made to

Ottomanstudies. Theeventcontinued witha receptionwhere Prof.Ergenç andhis former andpresentstudents had achance torecall theirexperiences together. The volume prepared in Prof.Ergenç’s honor contains essays writtenby a number of his colleagues andstudents who were invited tocontribute. The volume starts with anessay by Prof. İnalcık; the otherauthors are Hasan Yüksel, Seçil KaralAkgün, Ali Akyıldız, A. Latif Armağan,Yasemin Beyazıt, Berrak Burçak,Bülent Çelik, M. Bilal Çelik, MehtapÇelik, Cafer Çiftçi, Dritan Egro,İbrahim Erdoğdu, Mehmet Kalpaklı,Gürer Karagedikli, Yunus Koç,Sabahattin Küçük, Yuzo Nagata, YusufOğuzoğlu, Jülide Akyüz Orat, MehmetÖz, Mustafa Öztürk, Yücel Öztürk,İklil Selçuk, Mehmet Seyitdanlıoğlu,İlhan Tekeli, Nil Tekgül, Mustafa NuriTürkmen, Evgenia Kermeli Ünal, AliYaycıoğlu and Fehmi Yılmaz.

Festschrift Honors Özer Ergenç

merican author and experton diplomacy and worldaffairs Nicholas Kralev gavea talk to senior Bilkent IRstudents on Monday, October 7(courtesy of the US Embassy inTurkey). The talk was entitled“Diplomacy in the Age ofGlobalization” and was held in thecontext of the IR351 Globalization

course taught by Assoc. Prof. ErselAydınlı. Mr. Kralev spoke about the tasksof modern international diplomacyand explained what transformationsthe US Foreign Service hasundergone in the aftermath ofSeptember 11, 2001. Bilkent IRstudents attending the lecture werecurious to learn about the internal

mechanisms of US diplomacy andthe tasks that it faces in the 21stcentury. A former Financial Times andWashington Times correspondent,Nicholas Kralev has traveled aroundthe world with four US secretaries ofstate — Hillary Clinton, CondoleezzaRice, Colin Powell and MadeleineAlbright. He has flown over 2 millionmiles and visited 83 countries. Theauthor of “America’s Other Army”and “Decoding Air Travel,” Mr.Kralev is also an expert in globaltravel and communication. He is thefounder of Kralev International LLC,a consulting and training company inthe fields of diplomacy, world affairsand global travel. Mr. Kralev holds amaster’s degree in public policy fromHarvard’s John F. Kennedy School ofGovernment and speaks fivelanguages.By Tatiana Zhidkova (IR/PhD)

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he UNICEF VolunteersCommittee of BilkentUniversity, celebrating its10th anniversary, will soonbe holding a fundraising fair, with allproceeds going to the UNICEFTurkish National Committee insupport of children’s rights, healthand education.Those who would like to contributeare invited to bring good-qualitysecondhand items (including books,clothing, kitchen utensils and otherhousehold goods) or homemadetreats (such as jams, muffins andpies).The fair will be held on the Main

Campus, in Dormitory 69, fromDecember 4 to December 6. If you would like to help bydonating food, clothing or householditems, please contact the organizersby November 29 at the latest.Nilgün Baray ext. 1688nbaray@gmail.comJale Erten ext. 5057 or 1691jerten@bilkent.edu.trYıldız Kuruoğlu ext. 1348kyildiz@bilkent.edu.trAll donations will benefit children -- their rights, their health and theireducation -- and will be greatlyappreciated. It’s good to get goodbargains for the good of children.

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Donate for the Good of Children(Continued from Page 1)In conjunction with the symposium,the Bilkent University Library will hostan exhibition of Nâzım Hikmetphotographs, opening at 5:30 p.m. onOctober 23 and running throughNovember 6. Entitled “Nâzım at Age111 – My Country in the Furrows of MyBrow,” the exhibition was previouslypresented by Yapı Kredi Publishing inIstanbul; the Bilkent showing will bethe first in Ankara. At the final sessionof the symposium, the exhibition’scurator, M. Melih Güneş, will deliver atalk entitled “Nâzım Hikmet: Poemsand Plays Missing From His CompleteWorks,” in which numerous hithertounknown poems and plays by theauthor will be discussed. Mr. Güneşwill also read Nâzım’s lost 1951 poem,“Hanri Marten’s Voice,” which hetranslated into Turkish from itsRussian version. This will be thepoem’s world premiere.Yet another symposium event will bea recital of Nâzım Hikmet poems. Thewell-known theater artists İpek Çekenand Tuncer Yığcı will recite the poemsat Mithat Çoruh Auditorium at 6 p.m.on October 24.

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(Continued from Page 1)David Fyodorovich Oistrakh was oneof the greatest violinists of the 20thcentury, and the competition honors hismemory by discovering and supportingtalented young musicians. This year’scompetition took place September 21-30;the international jury was headed by IgorOistrakh, David’s son and also a violinist. Elvin Ganiyev began studying theviolin with his grandfather ServerGaniyev and Rasim Bağırov. He thenentered the Bilkent University MusicPreparatory Primary School, placing firstin the auditions at age six. Currently, hecontinues to study with Elena Postnovaat Bilkent, as well as with Prof. ZakharBron under the “Young Student”program of the Zurich Conservatory. Already, Elvin has worked withconductors such as Rauf Abdullayev,Gürer Aykal, Yuriy Bashmeth, ErolErdinç, Server Ganiyev, RengimGökmen, Murat Kodallı, Işın Metin, NaciÖzgüç, Vladimir Spivakov and KlausWeise. Legendary conductors who havelistened to him perform, including LorinMaazel, Zubin Mehta and GennadyRozhdestvensky, have commented that hehas a very bright future ahead of him. His other accomplishments includemany first- and second-place finishes, aswell as special awards and distinctions, inmany other international competitions.He has performed worldwide, incountries including the United Kingdom,the Czech Republic, Norway and Egypt.

Elvin GaniyevPlaces Third inOistrakh ViolinCompetition

flu vaccine campaign is nowunderway in our healthcenters. Staff and studentswanting to get vaccinated cando so at the centers. Staff members who have AcýbademInsurance will pay only 30 percent of thecost of the vaccine. The flu vaccine is especiallyrecommended for:Adults aged 65 and above (especiallyresidents of rest homes),All children aged 6-59 months(especially those aged 6-24 months), Adults and children who have chronicdiseases such as heart, lung (includingasthma), liver or kidney disease, or

diabetes mellitus or other endocrinesystem diseases, Adults and children whose immunesystems are compromised: those havingcancer or immune deficiency diseasessuch as AIDS or who have had bonemarrow or organ transplants, Children and adolescents (6 months -18 years) who are on long-term aspirintherapy, which puts them at risk forReye's syndrome following the flu, Healthy people who might spread theflu to groups at risk: health care staff,family caregivers, and child care and resthome staff, Women in the second and thirdtrimesters of pregnancy.

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hrough the Magnifier If you are Turkish, oryou’ve stayed in Turkey forsome time, it is most likelythat you’ve visited İstanbul. It’s amust-do to walk the streets of thatmysterious and beautiful city, andhave a firsthand experience of itsfabric. My personal attachment toİstanbul started rather late,unfortunately. Even though I’d beenthere before as a “tourist,” thissummer I got to see what it feels liketo be in İstanbul. My trip left mewith many unforgettable memories,and one of them is visiting theİstanbul Modern Museum for thefirst time.As its name suggests, it’s amuseum of modern art, and you canspend hours walking around in it. Isimply loved most of the exhibitionsand works of art, but there was onework in particular that really had aneffect on me: “Bring Yourself to Me”by Handan Börüteçene. In thisinstallation, which is set up in thelower lobby of the museum, you see19 chairs and 19 old suitcases, with30 magnifiers mounted on wheeledstands placed around them. It’s awork about immigration, and all

those suitcases belong to Turkishmigrants to France, while the chairshave been brought from the NationalMuseum of the History of Migrationin Paris. The viewer is encouragedto retrace history by looking at thesuitcases through the magnifiers tosee the marks on them. It’s ajourney that takes one back in timeand enables one to recreate thememories of the old. While you’restill amazed by how much of thepast you can imagine by only“looking” at some old suitcases,Börüteçene strikes back again with abreathtaking poem on the wall,which starts with these lines:“And thus spoke the place:Bring me the thrills of the firsttime you saw me,Each of which became a path foryou in a different work. Bring yourself to me.” I don’t know about you, butreading those lines sent a shiverdown my spine and touched thetraveler that abides in me. I’vealways loved traveling, not just theidea of seeing somewhere new orexperiencing a different place, butsimply being on the road as well.Whenever I get on a bus, in a car oron a plane to go to a different city, afeeling of excitement permeates myinner being. It isn’t a joyful shoutlike “Yayyy, I’m moving again!” It’s amixed sense of adventure, serenityand fear, even if I’m going to a placeI’ve been to many times before.Thus, I knew what she meant by“the thrills,” yet I’m not surewhether I’ve ever brought myself to

a place fully, or whether there is aplace that would call me to it. I continued reading the poem,smiled at the fact that she quotedRumi, and when I came to the laststanza, I stood there, transfixed withastonishment: “Bring me people,/May each bethe storytellers of their hometowns./Bring me yourdreams,/Those dreams that turnedme into you, head to foot, as Ilived./Bring me my ownmemory/That memory I yearn tomeet./Bring me everything,/Eachthing the everything of somethingelse.”These lines, combined with theexhibition, were so powerful that Ihad to write them down and dwellon them before I could write aboutthem. Even though it’s been twomonths now, I see that I’m still notready -- maybe I’ll never be. If thefirst stanza of the poem touched thetraveler in me, these lines spoke tomy very soul, as a dreamer, as astoryteller. Being a storyteller issomething I’ve always enjoyed. My

love for writing started quite early,and the only thing that dates back toan earlier time is my love of reading.However, accepting the fact that Iam a dreamer was way harder thanthat. I thought it sounded a bit tooromantic -- maybe I was afraid ofending up like Don Quixote -- but ittook me quite a while to come toterms with that part of my identity.Now that I think of it, being adreamer, a stargazer, is one of thebest “jobs” one could ask for, and Iwouldn’t trade it for the world.If you are like me, if you know thejoys of being quixotic, you’reprobably nodding and smiling rightnow, but if you’re not, I stronglyrecommend that you take courageand start dreaming. Do whatever youcan to bring those dreams intoreality, to make them true; but evenmore importantly, encourage yourfellow dreamers. After all, aren’t weall migrants who dream of home,carrying ourselves in suitcases withthe hope of finding someone whowon’t be repelled by looking at usthrough a magnifier?

petek@ug.bilkent.edu.trBY MELEK CANSU PETEK (ELIT/II)

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uillotine TreeI must confess that Iam, once again, in a pinch-- for the last two days, Ihave been searching to and fro for aset of vials that I require for a testthat should not have taken more than20 minutes, and the sheer insanity ofthe situation has taken quite a toll onmy nerves. With a project reportlooming and the crucial samples lostin transit, I believe you willappreciate the fact that writing aproper column is the least of myworries – though the necessity ofwriting one still stands. So, I will not,as had been planned, deliver acolumn on tsukumogami. (These areJapanese object-spirits that formwhen an oft-used item gains a soul ofits own, and they come in adelightful variety of shapes, includingsentient vegetable graters and aghost restaurant that eats itscustomers. My favorite, the kameosa,is an old earthen jar that bears

d_ozkan@ug.bilkent.edu.trBY ALPER ÖZKAN (MSN/PhDIII)

cracks that look just like eyes and amouth, and can magically produce aninfinite supply of whatever liquid itused to keep. There’s somethingcharming about an old pickle jar witha mouth that vomits forth an endlessstream of pickled onions, and thereare few things I wouldn’t do to get myhands on a kameosa that produced,say, chocolate fondue.) I will insteadfall back once again on familiarterritory, and this week’s topic will beon biology -- trees, to be specific(there’s a lot to say about trees, ofcourse, and I will only be talkingabout a couple of species). You might recall from the previouscolumn that orchids can be incrediblyrefined parasites, and it should comeas no surprise that parasitic plantsare not limited to small, tree-inhabiting weeds -- indeed, there’snothing that prevents a parasiticplant from rivaling or even dwarfingits host in size, as is seen in thegigantic flowers of Rafflesia arnoldiithat nestle on the relatively puny vineTetrastigma. And while the rafflesiasare famed for their massive flowers,and are even listed at times as thelargest parasitic plants, the latterhonor actually falls to Nuytsiafloribunda, an Australian tree thatcan grow up to 15 meters in height.The largest member of the mistletoeorder, this hemiparasitic tree retains

its ability to photosynthesize, butwater is a valuable resource in thearid regions in which it prospers --and the roots of Nuytsia, able to coverdistances over 100 meters and armedwith specialized organs that pierceand extend into the roots of othertrees, are clearly well-equipped tosecure the mineral nutrients andwater that the plant needs. So greedyis this mistletoe-tree that its rootshave been observed to attack anddamage underground cables -- or, asWikipedia puts it, “it mistakes thecables for host roots and tries toparasitize them using itssclerenchymatic guillotine,” though Isuspect that the real reason is notthat the tree takes the cables formetallic roots: no indeed, the cablesare attacked on purpose, and Nuytsiais slowly adapting to feed onelectricity. Watch out, Biollante, youmay have a rival in the making. However impressive Nuytsia’sroot-jacking trick may be, it is limitedto only a select few plants -- the trueweapon of trees is their ability toproduce a stunning array of toxinsand signal chemicals (which recruitparasitic insects to hunt down avariety of pests) to protect themselvesfrom herbivores (many herbivoresare, in turn, quite unfazed by thisdevelopment, and a great number ofcaterpillars even derive their own

unpalatability from the leaves theyeat). But even among the poisonoustrees, the manchineel is infamous forits incredible potency: a fan made ofa manchineel branch may causeblisters when waved (if you procuresome thick gloves and eye protection,you can tie the branches on yourperson and become the nefarioussupervillain Man-chineel! -- I’msurprised there aren’t any comicbooks that use this idea), and so willwind that blows through manchineelgroves -- though neither of theseeffects compares to the pain of takingshelter under the tree during astorm, and the manchineel fruit iscalled the “little apple of death” forgood reason. P.S. Pokemon X and Y came out the12th, and it’s your duty to the spiritof nostalgia to play them. The newregion is based on France, so go aheadand try to see if anywhere seemsfamiliar (there’s a comparative list outon the Internet, but that’s cheating).Also, I’ve caught wind that you can scale-- and battle on -- the Eiffel Tower, andthat this generation’s offensivejuggernaut of the Dragon type is a giantsnail (clearly one of the best things toconvert into a dragon, and I suspect itmight be partially based on theCarcolh). …The French will never be rid ofthat stereotype, will they?

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Name:Mesut Halıcıoğlu (LAW/III)What's your favorite triple?a) Movie: “The Dark Knight”b) Book: “The Winner Stands Alone” by PauloCoelho c) Song: “Your Anchor” by Asaf Avidan Can you describe yourself in three words?“A challenger, organized, emotional” If you could be anyone from the past, whowould that be? “James Dean”Who is your favorite cartoon character? “Tsubasa”If you were a superhero, what super power(s)would you have? “Mysterio’s powers”The place on campus where I feel happiestis... “the lawn in front of the dormitories”I have never... “said never” What would be your last message on earth?“Arrivederci ragazzi, la vita era bellissimo!”

Name:Merve Yurtseven (IR/III)What's your favorite triple?a) Movie: “The Great Gatsby”b) Book: “Kar” by Orhan Pamuk c) Song: “Volver a Amar” by Cristian Castro Can you describe yourself in three words?“Talkative, cheerful, stubborn”If you could be anyone from the past, whowould that be? “Margaret Thatcher”Who is your favorite cartoon character? “Shrek”If you were a superhero, what super power(s)would you have? “Invisibility”The place on campus where I feel happiestis... “Coffee Break”I have never... “given up my habits”What would be your last message on earth?“Love is a guiltless place to live”

Name: Işıl Emir (MAN/III)What's your favorite triple?a) Movie: “My Name Is Khan”b) Book: “Harry Potter and the Order of thePhoenix” by J. K. Rowling c) Song: “Empire State of Mind” by Alicia Keys Can you describe yourself in three words?“Excited, funny, practical” If you could be anyone from the past, whowould that be? “Sabiha Gökçen”Who is your favorite cartoon character? “Usagi Tsukino in ‘Sailor Moon’” If you were a superhero, what superpower(s) would you have? “Mind reading”The place on campus where I feel happiestis... “nowhere specific, because feeling gooddepends more on who you’re with”I have never... “given up what I want” What would be your last message on earth?“Respect your life and yourself”

Faces on CampusBy İrem Gürses (MAN/III)

MUSIC

adness and theDamage Done: TheBirth of BlackjazzThis week we are featuring theNorwegian experimental blackjazzistsShining in the musicrecommendations. Shining wasformed in 1999 as a jazz quartet.Their first album was a very well-composed, complex and technical, butstill melodic jazz album. Yet, it didnot offer anything very new orpersonal (although I recommend it tofans of the genre). However, becauseof the progressive and experimentaltendencies of Shining's frontman,Jorgen Munkeby, there was a slightshift away from their classical musicalapproach toward experimentation inevery album after that. The breakthrough came with theirfifth studio album, “Blackjazz,” in2010. The title of the album definesthe newer style of the band prettywell. The new Shining employssophisticated and technical jazzelements in the background, adding

altug.karakurt@ug.bilkent.edu.trBY ALTUĞ KARAKURT (EE/II)

to these very heavy and experimentallead partitions, such as distortedvocals, heavy bass lines with electroniceffects and atonal saxophone andclarinet solos. They express a harshand often aggressive mood usingtheir technical, progressivecomposition skills and offer a verysophisticated, mostly personal anddiverse sound.One of the most noteworthy thingsabout the band is their liveperformances. Even though they usemixing, production and electroniceffects frequently, they are still ableto preserve their sound on stage aswell as in their studio recordings.

If you are curious about Shining'smusic, keep in mind that there isanother band with the same namefrom Sweden. If you look for the bandas “Shining NOR,” you will find theNorwegian blackjazzist Shining much

more easily.Check out the songs: Their cover of“21st Century Schizoid Man,”“Madness and the Damage Done”and, as an example of their early stuff,“Hell's Bells.” I suggest you choosetheir live recordings, sincethey are as good as thestudio versions.Recommended for:Their earlier stuff for jazzfans, and their Blackjazzstyle for experimentalmusic lovers and admirersof heavy or progressivemusic.Brief Music Update

- The Ankara Nordic Music Festivalis coming up -- it will be held atCermodern on October 29-31. This isa relatively small festival, hosting onlythree bands. The guests are LarsDanielsson, the Tord GustavsenQuartet and Beady Belle. However,don't let the name of the event deceiveyou -- these bands play jazz (TordGustavsen, Lars Danielsson) or jazz-based female vocal-oriented music(Beady Belle), not Nordic ethnicmusic. All of them are prettyinfluential representatives of theirgenre. If you have time, be sure tocheck it out. - Another interesting event is theATMM (Audio Technologies forMusic and Media) conference, whichwill take place October 31-November

1 on Bilkent’s Main Campus.Throughout both days, variouspresenters will give talks on the musicindustry, sound engineering andsound design. This conference isopen to everyone who is interested inmusic and sound ingeneral. The program willfeature detailed technicalpresentations forprofessionals in thesefields as well as talksgeared more toward a non-specialist audience,requiring no previousbackground.Mixtape #1

In case you were looking for somejazz and electronic music fusion,combined with a pinch of hip-hopinstrumentals, here is the cure foryou. Don't forget, these tracks arelisted in the order in which theyshould be listened to.Shining – Hell's BellsThe Roy Hargrove Quintet -Strasbourg/St. Denis Portico Quartet - RuinsBADBADNOTGOOD – DMZScenery – Crashing DownOddisee – All Along The RiverSee you next time with anelectronic/folk/doom singer-songwriter, Mixtape #2 andannouncements about music.Feel free to send comments andfeedback.

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ll students, faculty,administrative staff, andfamily members areinvited to participate inthe 2013 Republic Run on Saturday,November 9. You can register andget a race number at any of theSports Halls.

Age groups: 11-15; 16-24; 25-34; 35-44; 45-54; 55-59; 60 and overRoute: From East Campus to the SportsCenter (Dormitories Sports Hall)Call ext. 1993, 1325, 3186 or 5350 formore information on this fun andfantastic event for the whole family!spor@bilkent.edu.tr

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he “Sports as a Way ofLife Program” iswelcoming fall with an amazing event: aZumba party!You can experience sports, dance,music and fun, all in one exerciseprogram called Zumba. Everyone isinvited to participate in this greatfitness event. (Students taking GE250/251 will receive 100 points for

participating in the two-hour activity.)Date: Tuesday, October 22Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.Place: Dormitories Sports HallFee: FreeFor Information: Sports Center290-1993spor@bilkent.edu.trAhsen Küçükdurmaz290-3190ahsen@bilkent.edu.tr

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n Thursday, a “special”game was held at theBilkent StudentDormitories Sports Hallbetween the Bilkent Universitybasketball team and the Turkish special

athletes’ national basketball team.The game was organized byENDOST of TDP (Social AwarenessProjects), in order to counter the biasagainst mentally disabled athletes. “Special athletes are not differentfrom other athletes,” said the head ofthe Turkish Special Athletes SportsFederation, Birol Aydın, speaking toviewers just before the game. “Whenthey have the opportunity, they can do

whatever they want. Try to give them achance to introduce themselves. Thisis great opportunity for them to say‘We’re in!’ It’s great to be at Bilkentwith Bilkent students.” The game took place over two 10-minute periods. Although the specialteam was the guest team, thosewatching the game cheered them everytime they scored. The special team wasvery good at both defensive and

offensive rebounds, while the Bilkentteam’s strength lay in three-point shots.The final score of the game was 26-26. This game served as a practicematchup for the Turkish specialathletes’ national team before the 7thINAS World BasketballChampionship, which will be held inAnkara October 20-28. We at Bilkent wish them asuccessful tournament!

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Thursday, October 24“Tectonics of TurkishHistory,” by Prof. Carter V.Findley (Ohio StateUniversity), at FEASS, A-130,10:30 a.m.

Friday, October 25“Girls Rising,” at FADA,FFB-05, 6:30 p.m.Organized by ACM BilkentKulübü.

October 23 – November 6“Nazım Hikmet’in YolculukFotoğrafları,” at the LibraryArt Gallery.

Wednesday, October 23“Central Asia as an EmergingMultipolar System: The US-Russia-China Triangle andIts Significance for Regional

Security, Public Goods andPolitical Valiues,” by Prof.Alexander Cooley, at FEASS,A-130, 4:40 p.m. Organizedby the Bilkent UniversitySeminar Series on Polity,Society and the World. Wednesday, October 23“The Turkish Economy forEveryone” Seminar Series:“Informal Economy: Turkeyand the World,” by Asst. Prof.Ceyhun Elgin (BoğaziçiUniversity), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 5:40 p.m.Organized by ECON. Wednesday, October 23“Deleuze and CinematicTragedy,” by Corry Shores, atFADA, FFZ-21, 3:40 p.m.Organized by COMD. Thursday, October 24“Social Structures inSoftware Engineering,” by

Prof. Hans van Vliet (VUUniversity Amsterdam), atEA-409, 3:40 p.m. Organizedby CS. Friday, October 25“Innovation in the FamilyEnterprise: CharacteristicsAffecting Exploration VersusExploitation Decisions,” byİrem Demirkan (BilkentUniversity), at FBA, ÜmitBerkman Seminar Room,1:40 p.m. Organized by FBA.Friday, October 25“Dynamic Pricing VersusFixed Prices in RevenueManagement,” by Asst. Prof.Alper Şen (BilkentUniversity), at EA-409, 1:40p.m. Organized by IE. Friday, October 25UNAM Seminar, by Asst.Prof. Selim Hanay (BilkentUniversity), at FS, SA-240,

3:40 p.m.Organized byUNAM.Friday, November 1“Two Item Lot SizingProblems,” by Assoc. Prof.Hande Yaman Paternotte(Bilkent University), at EA-409,1:40 p.m. Organized by IE.

Thursday-Friday, October24-25 “Nazım HikmetSempozyumu: NaızmHikmet’in Türk ve DünyaEdebiyatındaki Yeri.”Organized by theDepartment of TurkishLiterature. Please see page 1for details.

Friday, October 25Oliver Wyman, at FADA,FFB-22, 12:30 p.m.

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Friday, October 25Bilkent Symphony Orchestra,Conductor: Gürer Aykal,Piano: Alexei Volodin, at theBilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.I. Stravinsky | Circus PolkaI. Stravinsky | Concerto forPiano and Wind InstrumentsL. v. Beethoven | SymphonyNo. 2 in D major, Op. 36

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