n October 31 andNovember 1, theDepartment ofCommunication andDesign (COMD) is hosting ATMM2013. ATMM (Audio Technologiesfor Music and Media) is aninterdisciplinary internationalconference that focuses on thevarious aspects of audio, audiovisualand music technologies for musicand media, and also on therelationship between sound, musicand image in both traditional andnew media. ATMM was, in a sense, born atBilkent, with COMD facultymembers Ufuk Önen and AhmetGürata being among its founders.

ATMM 2012, held at Bilkent, was thefirst international conference inTurkey uniting the fields of audio,music and media technologies.Following upon the success of lastyear’s event, ATMM has returned toBilkent University this week.ATMM 2013 features a tightly-packed program with an even widerrange of topics than last year’sevent. (Please see the insert for thedetailed schedule.)The opening session and keynoteaddress take place on Thursday,October 31, at 12:30 p.m. Thekeynote is being delivered by LennieMoore, a composer, orchestrator andarranger of music for video games, (Continued on Page 2)

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ilkent University lostMehmet Serhat Azgur,instructor in the Departmentof Computer andInstructional Technology TeacherEducation and the Department ofComputer Technology andProgramming in the Faculty ofEducation, onMonday,October 21. A respectedacademician inhis field, Mr.Azgur graduatedfrom the MiddleEast TechnicalUniversityDepartment of Management in 1979.He received his master's degree fromthe same university’s Department ofComputer Engineering. Mr. Azgurwas also one of the first students tograduate from the MA Program inCurriculum and Instruction in theGraduate School of Education ofBilkent University, in 2011.He worked at a number of leadingcompanies, including SavunmaTeknolojileri Mühendislik A.Ş.,Ortadoğu Rulman Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş.,ALCATEL Austria GesellschaftM.b.H. and ITT Telecom ProductsCorporation, and as a part-timeinstructor for eight years beforejoining Bilkent University as a full-time instructor in 2006.In addition to his professionalaccomplishments and abilities, hispersonal qualities made him a belovedcolleague and mentor. His courteous,kind-hearted and modest manner, alongwith his reliability and perseverance,drew a response from students, staffand fellow academics alike. He wasdevoted to his family, which includes hiswife Aynur Azgur and two children.(Continued on Page 3)

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ew graduates of theDepartment of IndustrialEngineering Nazlı Akar,Başak Kepir, Çağıl Koçyiğit,Işıl Koyuncu, Melis Beren Özer andTunca Türkoğlu have been awarded the2013 INFORMS UndergraduateOperations Research Prize for their IE477-478 System Design project entitled“Flight Scheduling Optimization andAutomation for AnadoluJet” conductedunder the supervision of Assoc. Prof.Bahar Yetiş Kara. The Institute forOperations Research and theManagement Sciences (INFORMS) isthe largest professional society in theworld for individuals in the field ofoperations research, managementscience and analytics.The Undergraduate OperationsResearch Prize Competition is heldeach year to honor a student or group ofstudents who conducted a significantapplied project in operations research

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ilkent graduateÖzgür Şahin(EE/’01), anassociate professorin the Columbia UniversityDepartment of BiologicalSciences and Physics, hasrecently received two awards: aPackard Fellowship in Scienceand Engineering and an NIHDirector’s New InnovatorAward from the US National Institutes ofHealth.The David and Lucile PackardFoundation established its fellowshipsprogram in 1988 to provide youngscientists with flexible funding and thefreedom to take risks and explore new

frontiers in their fields ofstudy. Each year, thefoundation invites 50universities to nominate twofaculty members forconsideration. Dr. Şahin wasamong the 16 individualschosen to receive the 2013Packard Fellowships forScience and Engineering. The NIH award was givenfor his project entitled “Novel Sub-Cellular Chemical and MechanicalNanoimaging.” The NIH Director's NewInnovator Award addresses twoimportant goals: stimulating highlyinnovative research and supporting (Continued on Page 3)

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90th Anniversaryof the TurkishRepublicHappy RepublicDay!

emal Apaydın (IE/’13) andÖmer Can Gökdere(CS/IV) have established asolar power system thatproduces its own energy fromsunlight by using solar panelsinstalled on campus. They have beenworking on the project for sixmonths. The system, constructed onthe rooftop of the mescid in thecorner of the Spring Fest area, hasbeen producing energy during thelast few months.The panels were manufactured inSouth Korea. According to energyproduction data, the project shouldcover its cost in 6 years. Since the (Continued on Page 3)

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Bilkent News 2NEWS

Ready to Study Abroad?Nâzım Hikmet Symposium Heldat Bilkent

he Bilkent UniversityNâzım HikmetSymposium, organized bythe Center for TurkishLiterature, took place on October 24and 25 at Mithat Çoruh Auditoriumand C-Block Auditorium. Planned asan academic tribute to Turkey’sinternationally famed poet inobservance of the 50th anniversary ofhis death, the symposium was thelargest Nâzım conference ever heldat a Turkish university. Keynote speeches were deliveredby novelist Nedim Gürsel, Prof.Murat Belge and eminent literarytranslator Prof. Aron Aji. Renownedwriters Refik Erduran and OrhanKaraveli spoke about theirreminiscences of Nâzım Hikmet,and Bilkent faculty members Prof.Semih Tezcan, Hilmi Yavuz andProf. Talat Halman delivered papers.The symposium also featuredstimulating presentations with newinsights by younger academics,including Murat Cankara, NilayÖzer, Öykü Terzioğlu Özer, EmrahPelvanoğlu, Fatih Altuğ, BahriyeÇeri, Göksel Aymaz, Erkan Irmak

and Yalçın Armağan.The presenter for the entiresymposium was Dr. Nermin Yazıcı.Dr. Oktay Özel, Prof. Onur BilgeKula, Dr. Ahmet Gürata and Dr. İlkerAytürk served as session chairmen.Interspersed in the program wereNâzım Hikmet documentary films.One of the speakers was M. MelihGüneş, who has discovered severalNâzım Hikmet poems hithertounpublished in his complete poemsor any other source in Turkey. Mr.Güneş is the curator of a photoexhibition entitled “Nâzım at Age111 – My Country in the Furrows ofMy Brow,” which opened at theBilkent University Library ArtGallery on October 23 and will runthrough November 6. Another symposium event was arecital of Nâzım Hikmet poems.Produced by Eren Aysan, this specialprogram featured stage personalitiesİpek Çeken and Murat Atak.The Nâzım Hikmet Symposium,conceived and organized by Prof.Tezcan, was praised by attendees as“extremely effective” and“memorable.”

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he Student ExchangeProgram gives students theopportunity to study abroad.The application process forstudent exchanges during the nextacademic year (2014-2015) has nowstarted. Here is your chance to experiencea different culture. Students currently intheir third or fourth semester ofregistration who have a minimum CGPAof 3.00 and a TOEFL score are eligible toapply for the program.Applicants must submit a CV, astatement of purpose and a TOEFLscore sheet along with the applicationform to the Office of InternationalStudents and Exchange Programs.

The application deadline isNovember 28, 2013.Qualifying students will beselected for initial interviews, whichwill take place on December 10, 11,12 and 13. Successful candidates willbe announced on December 20.All students who plan to apply forthe Student Exchange Programshould visithttp://www.bilkent.edu.tr/outgoing_exchange_aroundtheworld or contact the Office ofInternational Students and ExchangePrograms in the Registrar's Office atexchange@bilkent.edu.tr for moreinformation.

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eam INVISO from Bilkenttook third place in the BuGençlikte İş Var '13competition held byTÜSİAD (Turkish Industrialists’ andBusinessmen’s Association), withtheir project Robandroid. In thecompetition, teams from all overTurkey presented their ideas andprepared business plans with the

help of TÜSİAD members. Robandroid is an intelligentsecurity robot that was developed as a part of the GE401-402 Innovative Product Design andDevelopment course by TeamINVISO members Mustafa Akın(CS), Buket Koyuncu (EE), ÇağlarTunç (EE), Öykü Arkan (IE) andEsra Aşçıgil (IE).

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(Continued from Page 1)film and television for 25 years. Hiscredits include “Star Wars: The OldRepublic,” “Kinect DisneylandAdventures,” “The Walking DeadMotion Comic,” “Watchmen MotionComic” (2008 G.A.N.G. award winner)and “Dirty Harry” among many others.Conference sessions include a panelon “Game Audio Theory and Practice”by Mr. Moore and Stephen HarwoodJr.; a presentation on contemporaryopera production techniques bymastering engineer, producer andcomposer Pieter Snapper; a mixingclinic by audio engineer Mehmet UğurMemiş; a panel on audio educationmoderated by Assoc. Prof. Liz Teutschof the Berklee College of Music; aseminar by bass guitarist Cem Tuncer;and a session in connection with thecollective project “Remote: RelocatingSound,” featuring artists from Turkey,the Netherlands, Germany, Greece andBulgaria.

ATMM welcomes not onlyacademics, professionals and students,but all those who have an interest inmusic, sound and media technologies.For more details, please see theconference website: http://atmm-conference.org

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tudents in the Department ofBusiness InformationManagement have attendedthe International ReputationManagement Conference held inİstanbul by the Reputation Institutein conjunction with their publicrelations and strategic brand

management courses. Seminars atthe event were given by professionalsfrom various sectors and academicsfrom Turkish and foreignuniversities. BIM students gainednew insights by participating indiscussions and workshops duringthe conference.

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(Continued from Page 1)research in operations research ormanagement science while enrolled asan undergraduate. The submissionsvary from single-authored theoreticalresearch papers to applied projectsconducted by student teams. Theoverwhelming majority of submitted

papers have been of exceptional quality,with a few being published in highly-regarded academic journals. A prize of $500 and travel support toattend the INFORMS annual meetingare awarded each year to thecoauthor(s) of the winning paper, whoshare the prize and travel support. The

Bilkent students, who traveled toMinneapolis in the US for this year’smeeting, received additional travelsupport from the university andTurkish Airlines with the help ofUniversity-Industry Collaboration,Practice and Research Center (USİM)Coordinator Yeşim Erdoğan.

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Bilkent Mourns theLoss of MehmetSerhat Azgur(Continued from Page 1)When Mr. Azgur applied to enterthe MA program at Bilkent, he wrote apersonal statement. His statementencapsulates his philosophy ofteaching, his eagerness to advance hisprofessional skills, and his ownmodest and quiet approach. He wrote: “I am neither an experiencedteacher nor have I received a formaleducation in this field. But I startedgiving ICT-related [courses] in 1998 atBilkent University. And I loved theprofession, and have been continuouslysearching for different and bettermethods of teaching since then.“I started as a part-time instructor;after 25 years of professionalexperience, I quickly become addictedto teaching and could not leave theUniversity. Eventually, I understood that the important point is not‘teaching’ but ‘learning.’“Thus, instead of re-inventing thewheel, I applied to the Faculty ofEducation for the MA program tolearn education. And to discuss newmethods and ways to make mystudents ‘learn’ better and faster,which would also let me accomplishmy job better.”He ended his statement: “Above all,I am searching for answers to twoquestions:“How can I increase motivation inthe classroom and maximize studentlearning outcomes? Secondly, how canI increase the quality and use of timeto become a better role model for mystudents?”Mehmet Serhat Azgur will begreatly missed by everyone at Bilkent.We would like to express our profoundcondolences to his family, friends,students and the Bilkent community. You may offer your condolences at http://www.taziye.bilkent.edu.tr/MehmetSerhatAzgur

adyoBilkent’s“DriveTime”program can beheard each weekdayfrom 6 to 8 p.m. Broadcast toaccompany commuters on their wayhome, Drive Time is now in its fourthyear. Each day of the week, a differenthost plays musical selections thatusually include pop hits. Drive Timealso offers a chance every evening forlisteners to connect with the programand answer questions (with the help ofhints from the host!) in order to win

prizes. The station’s “Hitsand News” program ispresented by a differenthost each weekdayfrom noon to 1 p.m.This program offers the hottest newsand hits, enlivened by conversationbetween the newscaster and the DJ.The news items, which are gatheredfrom newspapers and online portals,concern politics at home and abroad,as well as education, health, scienceand sports. Information on social andcultural activities is also presented forthe listeners.

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(Continued from Page 1)solar panels are guaranteed toproduce energy for 25 years, this means19 years of free electricity will comefrom sunlight, making the project notonly environmentally friendly, but alsovery profitable as an investment. Kemal explained the story behindthe project: “Due to technologicaldevelopments over the last three years,the cost of solar energy systems hasdecreased very quickly. Manycompanies have entered this segmentof the energy sector, and manyEuropean countries have enacted lawsand policies to increase solar energyusage. “At the same time, global warming isgetting very to be a more seriousproblem every day. The tremendousincrease in CO2 emissions is a resultof the huge growth in population andin energy usage at the same time.The outcome will be very destructivefor life on earth.

“So we all have to try in some wayto be the solution to this problem. Weshould start with energy usage, sinceit is both the basis of the problemand the solution. At this point, solarpanels can make a key contribution,because the yearly energy potential ofsun is larger than the total of all theenergy resources in the world. So Ibelieve this will be the technology ofthe future. We thank Rector AbdullahAtalar and Yeşim Erdoğan (USİM)for their support of our project.''After establishing their solar panelsystem on campus, Kemal and Ömercreated a website to show the resultsof the project, which can be found atbilkentsolar.bilkent.edu.tr. Theyhave also founded a company, ARTIInnovation, with offices at BilkentCyberpark. They are continuing todevelop additional projects in theenergy sector as well as to work ontheir innovative solar power system atBilkent.

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(Continued from Page 1)promising new investigators. The awardsupports exceptionally creativeinvestigators who propose innovativeprojects that have the potential forunusually high impact.Dr. Şahin is developing specializedmicroscopes to investigate biologicalmolecules and cells that function underphysically extreme conditions, likeconfinement to very small spaces andsubjection to high pressures. Theresulting observations reveal significantphenomena, to which Dr. Sahin appliesengineering insights to addressmedical, environmental and energy-related problems in novel ways.

Packard Fellowship,NIH “NewInnovator” AwardGo to BilkentGraduate

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tate of the Theaters,Theater of the StateTurkey, a nation that is stillin the development stage, is alsoimproving in the area of theater.Anyone who has been following recentupdates in the field would think thatthis is a sarcastic remark; but accordingto research done by the TurkishStatistical Institute (TÜİK), there hasnot only been an increase in thenumber of theaters, but also in thenumber of productions per season, andthe number of people who attend theperformances. The research focuses onthe period from 2001 to 2011, and theexact numbers are given in the figurebelow. They show that there are fivetimes more theaters in Turkey, sixtimes more plays being staged and

c_turan@ug.bilkent.edu.trBY CEREN TURAN (CS/IV)

twice the number of people going to thetheater than there were ten years ago.The reason why I focused on theater inTurkey instead of any other country --apart from the fact that I’m currentlyliving there -- is because unlike in manyother countries, theater here existsagainst the wishes of the currentgovernment. Taking that into account,the numbers are extremely surprising.The discussion regarding theprivatization of state theaters has beengoing on for years, and in 2012 thegovernment (AKP - Justice andDevelopment Party) announced that“Giving government funding to eventsrelated to arts has become expensiveand inefficient due to the followingfacts: employing more artists than therequired number, lack of efficiency ofthe artists, not being open tocompetition and not following the latestdevelopments in arts.” It should benoted that the budget set apart for statetheaters is 0.04 percent of Turkey’sentire budget. Even leaving aside howsmall this amount is compared to thewhole, and simply looking at the AKP’sstatement, it must come as a shock thatthe country’s theaters are improvinginstead of closing down. Even if one accepts that governmentsnever fully reflect the opinions of thepeople they govern, it’s still quiteimpressive to have a public exactlyat the opposite pole from thegoverning body. But what keeps thetheaters going? I mean, what is sospecial about them that we don’t

seem to be able to let them go nomatter how much we are being forcedto do so? This question makes me thinkof the path followed by theater overtime, a path that is full of ups anddowns: from the highly exaggeratedGreek theater concerned mostly withthe gods and people’s interactions withthem, to Shakespeare’s heartbreakingtragedies, to Victorian plays that oneneeds to struggle to understand, tofinally today. Where does theater stand today?Setting aside the restaging of earlierplays, I think that theater today is amirror not only to one’s own personalitybut to reality itself. There are no longerhuge stages with elaborate decorations.The actors no longer speak in theatricalvoices; they sound like the audience.They don’t wear clothes that makethem look like French courtiers; theylook like us. Often, they don’t evenstand on a separate and elevated placecalled the stage; they stand among us.So attending a play is nothing morethan listening to a friend who talks a bittoo much and doesn’t give you muchtime to answer back. And this isprecisely why we, as Turkish people, areholding onto theater more strongly thanever, because it is the only connectionwe have to reality at the moment. The feeling of living in a play firstoccurred to me a few months agoduring a series of protests against thedemolition of Gezi Park in Istanbul tobuild something more profitableinstead. While we, in the role of

protesters, were trying to walk to one ofthe main streets of Ankara, I saw otheractors playing their parts as members ofthe security forces. They tried todisperse the protesters with pepperspray, and though it wasn’t really pepperspray they were using, people coughedand some fainted because our scriptstold us to do so. Some people didn'tmake it, because the lines telling themto exit were replaced with ones tellingthem that they die. Then some wenthome, backstage, and some stayed. Itwas such an amazing performance.There was even a little play within aplay: a couple of people who didn’tbelong to the protesting party werethere in disguise and did all that was intheir power to provoke the crowd. And itwent on; it’s still going on. Apparentlyit’s quite a long play we are a part of.As fun as acting is, it makes onemiss the effortlessness of reality. Sowhen we yearn for reality, we go totheaters. That is why no matter howmuch the budget gets cut, or what thegovernment says about it or how smallthe community is, theater in itspresent form allows the audience tohave an experience that is more realthan their lives outside the theater. “Isit possible to say that theater as it istoday is in a better state compared towhat it was a few centuries ago?” No, itno longer takes you to new amazingplaces you’ll probably never get thechance to visit; yes, it takes you to themost amazing place you can ever find:your own life.

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usten 101 The “Austen” I’m referringto is, of course, Jane: theinfluential 19th-century writer. She isnot influential in the traditional sense;what she wrote did not invoke animmediate reaction -- it did notstimulate a social movement orsinglehandedly begin a new literarygenre. She is subtle, but effective. Hermasterpiece, “Pride and Prejudice,” ispossibly the most widely read romanticnovel in the English language. Shepublished a total of six novels, and leftbehind the unfinished manuscript of aseventh. There have been countlessvariations on and adaptations of herworks, which is the reason I am writingthis piece for you. Strangely, all through the past week, Ihave been coming across Jane Austenreferences. The first one was quitesurprising: I was watching the latestepisode of “The Big Bang Theory”(spoiler alert), and suddenly Sheldonsaid that he could not use “Pride andPrejudice” to retaliate against hisgirlfriend Amy. Supposedly, he wastrying to get back at her for ruining amovie for him, so he read Austen’snovel to ruin something she loved for

her. But he couldn’t, because “it’sperfect. He’s proud, she’s prejudiced.”It made me laugh, coming out ofSheldon’s mouth, but it is actually verytrue. Which brings me to the point thatJane Austen, contrary to popular belief,did not write the literary equivalent of“chick flicks.” In fact, her first fans weremale scholars of the time, who were theonly ones who knew about her books.They even called themselves “Janeites,”a term still used today by fans whodeclare themselves admirers of her work(including me). It just so happened that a new movieand a novel based on her books alsocame out this week. On top of thefeeling of shock I experienced half-listening to “The Big Bang Theory,”when I saw that “Austenland” had finallycome out, it felt as if the universe itselfwanted me to reread one of her books.“Austenland” is about Janeites of the21st century visiting a kind of JaneAusten fantasy house, where they canlive under the conditions of those times:the clothes, the rooms, even the socialenvironment. And then, I saw that a newnovel called “Longbourn” has beenpublished, in which the author, Jo Baker,explores the lives of the servants in thehouse of Elizabeth Bennet, Austen’smost famous heroine. So what choicedid I have but to return to my Austennovels? I started with “Pride andPrejudice”: “It is a truth universallyacknowledged, that a single man inposession of a good fortune must be inwant of a wife.” Despite being a girl, I am notparticularly impressed by the romancegenre, generally speaking. I’m not intoromantic comedies, or unrealistic novels

that talk about so-called true love and aPrince Charming. Austen’s books have adifferent feeling to them. They areabout women. She doesn’t just createthe ideal female character that everyonecan relate to, who has minoridiosyncrasies that make her appeardistinctive. She constructs women whohave character flaws and are faced withchallenges that are remedied or resolvedduring the course of the story. One aspect of her works that doesremind me of the traditional romanticcomedy story plot is, apart from theguaranteed happy ending, that the girlresolves her issue. The guy then realizeshow amazing she really is, and they canget married. Despite what I mentionedabout them featuring real characters,and real women, the novels do seem tobe focused around marriage, and theneed for marrying above yourself.However, many critics think she did thison purpose. It seems to me also thatshe presents girls with mothers and/orfriends who can think of nothing but an“advantageous marriage” to criticizewomen’s place in society. She is one ofthe most subtle feminists: she mocksthe societal situation and expectationsregarding women in 19th-centuryBritain through exaggeration. A womanwas not respected unless she gotmarried, and poorer ones could findthemselves out on the street becausevery few had money/land to their names.Property would be transferred to theson. Even in the absence of a son, it didnot go to the wife or daughters, which iswhy Elizabeth Bennet’s mother in“Pride and Prejudice” is so worriedabout her daughters getting married. Jane Austen’s subtlety is significant

because of its take on feminism ingeneral. At the time, there wereemerging female authors who preachedextreme measures and thetransformation of the entire socialstructure. Mary Wollstonecraft was oneof the most prominent writers,publishing “A Vindication of the Rightsof Woman,” a manifesto urging womento free themselves. This kind ofpropaganda usually led to theunderstanding of “victim feminism,”which I don’t much agree with. Thisconcept basically presents women asbeing victimized by society, makingthem out to be superior to men in howthey put up with the situation. In myopinion, this is exactly the kind ofdistinction we need to avoid; womenshould not be put on a pedestal, just asthey should not be treated as if theywere subhuman. Even through her malecharacters, Austen points out the lunacyof these extreme perceptions andimplies that the sexes are equal in termsof their vices and virtues. She especiallydoes this through her first male hero,Henry Tilney of “Northanger Abbey.” Itis as if he is her ally on the inside,helping Austen explain the situation. To anyone who wants to understandhow women think and what they want, Irecommend reading Austen. To theother Janeites already out there, good onyou! In fact, let’s get together and talkabout it. As this piece was a sort of“Intro to Jane Austen,” I have to make alittle note: if you want to get to knowabout the stories without reading all thebooks, “The Jane Austen Book Club” isa wonderful movie to acquaint yourselfwith the Austen world (beware ofspoilers, though). Enjoy!

Asena.kayasu@ug.bilkent.edu.trBY SENA KAYASÜ (ARCH/II)

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Name: Mustafa Umut Dulun (HART/IV) What's your favorite triple?a) Movie: “The Big Lebowski”b) Book: “The Fall” by Albert Camus c) Song: “Starless” by King Crimson Can you describe yourself in three words?"Aloof, funny, calm" If you could be anyone from the past, whowould that be? "Jesus Christ" Who is your favorite cartoon character? "Mad Jack in ‘Mad Jack the Pirate’"If you were a superhero, what super power(s)would you have? "The ability to persuade"The place on campus where I feel happiestis... “the lawn in front of A building” I have never... "had enough" What would be your last message on earth? "Don’t sit on a rock, or you won’t have kids"

Name: Ufuk Alparslan (ECON/PhD)What's your favorite triple?a) Movie: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” b) Book: “Atomised” by Michel Houellebecq c) Song: “Frozen Rainbow” by Saxon Can you describe yourself in three words?“Unconventional, intuitive, blunt” If you could be anyone from the past, whowould that be? “The guy who invented beer”Who is your favorite cartoon character? “Genzo Wakabayashi in ‘Captain Tsubasa’”If you were a superhero, what super power(s)would you have? “Utility maximizing”The place on campus where I feel happiestis... “the newspaper reading room in the library”I have never... “been able to understand mysuperego” What would be your last message on earth? “You are doing it wrong”

Name: Sezin Sayar (PHIL/IV)What's your favorite triple?a) Movie: “Music and Lyrics” b) Book: "The Little Prince" by Antoine deSaint-Exupéry c) Song: “Know How” by Kings of ConvenienceCan you describe yourself in three words?“Cheerful, warm, excited” If you could be anyone from the past, whowould that be? “Audrey Hepburn”Who is your favorite cartoon character? “Alice in ‘Alice in Wonderland’”If you were a superhero, what superpower(s) would you have? “Mind reading”The place on campus where I feel happiestis... “the benches in front of B building”I have never... “used a gun”What would be your last message on earth? "Get pretty, boy; for now, you are standing untilyour death"

Faces on CampusBy Hazal Koptagel (CS/IV) & Ömer Karaduman (ECON/IV)

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AIL TO NORWAYThis week I havethree Norwegian bandson the menu for you, allof them quiteextraordinary dishes – sorry, I meanbands. THE SAMUEL JACKSON FIVE

The Samuel Jackson Five (SJ5) is apost-rock band. They have the mellowguitar sound typical of post-rock, andtheir songs are mostly instrumental,which is again a post-rock signature.They sometimes use violins, cellosand even the theremin, generallyplayed by guest musicians on theiralbums. As you can guess from their name,they have a sarcastic nature. I wasreally lucky to see them live about five

ozgun@fen.bilkent.edu.trEge Özgün (PHYS/PhD)

months ago in Ankara when theyperformed at Voodoo Blues. It was agreat gig, and I had nearly two hoursto chat with them. Along with beinggreat musicians, they are also verymodest. Interestingly, they have reallydifferent tastes in music, but whenthey are on the stage as SJ5, they arein perfect harmony.“Michael Collins Autograph” and“So Many Cowboys, So Few Indians”(again a sign of their sarcastic nature,combined with criticism) are nicesongs for getting acquainted with SJ5.

SOLEFALD

The Norwegian avant-garde duoSolefald (an Old Norse world forsunset) is considered to be one of themost innovative bands to mix blackmetal elements with many differentstyles, opening new horizons for theirsuccessors. Actually, in most of theirsongs one cannot really findtraditional black metal sound, and thatis why they are generally referred as apost-black metal/avant-garde band. Their debut “The Linear Scaffold”started a new trend within theextreme metal scene. They introduced

avant-garde elements to the genrewith their never-endingexperimentation. The band members,Cornelius Jakhelln and Lars AreNedland (Lazare), have played withmany other bands. For example,Cornelius has a solo project calledG.U.T., while Lazare has been playingwith Borknagar since 2000. “The Linear Scaffold” would be agood choice for new listeners. ARCTURUSArcturushas a stylesimilar toSolefald's atfirst glance.However, Iwould say thatArcturus islessexperimentalbut moreprogressivecompared tothe avant-garde duo. Their original line-upfeatures band members from Ulvertogether with the drummerHellhammer (Jan Axel Blomberg),whose name can be encountered quiteoften in the black metal scene. Kristoffer Rygg (aka Garm,Trickster G. and many morepseudonyms), who sang on the band’sfirst three albums -- “Aspera HiemsSymfonia,” “La MasqueradeInfernale” and “The Sham Mirrors” -- has been replaced by Simen

Hestnæs (ICS Vortex) in their latestone, “Sideshow Symphonies.”Interestingly, Garm was also replacedby Vortex after his appearance inBorknagar’s first two albums. Arcturus offers very energeticmusic, with strange yet melodickeyboard patterns combined withrapid drumming, well-written guitarstructures and, of course, Garm'smagical voice. If you ask me, their best work istheir second, “La MasqueradeInfernale.” But specifically for newlisteners, I recommend “Alone” (thelyrics of this song are a poem by EdgarAllan Poe) from that album and“Nightmare Heaven” from “TheSham Mirrors” -- both Arcturusclassics. Now, as a dessert, I ought to makesome concluding remarks. One thing Iwant to emphasize is that so manygenre-bending bands have come upfrom Norway, like Solefald andArcturus. The list can be continuedwith Ulver and many others. Also, Iconsider SJ5 an underrated band; Ithink they would be more famous ifthey were American. But of coursebeing famous or popular does nothave any importance in terms ofmusical quality, and in fact thesethings usually have a negative effecton the music itself. So I want to say“hail to Norway” once more. I hopeyou’ve enjoyed the meal. In the following weeks, I plan totalk about the jazz/fusion movementin the early 70s.

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able to attend the classes. When theexam period starts, participationdecreases, but there are still studentswho never miss a class. Students frommany faculties and departments take thecourse. Sorry, but I’ve never taken a dancecourse before.SS: No dance history is needed. If youhaven’t taken ballet lessons, it’s not aproblem. I don’t have dancing clothes and shoes.SS: You don’t have to buy dance clothes,shoes or any other accessories for thecourse. You just need comfortableclothing and shoes to be able to dance. I need to lose weight before I startdancing.SS: If you’re dancing as a hobby, youdon’t need to be fit. I’ve had overweightstudents before. They come to myclasses to learn to dance and lose weight.This is about feeling comfortable whiledancing. If a student is thinking ofbecoming a professional, of courseshe/he should be fit, just as I need to stayfit. This is true for all professionalathletes. I’m too clumsy; I trip and fall even whenI'm just walking! SS: Dancing requires visual memory,coordination, a musical ear andconcentration. These things areimportant, but you don’t know what willhappen if you don’t try. Maybe you’re justclumsy in everyday life, not in dancing.

Which dances do you teach in thecourses? SS: Salsa and Argentine tango. Inprevious semesters, I have taught rumba,cha-cha, swing and Viennese waltz. Itdepends on the students’ interests. Am too I late to start the course? SS: Courses start again each semester.It’s too late for the fall semester, but youcan start in the spring semester after themid-year break. I’m not sure, but I might try dancing.Where is the course held?SS: The course is held at theDormitories Sports Hall. And the course hours?Every Tuesday:7:40-8:30 p.m. Salsa 8:40-9:30 p.m. Argentine Tango 9:40-10:30 p.m. Argentine Tango If I do change my mind and want to learnto dance, where can I find moreinformation? Sports Center: ext. 1993

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Sports Ad is an ad column for all Bilkenters who play sports. If you playtennis, squash, badminton, table tennis or any kind of sport needing two or more players and can’t find a partner whoseschedule fits yours, then Sports Ad will help you find a sports partner. All you need to do is send an e-mail containing yourschedule and contact information to bilnews@bilkent.edu.tr. We look forward to hearing from you.

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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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rganized by the PhysicalEducation and SportsCenter as part of the Sportsas a Way of Life program, aZumba master class took place onTuesday, Oct. 22 at the DormitoriesSports Hall.The class featured choreography byAhsen Küçükdurmaz and Fatma

Öztürk Ceylan, and attracted about 380participants, who enjoyed exercising tothe accompaniment of a special sound-and-light display featuring Latin music. Students who took part in the eventearned points for their Sports as a Wayof Life “mountain groups.” In addition,students taking GE250-251 received100 points for that course.

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re you ready to compete inBilkent's annual "Sports as aWay of Life" FitnessChallenge? The challengebegins on Nov. 4 and runs through Dec.1. It will be held at the DormitoriesSports Hall and is open to all students.(Students taking GE250-251 will receive75 points.)Fitness events will include: cycling (30minutes); rowing (30 minutes); stepper(15 minutes) and cycling (15 minutes);rowing (15 minutes) and cycling (15minutes); cross training (30 minutes);treadmill running (30 minutes); one setof strength training station exercises.The rules are as follows:Participants can do, at most, twodifferent activities in one day.A participant will get 5 points for eachactivity, each day that it is done.Participants are to work out at least twotimes and at most five times per week.At the end of the challenge, thethree male and three femaleparticipants with the most points willreceive medals. All participants whohave accumulated 120 points or morewill receive special T-shirts.Registration continues until Nov 3.For more information, please call theSports Center at ext. 1993 or 1325, or e-mail Ahsen Küçükdurmaz, ahsen@bilkent.edu.tr.

A Bilkent NewsBY NAZLI HİLAL KAYA (LAW/II)Why Don’t You Dance?

id you know that there is aBallroom and Latin Dancecourse at Bilkent? Did youever think of attending? Yes,you did. At least once! Then you foundsome reason not to. Like, you can’tdance, right? When we’re afraid of trying somethingnew, we all know what to do: we findreasons not to! If we have a “reason,”then it’s not just fear or bias thatprevents us. Or so we believe… That’s why Sanem Subaygil,professional ballerina and instructor ofthe dance course at the BilkentUniversity Sports Center, has taken thetime to answer some questions. Whatshe says may help you see that the thingsthat have been stopping you all this timemight not be such big obstacles after all.I don’t have a partner, so I can’t dance!Sanem Subaygil: You don’t have to have apartner. You can find a dance partnerduring the course. All you need to do isask another student to dance with you.He or she is just a dance partner, afterall. I’m really busy, I’m a Bilkent student. Noway! I can’t dance!SS: Class sessions are once a week onTuesday evenings. They last 50 minutes.The course runs for 10 weeks of thesemester. Most of the time, students are

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Thursday, October 31“Cumhuriyetin Dünü,Bugünü, Yarını,” by ÖmerFaruk Eminağaoğlu (formerPresident of YARSAV) andFatih Yaşlı (Writer, Yurtnewspaper), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 12:30p.m. Organized by SosyalistDüşünce Topluluğu.Wednesday, November 6“Deleuze and CinematicTragedy,” by Corry Shores, atFADA, FFZ-21, 3:40 p.m.Organized by COMD.Wednesday, November 6“Dynamics and Spectroscopyof Optically TrappedMicroparticles,” by Prof.Antonio Sasso (Universitadegli Studi di NapoliFederico II), at EE-01, 4 p.m.Organized by PHYS.Wednesday, November 13“Enhanced Light-MatterInteractions inMicrostructured GlassFibres,” by Philip Russell(Max Planck Institute for theScience of Light), at EE-01,4 p.m. Organized by PHYS.

Thursday, October 31

FEASS Doctoral Workshops:“Why Do a PhD?(Expectations from PhDStudents, Difficulties on theWay),” by Asst. Prof. NedimKarakayalı (POLS) and Asst.Prof. Clemens Hoffmann(IR), at FEASS, A-130, 12:30 p.m. Organized byFEASS. Wednesday,November 13"Effective University TeachingWorkshop," by Dr. IþýkDenizman, in the OrientationRoom in the Library, groundfloor, A Block, 2 - 4:30 p.m.Organized by the Office of theProvost.Thursday, November 14"Effective University TeachingWorkshop," by Dr. IþýkDenizman, in the OrientationRoom in the Library , groundfloor, A Block, 2 - 4:30 p.m.Organized by the Office of theProvost.

Saturday, November 9“Sports as a Way of LifeRepublic Run,” at 11 a.m.Organized by the SportsCenter. See page 6.

November 4-14“Modern ve Bellek Silinen

İzler,” by Mimarlar Odasıİzmir Şubesi, at FADA, ArtGallery. Opening: Monday,November 4, 12:30 p.m.Organized by ARCH.Until November 6“Nazım Hikmet’in YolculukFotoğrafları,” at the LibraryArt Gallery. Every day (exceptSundays) from 10:30 a.m. to6 p.m. Organized by theDepartment of TurkishLiterature.

Friday, November 1“Ratatouille,” “OtelTransilvanya,” “Persepolis,”“Despicable Me,” at FADA,FFB-22, 10 p.m. – 8 a.m.Organized by MedyaTopluluğu.Tuesday, November 12Architecture and CinemaFilm Series: “Sketches ofFrank Gehry” (SydneyPollack, 2005), at FADA,FFB-22, 5:30 p.m.Organized by ARCH andCOMD.

Friday, November 1“Identifying the DiscountFactor of Forward-LookingConsumers Based onConsumption From

Inventory,” by Selin Akça(Goethe University), at theÜmit Berkman Seminar Room,1:40 p.m. Organized by FBA.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.Friday, November 1UNAM Seminar, by Assoc.Prof. İhsan Gürsel (BilkentUniversity), at FS, SA-240,3:40 p.m. Organized byUNAM.Friday, November 1“Inventories and the Role ofGoods-Market Frictions forBusiness Cycles,” by WouterJ. Den Haan (LSE), atFEASS, A-228, 3:40 p.m.Organized by ECON.Thursday, November 7"How Can the Library HelpYour Doctoral Research:Resources and Techniques",by Dr. David E. Thornton,at the Main Campus LibraryArt Gallery, 2 - 3:30 p.m.Organized by the Office ofthe Provost.Tuesday, November 12"Basics of Effective

University Teaching," by Dr.Iþýk Denizman, at MithatÇoruh Auditorium, 11 a.m. -12:15 p.m. Organized by theOffice of the Provost.Wednesday, November 13"Being a Teaching Assistantin Universities," by Dr. IþýkDenizman, at Mithat ÇoruhAuditorium, 11 a.m. - 12:15p.m. Organized by the Officeof the Provost.

Saturday, November 9Bilkent Symphony OrchestraCommemoration of AtatürkConcert, Conductor: IşınMetin, Piano: NikolaiLugansky, at the BilkentConcert Hall, 8 p.m.S. Prokofiev | Piano ConcertoNo. 3 in C major, Op. 26 L. v. Beethoven | SymphonyNo. 3 "Eroica" in E flat major,Op. 55Saturday, November 16Bilkent Symphony OrchestraConductor: José SerebrierViolin: Mirjam Tschoppat the Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.P. I. Tchaikovsky-J. Serebrier| Andante Cantabile F. Mendelssohn | Concerto forViolin in E minor, Op. 64 A. Dvorak | Symphony No. 8in G major, Op. 88

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