BY JASON SONJA (COMD/Exchange Student) Words: Jason Sonja Styling: Jason Sonja Model: Sur Kim As classes gain momentum at Bilkent University, the realm of fashion does not fall far behind. Embracing the role of a student is part and parcel of campus life, but there is no need to sacrifice[Read More…]
Opinions
A Guide For Happiness
BY FATMA GİZEM TAŞLIÇAY gizem.taslicay@ug.bilkent.edu.tr As we grow up, the meaning of happiness and our search for it gets more complicated. There comes a time when we feel completely lost in the world as we look for life’s meaning. I don’t know if there can be a scientific formula for[Read More…]
What I Learned from My Worst Years
BY FATMA GİZEM TAŞLIÇAY (PSYC/II) gizem.taslicay@ug.bilkent.edu.tr How different would my life have been if I had made one different decision along the way? As students in Turkey, we are forced to make a life-altering decision about who we want to be at the end of high school. We are asked[Read More…]
Inside the Head of an Overthinker
BY FATMA GİZEM TAŞLIÇAY (PSYC/II) gizem.taslicay@ug.bilkent.edu.tr People tell me to empty my mind, meditate and take things one at a time, or even take a break. Physically speaking, I can do all that, but how do I stop my mind from wondering – how do I stop, well, thinking? The[Read More…]
My Last Piece: A Bilkent (News) Journey
BY ŞEBNEM TÜRE (PSYC/II) I’ve been writing here since the time when I’d just gotten used to college life. Graduating now, I see that in my columns for Bilkent News, I was making notes about many things that happened during my university years. And so, through the pieces I wrote,[Read More…]