Tuesday: Rainy April 7, 2015 8°C / 14°C Wednesday: Rainy Volume 21 5°C / 11°C Number 23 Thursday: Rainy 4°C / 10°C Friday: Rainy bilnews.bilkent.edu.tr İLKENT EWS 3°C / 8°C B Weekly Newspaper of Bilkent UniversityN A Once-in-a-Century Celebration: Bilkent Day Commemorates 100th Anniversary of İhsan Doğramacı’s Birth pril 3 is the birthday of Following this, conductor and Bilkent University's founder, Turkish state artist Gürer Aykal Prof. İhsan Doğramacı, and is discussed Prof. Doğramacı’s legendary celebrated each year at the devotion to classical music, and his university as Bilkent Day. This year, the support of music education and eventA had special meaning, with 2015 performance in Turkey. To illustrate his being the 100th anniversary of Prof. point, he shared with the audience a Doğramacı’s birth. The celebration letter that eminent Turkish composer began with a luncheon at Le Piment and musicologist Ahmet Adnan Saygun Rouge Restaurant and continued with had written to Prof. Doğramacı. The the Bilkent Day Conference in the name of Ahmet Adnan Saygun, noted afternoon. In the evening, the Bilkent Mr. Aykal, is “the first that springs to Symphony Orchestra performed a mind” in connection with music in commemorative concert. Turkey; the letter, he said, The School of Applied Technology “communicated the admiration Saygun and Management hosted the luncheon, felt for Prof. Doğramacı.” He then read which was prepared and served by out its text: students of the Department of Tourism Dear İhsan Bey, and Hotel Management under the In the increasingly barren field of arts supervision of Chef Elif Denizci and and music of our country, a new spring of Service Instructor Ali Ünal. Guests hope has welled up through your hands. I included the Doğramacı family and would like to keep alive and well the hope members of the university and dream of this spring, transforming a administration. land that is becoming an arid desert into a The setting then moved to the green oasis in time, in my imagination. In Bilkent Concert Hall for the 2015 any case, you have earned the blessings of Bilkent Day Conference. The program our artistic community with your most opened with introductory remarks by recent efforts. As these efforts bear fruit, Bilkent’s rector, Prof. Abdullah Atalar, our feelings of thankfulness and gratitude in which he talked about “The Bilkent will equally increase. Project”: Prof. Doğramacı’s vision of a We would especially like to thank you “city of knowledge,” and his tireless and your wife for the affection and work to make this vision a reality. kindness you have displayed during our The centerpiece of the conference days in Ankara, and express our most was a panel discussion on the topic of heartfelt wishes of well-being and health “İhsan Doğramacı’s Objectives.” The with our love and regards. panel featured presentations by six Hoping you become the pioneer of speakers from several different fields many more illuminations, of endeavor, all of whom had Ahmed Adnan Saygun encountered Prof. Doğramacı and his Next to speak was Vecdi Gönül, work in the course of their careers and former minister of national defense of cherished personal memories of their Turkey and founding member of the association with him. Photograph by Aydın Ramazanoğlu Turkish Council of Higher Education, The first speaker was Prof. Errol who offered these observations: “Great Alden, executive director and CEO of achievements possible. “Perhaps even witnessed his leadership in the nations owe their greatness to their the American Academy of Pediatrics. more notable than his impressive national and international leading citizens. The Turkish Nation, Prof. Alden reviewed Prof. Doğramacı’s professional accomplishments, arenas…Using his charisma to attract, as old as humanity and one which has professional achievements, focusing on however, is the man himself. He’s been his powers of persuasion to unite and made its mark in history, is truly one of his leadership role as an advocate for called ‘The Amazing Turk,’ an his passion for pediatrics to inspire, the great Nations of yesterday and child health, and went on to offer his ‘Architect of Miracles,’ and ‘A Reformer he has improved the health and today. And one of the outstanding sons own observations on the personal with an Iron Will,’ and I feel so changed the life course for millions of who have made it great in our time is, characteristics that had made these privileged to have worked with him and children around the globe.” (Continued on Page 6) New Sensor Technology Published in Top Nanotechnology Journal new paper on advancing the Caltech demonstrated the capability instance, the determination of the simulations. Previously, the capability capabilities of of these sensors to measure the mass type of a virus will be accomplished to measure the shape of analytes with nanomechanical sensors has of single molecules. This paradigm by considering both the weight of the inertial mechanical sensors was been published in Nature (NEMS-based mass sensing) offered virus and its characteristic shape. unknown in the field; this work Nanotechnology, widely considered new capabilities for rapid and low- In order to resolve the shape of a introduces a paradigm shift in terms theA top journal in the field. The work cost characterization of large molecule, researchers use the of the sensing modalities of has been developed in collaboration biomolecules, accomplished at the higher-order mechanical sensors. between Bilkent University, Caltech chip scale. mechanical vibration The paper is accessible and the University of Melbourne. Now, with the research published modes of the sensor online at the website of Nature The lead author of the work is Asst. in the new paper, the capabilities of and combine the Nanotechnology. Other authors Prof. Selim Hanay of the Department NEMS sensors have been expanded information of the paper are Dr. Scott of Mechanical Engineering and further. It has been shown that obtained from all Kelber, Dr. Cathal O’Connell, UNAM. molecules’ size and shape, as well as vibration modes. Prof. Paul Mulvaney, Prof. John Nanomechanical sensors (NEMS) their mass, can be detected by The technique has Sader and Prof. Michael are engineered, extremely small NEMS sensors. The been verified in Roukes. More information mechanical structures. Due to their multidimensional information (mass experiments using about nanomechanical sensors miniscule sizes, NEMS can operate and shape) obtained from the analyte micron-sized can be obtained from the as exquisite sensors of physical will open up new venues for cantilevers, as well Hanay Research Group, changes. Previous experiments at biomolecular characterization. For as in finite-element http://nems.bilkent.edu.tr. Bilkent News 2 OPINIONS not even saying the vocal part, since songs as if Garm were going to sing vocals by Simen Hestnæs, a.k.a. them, as he in fact used to. In SS, Vortex, are so unique that it is this created problems in some places, impossible to misidentify them), and since Garm's and Vortex's registers listening to each one separately, you are quite different (although even so, can determine that this is definitely Vortex can successfully sing most of Arcturus. Garm's songs with both Borknagar Ege Özgün (PHYS/PhD) Coming back to the song, it can be and Arcturus). In the case of TAS, it [email protected] said that it sounds like a blend of still sounds like the song was “The Sham Mirrors” (TSM) and composed for Garm, but this time erfection Through Avant- “Sideshow Symphonies.” Sverd Vortex presents an even more Garde Experimentation contributes guitar work together with stunning performance, so that you Recently, Arcturus his keyboard duties, and Knut Magne might think his voice also projects streamed their their new Valle's unique guitar riffing is of the sense of Garm’s. Psong “The Arcturian Sign” (TAS) course present as usual. The genius Finally, to give a brief idea about from their upcoming album of Hellhammer's drum work is musicianship and strong, innovative Arcuturus's style (I think I talked “Arcturian.” This will be their first unquestionable; he is one of the most song structures. The main concern about them in a previous column), release since “Sideshow significant session musicians in the about the mixing seems to be that they have black metal roots, which Symphonies” (SS) of 2005, ending a metal scene. Skoll's bass playing has the drums (especially the kicks) do can sometimes be spotted, but they 10-year hiatus. never been in the foreground but has not sound good. Well, I’m sorry, but also have a sci-fi feeling, emanating Arcturus is among the few bands instead complemented the work of those who say this must be tone deaf. from the electronic samples that can get me excited just by his bandmates, a situation that Of course everyone has their own sprinkled between the avant-garde- announcing that they are releasing remains true in TAS. musical taste, but it’s impossible to sounding, cleverly written riffs and something new. This excitement was There is general discontent about call the mixing of this song bad; the poetry-like lyrics: i.e., they doubled when I actually listened to the mixing of the song, which I am someone might say, “It’s not my cup achieve perfection through avant- the song. To be honest, my having a really hard time of tea,” but otherwise they’re talking garde experimentation. May 8 is the expectations were not really sky high understanding. In my humble nonsense. release date for “Arcturian,” and until before listening to the song, but now, opinion, the mixing of the song is Now, let’s move on to Vortex. He is then, you can enjoy TAS. Stay after hearing it, I can say that if the excellent. It reflects Arcturus's one of my all-time favorite vocalists. connected to music. rest of the album is on a par with musical mentality exactly: completely He joined Arcturus in SS, TAS, “Arcturian” is a strong free ideas, combined with but he had already candidate for the top contributed to songs in album of not only this the previous records TSM year, but the last 10 and “La Masquerade years. Infernale.” I don't really The song opens with know how much better his a nice electronic sample, voice can get, but it has and then, one by one, continued to sound more signature Arcturus riffs impressive in each of the and song structures start records he has sung on for to unfold. This is a 100 different projects. I have percent Arcturus song. the theory that Arcturus You can take any of the members, without instrument parts (I’m realizing it, are composing The International Chronicles Radio Bilkent’s Story BY AMNA KARA (MAN/II) ou have probably heard that Le Piment Rouge the annual Red Alert Party Bilkent News serves as a birthday Restaurant Name: Emmy Lefort celebration for Radio Bilkent, Department: International but have you ever wondered how the April 7 - 10 Relations/Erasmus Y station was founded? Here, for those Country of Origin: France who are interested, is the true story of American Menu What do you like best about Turkey? the establishment of Radio Bilkent. Its landscapes and its people, who are It all started with a few EEE students very welcoming. deciding to build their own transmitter. Appetizers What will you miss most about With it, they started broadcasting from Cream of Broccoli Soup Turkey/Bilkent? their rooms in the Bilkent dormitories. Served with croutons About Turkey, maybe my friends and To receive phoned-in song requests, Potato Pancake the food. they used the campus extension lines. Served with smoked salmon and sour What is your favorite place on outside of the university, people don’t The students’ makeshift radio program cream campus, and why? really speak English. became so popular that one day the Main Courses The fountain. What cities have you visited in phone calls they received in their dorm Pan-Fried Chicken Thighs Why Turkey? Turkey? Which one do you like the rooms locked up the university Served with wild rice and glazed carrots My first choice was Belfast (Ireland), but best? switchboard! While searching for the Grilled Sea Bass there were some problems, so I couldn’t I have visited Eskişehir, Konya, the region people responsible for the situation, the Served with braised white beans, artichoke go. I had to put in a second choice, and I of Kapadokya, İzmir, Denizli, etc. For school administration found the dorm hearts and peas didn’t want it to be a European country, now, İzmir is my favorite one. room with the amateur transmitter in it so I just chose Turkey. Do you have any hidden talents? and put an end to the broadcasts. Desserts What’s your favorite Turkish food? It’s not a talent, but I have been playing Fortunately, the students did not New York-Style Cheesecake My favorite Turkish foods are pide, the piano for 13 years now. give up. They talked to the school Accompanied with blueberry sauce tulumba and elma çay. What is a question you are asked administration and asked for the Classic Brownie Where do expect to see yourself in 10 frequently or the most interesting establishment of a student-run radio Served with ice cream years? comment you’ve heard at Bilkent/in station. As a result, Radio Bilkent was Wherever I’m happy. As long as I have my Turkey? established in 1995 and began Chef de Cuisine: Elif Denizci friends and family with me, and a job that Strangers on the street often ask me if broadcasting at the frequency of Maître de Table: Ali Ünal I really love. they can take a picture with me. It’s 106.7. Since 2002, the station has Set Menu Price is 25.00 TL What is the hardest challenge you’ve because I’m black, I guess (they never been broadcasting at 96.6. And every For reservations: ext. 5029 overcome in Turkey? ask my friends), but it doesn’t really year, we celebrate Radio Bilkent’s At the very beginning, the language; bother me. birthday at the Red Alert Party. Bilkent News 3 NEWS A Stellar Performance Caps Off ICMA Award Ceremony at Bilkent Concert Hall en days ago, local audiences had a rare treat, as a major event in the world of classical music Tbrought not one or two, but a whole constellation of stellar artists to Ankara for the ICMA Award Ceremony and Gala Concert. Hosted by the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra and conductor Işın Metin, the event took place on Saturday, March 28 at the Bilkent Concert Hall. Itself the recipient of a “Special Achievement Award” from the ICMA, the BSO accompanied other award winners in the concert portion of the event. The International Classical Music Photographs by Aydın Ramazanoğlu Awards (IMCA) are given annually to artists from around the world, held in a different city each year. “Goldberg Variations,” and Evgeni Conductor Alexander Liebreich selected by a 16-member jury of During this year’s ceremony, ICMA Koroliov, the Andantino from brought great power and intensity to leading music writers from a number President Remy Franck presented Schubert’s Piano Sonata in A major, the Intrada from Witold of countries; the award ceremony is awards to musicians and ensembles D. 959. Next, the virtuoso Chinese Lutoslawski’s Concerto for including Dmitrij Kitajenko, sheng player Wu Wei fascinated the Orchestra, and violinist Alexander Christian Tetzlaff, Yury Revich, Jodie audience with a “Dragon Dance.” Sitkovetzky offered a moving Devos, Evgeny Koroliov, Xiao-Mei The BSO then took the stage, and performance in Andrzej Panufnik’s Zhu, Adam Fischer, Wu Wei, John conductor Adam Fischer summoned Violin Concerto. Yet another violinist, Holloway, the Seoul Philharmonic Mozart’s spirit into the hall with the “Artist of the Year” Christian Tetzlaff, and the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra overture from the composer’s “Le was both energetic and lyrical in the as well as BIS Records CEO Robert Nozze di Figaro.” Belgian soprano Finale of Dmitri Shostakovich’s von Bahr. Jodie Devos, the “Young Artist of the Violin Concerto No. 2. Finally, Following the ceremony, the gala Year” in the vocal category, displayed Lifetime Achievement Award winner concert took place at the Bilkent a ravishing tone in arias by Delibes Dmitrij Kitajenko conducted the Concert Hall. The concert opened and Bernstein, while the Young Artist BSO in an enchanting rendition of with three solo performances, the in the instrumental category, Yury music from Tchaikovsky’s “Swan first two by pianists: Zhu Xiao-Mei Revich, provided a stunning violin Lake” and “Nutcracker” ballet played the Aria from Bach’s solo in Sarasate’s “Carmen Fantasy.” scores. Ionesco’s Theater of the Absurd Takes the Stage at Bilkent new production of two plays take on the problems inherent in by Eugène Ionesco, “The modern communication. Bald Soprano” and “The “The Lesson” illustrates the Lesson,” will be performed playwright’s comic genius, with byA Department of Performing Arts insanity and farce colliding as a students on April 9, 16, 23 and 30 at professor becomes increasingly 8 p.m. in the Bilkent Theater Hall. frustrated with his hapless student, The two-act production will be and the student with his mad teacher. directed by Işıl Kasapoğlu. Transportation to the city center Often called the father of the will be available following the theater of the absurd, Ionesco was a performances, with a bus to Tunus native of Romania who became a Street departing from the FMPA leading figure in the French avant- building at 10 p.m. Students taking garde movement. He wrote GE250/251 will receive points for groundbreaking plays that are attending a performance. simultaneously hilarious, tragic and Tickets are available for general profound. sale at MyBilet. For more In “The Bald Soprano,” Ionesco information, please call the throws together a cast of characters department at ext. 1775. including a quintessential British Playwright: Eugène Ionesco middle-class family, the Smiths, their Translation: Hasan Anamur guests, the Martins, their maid Mary Director: Işıl Kasapoğlu and a fire chief determined to Cast: Baran Can Eraslan, Beste Güven, Costume Design: İnci Kangal Light Control: Melisa Berberoğlu extinguish all fires. This archetypical Melisa Su Taşkıran, Barbaros Efe Lighting Design: Yılmaz Ertekin Technical Crew: Turgay Korkmaz, absurdist tale gives Ionesco the Türkay, Gülçin Kültür, Berkay Şekerci Stage Manager: Pırıl Ertem Naz Göktan, Berk Göksel opportunity to display his profound Set Design: Hakan Dündar Sound: Ahmet Kılıç Offstage: Adnan Atalan Numbers in Early Modern Writing: Journal of the Northern Renaissance Publishes New Special Issue he Journal of the Northern London), the issue investigates how Including papers on such topics as Renaissance, a peer- Renaissance developments in fencing and swordplay manuals, early reviewed open access mathematics were presented and modern cryptography and the poetry of journal jointly funded by represented in written—and especially John Donne and William Shakespeare, TBilkent, Edinburgh and Oxford printed—texts, and how such novel the special issue reveals the richness, universities and edited by Asst. Prof. concepts as the cipher, unity and sophistication and strangeness of early Patrick Hart (ELIT), has brought out equivalence, fractions and the spatial modern numerical culture. You can a new special issue, dedicated to aspects of written numbers were given find the issue at “Numbers in Early Modern Writing.” (Queen's College, Oxford) and Rebecca significance beyond arithmetic in http://www.northernrenaissance.org Guest edited by Dr. Katherine Hunt Tomlin (Birkbeck, University of poetry, on the stage and in prose. www.northernrenaissance.org. Bilkent News 4 OPINIONS the kitschy charm of “Robot lady he’s courting, sleeps with her eerie opera-dungeon (which like any Monster” nor the bizarre, sprawling little brother as a replacement. Said proper dungeon is also filled with plot of “The Eye of Argon”; it lacks little brother is around twelve years death traps, used to great effect when both the slow-acting, methodological old. So that’s your starting point in Christine’s lover, who is only slightly madness of Erik Andrulis’s gyre terrible romance plots in literature, less of a madman than the Phantom, paper and the relentless, no-holds- more or less, and to be honest I’d shows up to rescue her). BY ALPER ÖZKAN (MSN/PhD) barred misanthropy of…ah, I will not take both the stalking vampire and As for fanfiction proper, look no name that book here (even I have the bondage contractor over it. further than the Arthurian cycle. [email protected] standards, and the book I speak of is Classical music is not free of Although the original myths are ot Enough Shades well and truly appalling). All in all, bizarre stories either—while largely from Welsh sources, we owe Biology is the science of “Fifty Shades” is just a bad piece of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” most of the stories to the French, exceptions, which suits me fiction, and these are very common. is pleasant to the ears (or so I’d like who also saw fit to sneak in the just fine because I’m a They have always been very to say, but if I hear another “Weia! ridiculous Lancelot/Guinevere natural-bornN contrarian. So when all common. Bad fiction is ubiquitous, as Waga!”, I’m going to renounce love subplot (on a better note, Arthur’s my fellow columnists expressed their are protagonists who are horrible, and forge a ring out of the Rheingold court also got a werewolf knight along disappointment regarding this “Fifty horrible human beings. Let’s talk myself), it also thoroughly butchers the way, based on a lai by Marie de Shades of Grey” contraption, I just about some. Norse mythology by mashing France). And let’s not forget about all had to find out exactly what it was “The Tale of Genji” is one of the together several unrelated stories and the New Testament fanfiction out and try my darnedest to see some very first novels in history. It was creating a gigantic mess of a plot out there: Milton’s “Paradise Lost” is good in it. written by one Lady Murasaki, and of ’em (this is the reason a full among the foremost, as is Dante’s I too was disappointed. The book incidentally features a character also staging of the Ring cycle lasts the “Inferno” (which, mind you, also is…well, it’s bad, to be sure, but not called Murasaki, who is a ten-year- better part of a week). But at least it features a self-insert character). exceptionally bad—not one of those old girl the protagonist has kidnapped has the saving grace of well-meaning But I suppose I’ve no right to wail on showstoppers that make “Codex and is raising to be an ideal wife for (albeit clueless and needlessly these, on the basis that they are Seraphianus” look coherent and him. He does this because he is bloodthirsty) protagonists, while the genuinely good—so let me end by straightforward. If you’re looking for displeased with his previous same cannot be said of the most saying this: “Fifty Shades” and its ilk that kind of book, try Storm relationships…not that he has any frequently performed musical in are not the first of their kind, nor is Constantine’s “Wraeththu” series, right to complain, of course, given history, “The Phantom of the their popularity a sign that humanity Marian Engel’s “Bear” (guess who the that he has had some twoscore affairs Opera”—I mean, the titular Phantom has become degenerate or dashing love interest is—hint: it’s a (including one with his stepmother, is nothing if not dangerously debauched—embarrassing as it is to bear) or, if you’re eager to see who is also the reigning emperor’s unhinged, and the female admit, we have been like this all humanity at its worst, the infamous wife). This propensity for affairs is protagonist, Christine, is equally along. In fact, I don’t think that the “My Immortal”—that last one is also present in the rest of Genji’s insane for feeding into his control- fundamental nature of humans can among the rare category of lineage, and the relationships freak tendencies. The lyrics to “The be changed easily, for better or worse: Lovecraftian tomes that are dangerous eventually get so complex and Music of the Night” alone are our base nature is just that, base, and even to read. But “Fifty Shades” is not numerous that you’ll need diagrams creepier than anything Mr. Grey can it is up to the individual to rise one of those little gems; it will not spanning several generations to chart throw at you, especially in light of the above it. become a cult classic or a case study them all out—of particular note is an fact that it is sung while the Phantom Don’t say that around any night into a deranged mind. It has neither incident where Genji, rebuffed by a is spiriting Christine away into his hags, though.

one, not after one of our professors things most of us know—the heavier, unless we learn how to deal asked why we were looking so essentials, if you will. Working out, or with it. Often I find myself thinking miserable, and the class answered in being physically active, is one of those that I was born into the wrong unison: So much work to do in so essentials. A friend of mine loves century, and wish things were little time. running and says it helps her release simpler and slower, so that I wouldn’t Times being desperate, I started to the tension, whereas I usually lock feel time pressing upon me. Then BY MELEK CANSU PETEK (ELIT/III) wonder: What can I do when I’m my door and start dancing crazily. again, who says it was that much overloaded with stress and work? Yes, I just revealed a humiliating fact easier before? Gandalf tells Frodo, [email protected] How do I find mental and physical about myself—but it works wonders! “All we have to decide is what to do emedies for Busy Heads relief in the midst of this busyness? I If you don’t feel like running, or if with the time that is given us,” and I It feels ironic to even assumed the role of an you’re too dignified for crazy dancing agree, wholeheartedly. Once we prescribe remedies for investigative journalist and asked the sessions, walking might help clear realize that it is our decision to fill busyness, especially when same questions to a few other people. your mind. You can also try finding our time with things that matter to Rthinking right after I typed the title Although the answers varied, I comfort in music and books, and us, time becomes slower and life gets how little time I had to complete managed to put together an outline of going back to them every time things less stressful and more meaningful— everything I needed to do. And that is how we act (or should act) in times get rough. Nothing beats the feeling and that is the best remedy I can exactly why I should be writing this of extreme stress and busyness, of being under a blanket, sitting with offer you right now. article. After all, that’s what I’ve been which is almost always. a book you’ve read ever so doing with you, the poor reader, for First things first: if you think you many times and become the last two years: talking to myself need a stress release, you actually friends with, or listening to an and trying to find remedies for my need to stay away from the source of album and singing your lungs own ailments, hoping that some of the stress. It’s not an escape, or an out—especially when no one is you might benefit from them as well. act of cowardice, but on the contrary, around. Lately, I’ve found This week’s ailment, or perhaps a a crucial step. If your stress is rooted another diversion for myself: lifelong struggle, is busyness. in the phone calls you keep getting, reading Wodehouse’s brilliant As the end of the semester is fast keeping your phone near you all the comic fiction and laughing out approaching, I’m having daily fights time will not solve the problem. For loud. It’s hard to say no to a with my to-do lists, with said lists me, stress is usually school and work man who can write sentences constantly nagging at me and saying, related, and I associate it with my like this: “He had the look of “You don’t have time to sit down and desk and computer. Guess what I do one who had drunk the cup of relax.” I usually yell back at them when I try to unwind? Yes, that’s life and found a dead beetle at simply not to be outdone, but right, I stay well clear of my desk, and the bottom.” unfortunately, deep down I feel guilty, turn off my computer. But this is only Whether you decide to pick thinking that I should work harder, the first step. Once you identify the up an instrument, dance or and that I really don’t have time. source of your stress and run away draw isn’t all that significant— Then life starts draining out of me, from it, you need to find something the important thing is to slow and I end up with no energy or to run toward, which is almost as down and let it all go motivation to do anything, swinging important. sometimes. It’s hard to live back and forth between panic and When it comes to coping under constant stress, and the despair. And I know I’m not the only mechanisms, there are a few basic yoke of busyness only gets Bilkent News 5 NEWS At the Library Last Week… Workshop to Foster Bilkent University- s you will remember, last week marked the 51th Industry Collaboration in Health Care Library Week in Turkey. Bilkent Library organized a number of activities to celebrate LibraryA Week, including a concert by students from FMPA and participation in the nationwide communal book- reading event. The aim of Library Week was to draw the attention of society to books and librarians and also to develop community awareness of the habit of reading. Many Bilkenters, including Bilkent kindergarten students, came to the area in front of the Rectorate Building for the book-reading session during the noon hour on April 1. The day was cool but sunny, and readers of all ages brought everything from novels to monographs to picture books to enjoy in the company of others. Also taking place at the Library last week, though not as part of the Library n Thursday, April 2, the TÜBİTAK shared information about Week program, was a lecture by Prof. century scientists to adopt a more Bilkent University the current status of the healthcare Orhan Güvenen, "Some Comments on integrated and cooperative approach to Technology Transfer Office sector in Turkey, and funding and Transdisciplinary Science Methodology." their research in order to optimize (Bilkent TTO), in collaboration opportunities in this field. The talk was given on Thursday, April 2, problem solving and reduce error collaborationO with the Ankara Chamber During the workshop sessions, 15 as one of the Library’s Lunchtime margins and information distortion. He of Industry (ASO), held a workshop to Bilkent researchers and 7 industry Lectures for this semester. argued that the highly specialized and promote university-industry representatives presented project ideas Speaking to an attentive audience of discipline-focused models of research collaboration in the healthcare sector. related to health care. Workshop students and instructors, Prof. Güvenen and education characteristic of the last Bilkent’s rector, Prof. Abdullah Atalar, participants became acquainted with outlined the need for twenty-first- century are becoming less valid. associate provost Prof. Cevdet Aykanat the latest developments in healthcare- and ASO president Nurettin Özdebir related research as well as opportunities attended the event, along with over 20 for collaboration. Bilkent researchers and representatives The healthcare workshop was of a broad portfolio of ASO member another in the series of events that companies and several well-known Bilkent TTO has been organizing in pharmaceutical and medical device order to foster cooperative ventures companies. involving Bilkent academicians and Representatives of the Ministry of industry stakeholders. Similar events Health, the Ministry of Science, focusing on other sectors will take place Industry and Technology and in the near future. Faces on Campus By Banu Korkmaz (CS/III)

Name: İdil Ergüç (COMD/I) Name: İrem Güner (CS/III) Name: Bera İçli (EE/IV) What's your favorite triple? What's your favorite triple? What's your favorite triple? a) Movie: “Night on Earth” a) Movie: “Despicable Me” a) Movie: “Amélie” b) Book: “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” by Kundera b) Book: “Masumiyet Müzesi” by Orhan Pamuk b) Book: “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho c) Song: “Summertime” by Janis Joplin c) Song: “When I Dream at Night” by Marc Anthony c) Song: “Angie” by the Rolling Stones Can you describe yourself in three words? Can you describe yourself in three words? Can you describe yourself in three words? “Optimistic, sensitive, different” “Patient, rigorous, calm” “Dramatic, friendly, a seeker” If you could be anyone from the past, who If you could be anyone from the past, who If you could be anyone from the past, who would that be? “A spiritual figure like a healer” would that be? “Nikola Tesla” would that be? “Charles Sanders Peirce” Who is your favorite cartoon character? Who is your favorite cartoon character? Who is your favorite cartoon character? “Casper, the friendly ghost” “Bugs Bunny” “Captain Boot” If you were a superhero, what super power(s) If you were a superhero, what super power(s) If you were a superhero, what super power(s) would you have? “The ability to talk with would you have? “Teleportation” would you have? “I would love to understand animals and trees and to see spirits” The place on campus where I feel happiest is... others” The place on campus where I feel happiest “the campus lawns, especially on the East Campus” The place on campus where I feel happiest is... “the Mayfest area, if it's sunny outside” I have never... “been to America” is... “the Dorm 76 lawn” I have never... “enjoyed drinking coffee” What would be your last message on earth? I have never... “gone to a specific barber” What would be your last message on earth? “Just live your life however you want; enjoy this What would be your last message on earth? “Free all your slaves, including your own mind” moment” “Live your time just as you would like it to be” Bilkent News 6 NEWS Andreas Treske Publishes “Video Badminton Team Makes First Division Theory” uthor, filmmaker, and media artist Andreas Treske, assistant professor in the Department of CommunicationA and Design, has recently published a new book, “Video Theory: Online Video Aesthetics, or the Afterlife of Video.” The publisher’s review details the significance of the work, noting that “video is a part of everyday life, comparable to driving a car or taking a shower. It is nearly omnipresent, available on demand.” Because cameras all around us are constantly creating video and “uploading, sharing, linking and relating,” what the reviewer calls “an ocean of video” has come to cover our planet. Although this ocean might look like “bluish noise and dust” from far away, it may in fact “embed beautiful and fascinating living scapes of moving images: objects constantly Mr. Treske is a changing, re-arranging, assembling, graduate of the University of Television and Film in Munich, where he also n the national interuniversity competitive games against Mersin evolving, collapsing but never second division badminton University. These results booked the disappearing—a real cinema.” In the taught film and video postproduction. He is a member of the video vortex network championship tournament held Bilkent badminton team's place in the book, the author “describes and theorizes March 16-19 in Kemer, Antalya, first division next year. these objects formerly named video, their and corresponding member of CILECT, the Bilkent University badminton forms, behaviours and properties.” the world association of film schools. I Bilkent Badminton Team team placed in the top 5 among the Members 34 university teams playing in the Bilkent Day Commemorates 100th event. This result earned Bilkent Women promotion to the first division of the Kübra Yediyıldız Anniversary of İhsan Doğramacı’s Birth university league. Melek Gizem Yazıcı (Continued from Page 1) without a regard and respect and wish him God’s In the initial group stage of the Merve Karaman doubt, İhsan Doğramacı. He mercy and grace.” tournament, Bilkent won against Dicle Kızılkan transformed his heartfelt devotion to his The panel’s final presentation was Sinop University and Istanbul country and his love of service to given by Tezer Kutluk, chair of the Technical University, and moved on Men humanity into incredible energy. It is Turkish National Committee for to the second round along with Gazi Barış Özdemir impossible to count the men and UNICEF and president of the Union University. In this round, the Bilkent Hüseyin Reşit Onur Erdem women of science he educated, the for International Cancer Control. Prof. team played well against Bilecik Hasan Can Soygök universities that he personally Kutluk recalled his medical education University, Harran University and İbrahim Seymen established, his modernizations of our and training at Hacettepe University and Yıldız Technical University, ending Yağız Kumtepe scientific practices, or his services to its affiliated medical center, also founded Mete Turgut health, in Turkey and internationally.” by Prof. Doğramacı, and described the up second in the group and qualifying Mehmet Haberal, founder of Başkent influence of this institution and for the playoffs. Coaches University and currently a member of educational system on the practice of In the final match, Bilkent gained a Mert Aydoğmuş Parliament from Zonguldak, was the medicine by Turkish physicians today. well-earned victory after highly Nursel Aydoğmuş penultimate speaker on the panel. Prof. “The physicians completing their Haberal also focused on the theme of postgraduate education in this Prof. Doğramacı’s contributions to extraordinary environment provide Ayva Cup Basketball Tournament This Turkey, particularly in the areas of healthcare, research and education and medicine and higher education: produce major accomplishments both at Weekend “If today our country is able to home and abroad. Not only this: they also his weekend, basketball include Başkent, Bilkent, Hacettepe compete with others in organ become national and international teams from a number of and METU. transplantation, this is thanks not leaders and contribute both to health and universities in Ankara will As we all know, the support of the only to those first transplants but also to their society's education and peace.” once again meet up on the crowd can help make the difference to Laws no. 2238 and 2594, which Following the end of the panel, Prof. TBilkent campus to compete in the between victory and defeat. Let’s all were passed as the result of our Atalar once again addressed the annual interuniversity Ayva Cup show up at the games this weekend further work and arduous efforts. audience, giving a brief presentation on Tournament. This year marks the and make a lot of noise to cheer on “If today there are many foundation the state of the university. He also 11th time the tournament has taken our Bilkent teams! universities in our country, and hundreds announced that Bilkent had a newly place. of thousands of students are studying in designed web page, which was to go The event features both men’s and Program: these schools, contributing to our online April 3. The Bilkent Day women’s divisions, with the coveted Dates: April 10, 11, 12 country's future, and many academics are Conference concluded with Prof. Necla Ayva Cup awarded to the winning Time: To be announced providing education in these institutions, Çevik reading a poem that she had team in each division. Universities to Place: Main Sports Hall all of this was made possible by the great written for İhsan Doğramacı. be represented at the tournament Dormitories Sports Hall (if needed) man himself, Prof. İhsan Doğramacı. In the evening, the celebration of “Prof. Doğramacı was the pioneer in Bilkent Day continued with a special establishing modern medicine in our commemorative concert by the Bilkent Sports Ad...Sports Ad... country. He is a person whom many Symphony Orchestra. The performance, looked up to, who cleared the way for conducted by Howard Griffiths, took Sports Ad is an ad column for all Bilkenters who people and new institutions. He is a place at the Bilkent Concert Hall. play sports. If you play tennis, squash, badminton, globally renowned and appreciated Soloists were Gülsin Onay (piano) and table tennis or any kind of sport needing two or more individual who made great contributions Julian Lupu (trumpet). The program players and can’t find a partner whose schedule fits to education and the development of our consisted of the “Pavane for a Dead country by giving it foundation Princess” by Maurice Ravel, the yours, then Sports Ad will help you find a sports universities. I am happy beyond words Concerto for Piano and Trumpet by partner. All you need to do is send an e-mail to be his fellow citizen. I celebrate his Dmitri Shostakovich, and Symphony No. containing your schedule and contact information to memory with my sincerest feelings of 4 in E minor by Johannes Brahms. [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you. Bilkent News 7

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SEMINARS Friday, April 10 MEETINGS EXHIBITIONS “Oxygen Reduction Kinetics Primary School Tuesday, April 7 on Perovskite Oxides: Effects Tuesday, April 7 “Felis Silvestris Catus,” “Basics of Effective of Dissimilar Interfaces and Information Session for exhibition of paintings by Conference to University Teaching,” by Surfaces,” by Assoc. Prof. Bilge Students Interested in Aynur Pehlivanlı, Canan Discuss Effective Paula Hayden, at Mithat Yıldız (Massachusetts Institute Graduate Study (MA/PhD) Berber, Çiğdem Bucak Telli, Çoruh Auditorium, 11 a.m. of Technology), at UNAM in Archaeology, in Turkey and Sedef Yılmabaşar, Serap Teaching Organized by the Office of Conference Room, 3:40 p.m. Abroad (USA, UK, Germany, Selçuk Atabaş and Zeynep practices” San, at the Library Art Gallery. the Provost. Organized by UNAM. etc.), at FEASS, H-132, 5:40 p.m. Organized by HART. FILMS The İDF Bilkent Primary Tuesday, April 7 School will hold its ninth Friday, April 10 PLAYS “How Can a Psychologist Saturday, April 11 Spring Conference on April “Greed or Good Deeds: An “Üniversitelerarası Kısa 18, focusing on the topic of Contribute to Surgical Examination of the Relation Thursday, April 9 Training?”, by Michael T. Film Gösterimi,” at FADA, “Effective Teaching Between Corporate Social “Cat’s Paw,” by Department Practices.” Special guest Brannick (University of South of Performing Arts Students, FFB-22, 1 p.m. Organized Responsibility and the by Sanatsal Etkinlikler speakers for the event will be Florida), at FEASS, A-130, at the Bilkent Chamber Financial Performance of Topluluğu. Applications: Prof. Yekta Güngör Özden 12:40 p.m. Organized by PSYC. Theater, 6 p.m. U.S. Commercial Banks [email protected] and Prof. Yanký Yazgan. Around the Financial Crisis,” During the morning PANELS FAIRS Tuesday, April 7 by Hassan Tehranian (Boston session of the conference, “Council of Europe: College), at FBA, Ümit Wednesday, April 8 April 6-10 İDF Bilkent Primary School Democracy, Human Rights Berkman Seminar Room, “İnsanlığın Ortak Vicdanı ve 3rd Bilkent Book Fair, on the teachers will share with their and the Rule of Law More 1:40 p.m. Organized by FBA. Adalet Arayışı,” by Bülent Main Campus Alley. Organized colleagues teaching practices Important Than Ever,” by Yıldırım (Lawyer), Gülden by Edebiyat Topluluğu. they have found to be Anne Brasseur (President of CONFERENCES Sönmez (Lawyer) and effective in their classrooms. the Parliamentary Assembly CONCERTS The afternoon session will Wednesday, April 8 Hayrunnisa Çiçek of the Council of Europe), at consist of roundtable “Irreversibility in Quantum (Journalist), at Mithat Çoruh Friday, April 10 FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, discussions. State Preparation and Auditorium, 12:40 p.m. “Baroque Arias” 2 p.m. Organized by IR. All members of the Bilkent Discrimination, a.k.a. Organized by Genç 32nd International Ankara Hukukçular Kulübü. community are cordially Quantum Data Hiding,” by Music Festival Wednesday, April 8 invited to this event, which is Prof. Andreas Winter Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m. free of charge. For more “PKI Systems: Concepts, Thursday, April 13 (Universitat Autònoma de Maurice Steger, conductor and information and the Components and Certificate “Kamu Zirvesi,” by Oğuz recorder Barcelona), at Mithat Çoruh application form, please visit Lifecycle,” by Mert Özarar Hakan Köksal and Hüseyin Tünde Szaboki, soprano Auditorium, 3:40 p.m. the web page (ISG-Canada), at Mithat Avni Mutlu, at Mithat Çoruh Judit Rajk, mezzo-soprano http://www.obi.bilkent. Organized by PHYS. L. Vinci, Overture to "Elpidia" Çoruh Auditorium, 9 a.m. Auditorium, 5:40 p.m. edu.tr/semp/index.html. Organized by CTIS. Organized by Siyaset G. F. Handel, "Guilio Cesare": Friday, April 10 Cesare’s Aria, “Dall'ondoso Platformu Kulübü. periglio.. Aure, deh, per pieta” “The Age of a New City: An Cleopatra’s Aria, Wednesday, April 8 WORKSHOPS “Give and You Shall Receive: Exploration Into the Public “Piangero la sorte mia” Classifieds Authorities Discourse on Duet of Cleopatra and Cesare, The Emergence of Welfare- Saturday, April 25 “Caro! Bella! più amabile beltà” Reducing Reciprocity?”, by Urban Planning in Turkey, “1st Turkish Workshop on A. Vivaldi, Aria from "Orlando Student tutor needed for Paul Frijters (The University 2011-2013,” by Dr. Experimental and Behavioral Furioso," RV 819, "Sol da te, mio 9th-grade physics, chemistry of Queensland), at FEASS, Annemarie Strihan, at FADA, Economics,” at FEASS, A- dolce amore" G. F. Handel, Aria from "Richard and math lessons. A-228, 2 p.m. Organized by FFB-06, 1:30 p.m. 130, 9 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. the First," HWV 23, "Il volo cosi fido" Please call (532) 717-7922 ECON. Organized by ARCH. Organized by ECON. G. B. Pergolesi, Stabat Mater [email protected]