Tuesday: Cloudy February 2, 2016 3°C / 7°C Wednesday: Foggy Volume 22 0°C / 13°C Number 16 Thursday: Partly Cloudy 3°C / 14°C Friday: Snowy bilnews.bilkent.edu.tr İLKENT EWS 4°C / 12°C B Weekly Newspaper of Bilkent UniversityN EU’s MSCA Bilkent Researchers’ Diagnostic Kit Aims to Help Treat Program Funding Aggressive Breast Cancer r. Özgür Şahin and Dr. Four Bilkent Ali Güre of the Researchers Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics are working to develop a new gene-based Ddiagnostic kit that predicts treatment response of the most aggressive breast cancers. With its high incidence and mortality rates, breast cancer is one of the most important health our Bilkent faculty members problems in countries throughout the are being funded by the EU’s world, including Turkey. Worldwide, Marie Sklodowska-Curie 1.7 million people were diagnosed Actions (MSCA) program, with breast cancer in 2012, and Fpart of the EU’s Horizon 2020 521,000 people died of the disease. initiative. Triple-negative breast cancer chemotherapy response, thus helping supported by the SANTEZ program, On the basis of the proposals they (TNBC) is the most aggressive clinicians to determine the most which is funded by the Ministry of submitted in response to the 2015 subtype of breast cancer and highly suitable chemotherapy options for Science, Industry and Technology. In call for proposals, Dr. Tarık Baytekin metastatic compared to other these subgroups. this context, it is intended to (UNAM), Dr. Kürşat Çınar (Political subtypes. Currently, chemotherapy is The kit is based on the analysis of enhance university-industry Science and Public Administration), the only treatment option for TNBC; no more than 15 genes from fresh- collaboration and the training of and Dr. Erman Ayday and Dr. however, most patients develop frozen or paraffin-embedded TNBC young scientists. The prototype Mustafa Özdal (both Computer primary or acquired resistance. tumor tissue using fluorescent-labeled diagnostic kit will be produced by Engineering) have been awarded The ultimate aim of Dr. Şahin and beads. The results of such analysis partner company Onkogen, using MSCA individual fellowship grants. Dr. Güre’s project is to develop a will make it possible to determine new technology. Members of the As part of Horizon 2020, the EU’s gene-based prototype theranostic kit which patient groups will respond to Hacettepe University Faculty of largest research and innovation (PTK) that classifies subgroups of which chemotherapeutic drug(s). Medicine are also part of the (Continued on Page 2) TNBC patients according to This large-scale project is being research team.

CS Student a Member of Winning Team at PennApps XIII Giovanni Volpe ilkent student Emrehan Tüzün (CS/IV) was a Publishes Textbook member of the four-person team that won PennApps on Optical Tweezers XIII, the most recent iteration of the B r. Giovanni Volpe of the US’s foremost and largest collegiate Department of Physics hackathon. Team RAMEAR’s winning and UNAM has recently project demonstrated the coauthored with Dr. transmission of data from a Philip H. Jones (UCL, London, completely disconnected computer to D UK) and Dr. Onofrio M. Maragò a radio receiver. (CNR-IPFC, Messina, Italy) a new PennApps, held semiannually at book, “Optical Tweezers: Principles the University of Pennsylvania, and Applications,“ published by encourages engineering students to Cambridge University Press. The develop and showcase their skills, Emrehan Tüzün book addresses the broad field of and has spawned an entire "league" of optical trapping and manipulation in hackathons since its beginnings in around the world spent 36 hours weekend of January 22-24. a comprehensive and organic way. 2009. Approximately 1,400 developing applications during this Along with Emrehan, the members (Continued on Page 3) participants from 100 universities year’s event, which took place the (Continued on Page 3) “Fatih” Documentary Scripted by Mehmet Kalpaklı Premieres in Rome The Man Who Changed the by many scholars with expertise on Destiny of Europe: Fatih,” a the Ottoman Empire and Mehmet II, documentary scripted by Asst. Prof. took three years to make and was Mehmet Kalpaklı, chair of the filmed in seven countries. “Department of History and the “Mehmed the Second was the Department of Turkish Literature, ruler of the lands and seas and also premiered at the National Museum the sultan of science, art and poetry of Oriental Art in Rome on January with his sword in one hand and his 10, in conjunction with a special pen in the other,” stated Dr. Kalpaklı. exhibition running from January 10 “So, this is a documentary about not to February 14. only a conqueror but also a Dr. Kalpaklı was also the historical ‘Renaissance’ intellectual and patron.” advisor for the film, which tells the The film received widespread story of Fatih Sultan Mehmet and his coverage in the Italian media, with age. One of the Ottoman Empire’s mention on RAI TV and articles in most famous sultans due to his La Repubblica and many other print conquest of Constantinople, Mehmet outlets. II ruled the Ottoman lands from 1444 A clip from the film may be viewed to 1446 and 1451 to 1481. The at https://www.youtube.com documentary, featuring commentary /watch?v=0Xojao_f30s. Bilkent News 2 NEWS Library Song Lyrics Competition 30 Years of Music at Bilkent Winners

ast fall, Bilkent Library held first place with his version of a song lyrics competition, Fairground Attraction’s “Perfect.” with entries accepted from Second place was awarded to Efe he Faculty of Music and graduates continue their studies; some October 20 to November 16. Akçasayar (CS) for a rewrite of Ajda Performing Arts admitted have earned degrees at renowned On December 22, the writers of the top Pekkan’s “O Benim Dünyam”; third its first class of students in schools such as Julliard and the threeL entries received awards at a place went to Ahmet Emre Sehim (IR), 1986, two years after the Barenboim Academy, and gone on to ceremony taking place in the library. who provided brand-new lyrics for the foundingT of Bilkent University. The perform at world-class venues including The competitors had been asked to Beatles’ “Let It Be.” university’s first commencement in the Bolshoi Theater and Carnegie Hall. rewrite the lyrics of a famous Turkish- Submissions were judged by Ufuk 1988 included graduates from the In celebration of these three decades or English-language popular song of Önen of the Department of Department of Music. Those early of music education and performance at their choice, with reference to libraries Communication and Design, Tolga graduates were students who had Bilkent, the faculty is holding a 30th in general or the Bilkent Library in Yayalar of the Department of Music transferred from other conservatories to Anniversary Festival concert series in particular. and Ebru Kaya, associate director of this innovative school as soon as it was order to share the occasion with its Süleyman Bölükbaş (AMER) took the Library. established, responding to the great graduates, students, academic artists excitement it created in the field. and loyal audiences. It is hoped that the Since then, the Faculty of Music and past 30 years are only the prelude to Spring Semester Turkish Language Course Performing Arts has graduated many many more decades of success. highly accomplished musicians and he Turkish Teaching Unit will be offering a Turkish language Tickets for the concerts may be theatrical performers who pursue course (at one level) during the spring semester for international purchased at artistic careers both at home and faculty and their family members. If you are interested, please pick http://www.biletiva.com/. abroad. The majority of Bilkent up an application form from the Turkish Teaching Unit in room Please see page 8 for the full program. GZ-14B,T G Building, on Main Campus. Registration will take place in room GZ-14B on February 3-5. Classes will start on Monday, February 8, and Recent Administrative Changes will end on Tuesday, May 3. For further information, please call or e-mail (Ms.) Nurdane Mumcu Öz in the he Main Campus Health Center has a new Turkish Teaching Unit. appointment due to the departure of its longtime Telephone:ext. 1935E-mail: [email protected] head. Dr. Ülker Türksoy, who had served as manager of the center since 1988, resigned effectiveT January 31. This Week’s Film at Bilkent Dr. Mete Salih Aker took over as Main Campus Health Center manager as of February 1. Cinematics: “Dead Ringers” Bilkent extends its gratitude to Dr. Türksoy for her invaluable services to the university during her long tenure and wishes her all the best in her future endeavors. The university also offers its best wishes to Dr. Aker as he assumes his new position.

At the University Library, Ms. Ebru Kaya has been appointed as director, effective February 1. Ms. Kaya took over the position from Asst. Prof. David Ewan Thornton, who will resume full-time research and teaching in the Department of History. Bilkent extends its gratitude to Dr. Thornton for his dedication and hard work as director of the Library and ilkent Cinematics returns critic Janet Maslin wrote that it wishes Ms. Kaya all the best in her new position. with a brand-new lineup of showed Cronenberg as “a master of movies for the spring, body-related horrific fantasy.” kicking things off this Still, “Dead Ringers” is hated by EU’s MSCA Program Funding Four ThursdayB with a screening of David many for what is viewed as Cronenberg’s masterful and horrifying Cronenberg’s blatant misogyny; others Bilkent Researchers “Dead Ringers.” see it as a clever attack on male hatred (Continued from Page 1) broaden or deepen their competences. Produced in 1988, Cronenberg’s for women. Certainly the best program, the MSCA grants support In effect, the program leverages movie tells the story of a demented approach is to come and judge for research training and career attempts to reverse the phenomenon of relationship between twin yourself. development focused on innovation brain drain. gynecologists—both played by British “Dead Ringers” screens at 6:30 skills. The MSCA program promotes Applicants for MSCA grants face great Jeremy Irons—and their p.m. on Thursday, February 4, in innovative research training as well as stiff competition from all over Europe. increasingly disturbing medical FFB-05. As always, lively discussion career and knowledge-exchange To date, Bilkent researchers have practices. Even by today’s standards, will follow the screening, and junk opportunities through cross-border and received a total of six grants. the film is considered a technological food and great prizes will be offered. cross-sector mobility of researchers, The 2016 call for proposals for achievement for its advanced use of Everyone is welcome. preparing them for current and future MSCA individual fellowship grants will techniques such as the split screen, For more information about Bilkent societal challenges and enhancing the be open from April 12 until September and part of the fun of the movie is Cinematics, please contact Hossein attractiveness of research centers in 14. For more information, please see seeing how effortlessly Jeremy Irons Dabir at [email protected] or Europe and Turkey. https://ec.europa.eu/research acts with himself. It is surely a visit their Facebook page: With the support of MSCA /participants/portal/desktop/en “stylistic tour de force,” as critic https://www.facebook.com/bilkent fellowship grants, researchers are able /opportunities/h2020/topics/2226- Roger Ebert put it; New York Times cinematics/. to move from one country to another to msca-if-2016.html. Bilkent News 3 NEWS CS Student a Member of Winning Giovanni Volpe Publishes Textbook on Team at PennApps XIII Optical Tweezers (Continued from Page 1) advantage of the fact that all (Continued from Page 1) of the winning team were Rob Roy electronics naturally generate radio Combining state-of-the-art Fletcher (University of Pennsylvania waves while running electricity research with a pedagogic PhD candidate in physics) and Tom through wires. approach, the 568-page text Hartley and Fu Yong Quah (second- They used their computers in a provides a detailed guide to the year undergraduates at Imperial specific way to access computer theory, practice and College London). memory, and this increased the radio applications of optical RAMEAR was so named because it noise on the RAM's frequency. Their tweezers. In-depth derivation acts as an “ear” that “listens” to a program repeated this access in of the theory of optical computer’s random-access memory binary periods to and from the target trapping and numerical (RAM). The team demonstrated that computer with no wireless modeling of optical forces are their program was able to leak data connection. Finally, the team listened supported by a step-by-step from a computer with no connection to the RAM's radio frequency design and construction guide and that this data could be channel and used signal processing for building optical tweezers, reconstructed on another computer techniques to reconstruct the data with detailed tutorials on with a radio receiver. The team took they had sent from the computer. collecting and analyzing data. Also included are comprehensive reviews of Work for Bilkent News! optical tweezers research in fields ranging from cell biology e need eager, energetic, dedicated student reporters, writers and to quantum physics. photographers to cover your campus! Report on events, arts and The text is supplemented by culture, music, concerts, sports and campus life. Available positions: the http://opticaltweezers.org Sports reporter website, a forum for discussion W and a source of additional Reporter, general assignment Photographer, general assignment material including free-to- tweezers. Contact us at: download, customizable research- The book is being used as the The Communications Unit grade software (OTS) for calculation textbook for the “Optical Trapping Ext. 1487 or 2421 of optical forces, digital video and Optical Manipulation” course [email protected] microscopy, optical tweezers (PHYS464/PHYS564), which Dr. calibration and holographic optical Volpe is offering this semester.

Faces on Campus By Berire Gündüz (CS/III)

Name: Burak Ballı (LAW/II) Name: Dilara Ercan (CS/III) Name: Sena Kayasü (ARCH/IV) What's your favorite triple? What's your favorite triple? What's your favorite triple? a) Movie: “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” a) Movie: “Spirited Away” a) Movie: “August Rush” b) Book: “Le Dernier Jour d'un b) Book: “The Museum of Innocence” by b) Book: “Momo” by Michael Ende Condamné” by Victor Hugo Orhan Pamuk c) Song: Any song from “Razia's Shadow: A c) Song: “Belle” from “Notre Dame de c) Song: “Would?” by Alice in Chains Musical” by Forgive Durden Paris” Can you describe yourself in three Can you describe yourself in three words? Can you describe yourself in three words? “Funny, sarcastic, dedicated” words? "Excellent, perfect, modest" “Curious, quick-tempered, Lisztomaniac” If you could be anyone from the past, who If you could be anyone from the past, If you could be anyone from the past, would that be? “Maya Angelou” who would that be? "Yavuz Sultan Selim" who would that be? “Joan of Arc” Who is your favorite cartoon character? Who is your favorite cartoon character? Who is your favorite cartoon character? “Jacob the raven in ‘Wunschpunsch’” "Bugs Bunny" “Edward in ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’” If you were a superhero, what super power(s) If you were a superhero, what super If you were a superhero, what super would you have? “The power to learn any skill by power(s) would you have? power(s) would you have? watching someone perform it (like that girl in ‘Heroes’)” “Manipulating people in a second” “Time travel” The place on campus where I feel happiest is... The place on campus where I feel The place on campus where I feel “in front of FF Building” happiest is... “the toilet in my dorm” happiest is... “Starbucks at MA Building” I have never... “jumped off a plane, nor do I I have never... “given up” I have never... “cheated on an exam” ever plan to” What would be your last message on What would be your last message on What would be your last message on earth? “If earth? “Come on in, the water is great” earth? “Be stubborn” you're going through hell, keep going” Bilkent News 4 OPINIONS even one single person in your life to feel, even though you love your you at a more profound level. They who is parallel to yourself makes a parents and siblings, that you are not might in fact do so, but then again, world of difference in allowing the same type of people. Or, instead that understanding might come from yourself to open up and accept your of your parents, this may go for your a different source altogether, a own person. closest friends, who, you suddenly or stranger you meet by chance, a Whether it’s one individual or gradually start realizing, are not the lifelong best friend or even a short- BY AYESHA BİLAL (PSYC/III) several, when there are people type of people you feel your own lived acquaintance —whatever the [email protected] surrounding you whose behavior and person to be at peace with. The only case, it is those select people who reactions are conducive to creating difference is that you cannot cut are synergic in mind and body and onds to Form and Bonds an accepting and liberating yourself off from family the way you provide comfort and acceptance to to Break environment, growing up as a person can do in the case of friends. For a our inner persons. For some time, I becomes an easier and clearer long time I tried to achieve that by have searched for such an external People often say it's hard process. These people form a family pushing myself away from them as connection in both family and growingB up, but what does that of sorts, and if you’re one of the much as I could, but another part of friends, and getting to meet and phrase really mean? To answer that, many people like me, this self-made growing up was understanding that form a bond with the right people I feel we must consider what family helps you to thrive and grow this was not necessary. Along with has meant distancing myself from growing up means for us as in ways maybe even your real family those people in your life that you types of people I did not belong individuals, because to each of us it could not. For a long time I would choose as a family for yourself, it is among, that I found I had is something different. For one feel strange about the fact that I also conducive to your self-growth to inadvertently become friends with. person it might mean being always felt closer and more have people around you who And maybe as I grow older I’ll keep financially self-dependent and connected to friends than to family, challenge the direction of that growing up and consequently will having a steady career; for someone but as I got older and met more growth and open up more paths for find people even better suited to my else it might just be reaching a people who experienced the world in you to spread your roots in. own personal development. certain age where they have more a way similar to the way I did, it Regardless, the fact of the matter This doesn’t mean forgetting and freedom from the restrictions, both allowed me to open up to my own remains, at least as far as I can see, divorcing friends who journeyed parental and legal, that young adults self; that is, I did not need to meet that growing up is a multifaceted with you for so long, and grew with are subject to. For many, including anyone’s expectations or be process, and one of its most you as you grew with them—a myself, it is figuring out who you are restricted by others’ ways of living fundamental aspects is to establish special part of your life will as a person, what your interests are, any more. Maybe not everyone can yourself as an individual. You always be dedicated to them. But it and what things you don't need to relate to me in this case of not mustn’t be afraid of eliminating also doesn’t mean stagnating keep in your life. It is not a grand, feeling belongingness to your own some people from your life and because you feel obligated to global-scale search, but rather a blood; I don’t expect that. But what I adding others to it in order to maintain closeness with someone gradual understanding of ourselves do expect is the feeling of stabilize it, and if this means letting you simply don’t feel that way about and parts of ourselves that we've connectedness to people that go of the need to feel attached to anymore. To journey through the unwittingly created over the period humans as social beings always your own family, then so be it. lifelong process of self-growth of time we've been an experiencing desire and seek. This connectivity Family will always be there for you means creating chapters for and reciprocating individual, and may come from your own family, but unconditionally, as is its purpose, yourself, and every chapter is written much of this self-discovery is what I’ve learned in the process of but that ever-present, unconditional more easily when you have facilitated by the people we growing up is that it’s okay if it caring doesn’t necessarily mean that companionship and a social surround ourselves with. Having doesn’t; that it’s not a terrible thing those people will always understand environment to thrive in.

now! The good news is that there’s Let’s talk about how to overcome another solution. What anyone who’s your fear of your mother. YOU afraid of speaking in front of a crowd CAN’T. Just go and wash the dishes, should do is to play dead, as if facing you lazy banana, and make sure you a bear. Crowds usually lose their pass all of your courses at the end of interest in people who doesn’t move the semester. BY BERİRE GÜNDÜZ (CS/III) at all. Their attention span is very • Phobia of the future [email protected] short, and they get bored easily. If you You attended all your classes and took don’t move for a while, they’ll lose all the exams to fulfill your mother’s ealing With Phobias interest in you too. expectations and live as happily as a They wake you up from • Phobia of exams spider in the future. But what if your sweetest dreams, Unlike presentations, you can’t they’re envied by humans. We would things don’t go as well as you they make you nervous all escape from exams. You can at most love to be spiders, with eight legs imagined? If you are concerned with ofD a sudden, and they may even cause delay them. So you should fight with that can also be used as hands, “what if” questions like this, fear no you to hide under a desk. They are them by playing on their weakness, spinning our own house without more. Because bad things definitely your fears, and most of the time which is water. Many exams are having to pay money for it and eating and certainly will happen. There is they’re very illogical. However, you printed on paper, and paper is quite food that basically throws itself into no running away from this, and have to deal with them one way or weak in repelling water. So when our hands, such as flies; these are unlike crowds, life doesn’t lose its another, because if you don’t, they’ll you’re faced with an exam, just pour definitely things to be envious of. So interest in you unless you are actually haunt your body and then they’ll eat a glass of water on your exam paper, your fear of spiders is caused by dead. So maybe you should find a way your soul, and after that they’ll kill all and then joyfully observe how it unconscious discrimination growing to not be a human anymore. You can your loved ones. So it’s time to define out of the thoughts of our ancestors, try talking with spiders about being some of these fears and to find ways who envied them so much. My advice accepted as one of them, but I don’t to cope with them. for people who are afraid of spiders think their answer will be positive • Phobia of speaking in front of a is, “Be more open minded! But if that after all of the things our ancestors crowd doesn’t work, just kill them with fire, did. What do you think about being a As a student or someone who has a because that’s what they deserve.” cockroach? I heard there was a guy job, you’ll have to speak in front of a • Phobia of mothers who managed to become one! crowd eventually. While you’re still a It’s quite natural to be afraid of student, you have more chances to mothers, especially your own mother. Note 1: For real advice on how to avoid facing up to this fear. You can With their never-ending expectations, deal with anxiety, you can check out ditch school on presentation days. which force you to be the best human this video: But be aware of the attendance dissolves, like your fear of exams, in being on earth, and with their warm https://www.youtube.com/watch? requirements and act accordingly. If seconds. smiles, which make you believe that v=vzpky0zQSOk (8 Anxiety Tips you’ve run out of days when you can • Phobia of spiders you actually can be the best human That Actually Work). be absent, then just sit there and Spiders are humanlike creatures with being on earth (when in fact you’re Note 2: If you want to add some start to cry. Because there’s no eight legs, and they’ve always been just a loser), they can cause anyone to other phobias and ways of dealing running away from this presentation hated and feared by humans because become anxious in front of them. with them, contact me via e-mail. Bilkent News 5 MUSIC

already gained widespread recognition Another aspect of Logic’s artistry during the last few months, and I'm in the underground hip-hop scene and that I really like is the style of his still enjoying them. 's has recently started appearing in the lyrics, which are not dumbed down, lyrics are a little more complex than mainstream. His style covers a very but are still very approachable. He is Logic's, but still very accessible, wide spectrum of hip-hop, from very able to write lyrics that are profound which makes their music good for entertaining, memorable partying yet not drowned in too many casual listens. BY ALTUĞ KARAKURT (EE/III) tracks to old-school, lyrical ones with references and metaphors. Thanks to The lyrical themes and literary style [email protected] a ’90s vibe. In the four mixtapes he this accessibility, it is possible to are quite characteristic of the duo, but released, he proved his skill at understand the lyrics and the in terms of production, Atmosphere is aking It With No switching between styles and his references in a single listen and follow very versatile, again not sticking to a Recipe ability to deliver high-quality content, the story, which is not the case for the single song structure or recipe. One of regardless of the direction he is going majority of narrative rappers. This is ’s greatest talents is his ability to This week I want to for. While this is a sign of his talent, it one of the reasons why I think Logic's compose tracks that are very dense introduce you to two of my favorite M also keeps these releases from being mixtapes are very suitable for listeners and relatively complex for a hip-hop rap artists, who are overlooked and cohesive. Harmony throughout an who are trying to get into hip-hop. beat and still manage to keep them as deserve much more recognition. I is generally a very important backing tracks behind 's vocals. discovered them recently and have aspect for me, but in the case of Atmosphere Some of the productions are based on been playing their back to Logic's mixtapes, I found it quite Atmosphere is a hip-hop duo, light, chill piano phrases, while others back on repeat for the last few interesting to see him switching composed of the producer Ant and feature layered synthesizers and drum months. I think they have a lot to offer between very different styles of hip- MC Slug, from Minnesota, USA. They machine beats. They even have an to both dedicated hip-hop fans and hop and still keeping the quality so have been active since 1989, but I actual electric guitar lead on “January also those discovering the genre. high. discovered them only recently through on Lake Street,” which is a very rare After his mixtapes, Logic released their latest albums “Southsiders” and instance in a hip-hop song. Logic two official albums, “Under Pressure” In terms of lyrics, Slug generally in 2014 and “Incredible True Story” talks about his personal experiences in 2015. I listened to both a few times and offers his reflections on the and didn't enjoy them as much as I everyday lives of average people. did his earlier releases. The albums Themes such as friendship, were much more focused and Logic's relationships and his connection with style and lyrical skills were much more fans occur very frequently, and the mature, but apparently the diversity of style he employs while narrating these the earlier recordings was the real makes the tracks quite enjoyable. attraction for me. I don't think there Some of my favorites in terms of lyrics are many other records that have are “Not Another Day,” on the samples from Nas, Frank Sinatra and growing pains of a teenager; soundtracks along with influences “Became,” on the drug addiction from artists like Kendrick Lamar and of a friend; and “Flicker,” on his grief Drake at the same time. As Logic says for his late best friend, the rapper himself on the opening track of his . third mixtape, he has no recipe for his If you are looking for refreshing, Logic is a very ambitious rapper music. The structure and narrative “The Family Sign.” I have played chill, but satisfyingly complex hip-hop from Maryland, USA, in his mid- style of almost every song is very these two albums in the background with dense lyricism and confident twenties. Despite his youth, he has different and creative in its own way. while studying hundreds of times flow, definitely check out Atmosphere.

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When space permits, we will choose one or two photos to publish in Bilkent News. Bilkent News 6 NEWS Important Internet Security Information Learning Through Doing, BIM From BCC Students Create PR Campaign e have seen an Internet e-mail client software. fraud/threat referred to 6. If you are using a cloud storage as "ransomware" become service, do not install the software more and more that enables you to access this remote widespreadW recently. The fraud/threat storage as if it were a local disk drive. tries to make people open malicious Use the service's web interface to e-mail attachments by deceiving the send and retrieve files to and from the recipients with a replica of an invoice cloud. or bank statement, and by including The increased incidence of correct personal information such as ransomware has once again proved a phone number and/or an account the importance of backing up data n cooperation with the BASE campaign—complete with posters, number in the e-mail. files. We want to remind our users to Company, fourth-year brochures and flyers as well as social The e-mail usually mentions a make frequent backups of their Department of Business responsibility projects relevant to the higher than normal phone bill or important files. Informatıon Management company’s profile—the students bank transaction. If the recipient A few suggestions: students recently completed a project were able to apply the theoretical panics upon seeing this figure and 1. Use USB memory sticks or I assignment for the BIM375-Public knowledge they had learned in their opens the attachment to see the external USB disks (or similar Relations course. course to real-world business details, the ransomware encrypts files devices) to copy your important files. Students conducted a thorough practices. on the disks attached to the computer 2. Never overwrite existing backup analysis of the company and laid out Arda Kahraman, BASE’s CEO, and asks for a ransom to provide the files/directories while making backup strategies and tactics to enhance and praised the students’ efforts and decryption key that can be used to copies on an external device. promote BASE’s image. In the presented them with an award in restore the files. 3. Every time you want to make a process of designing a PR recognition of their work. Usually all documents, backup, create a new directory, named spreadsheets, drawings, presentation with the date of backup (e.g., 2015- files, etc. are encrypted, and there is 03-23) and copy the files into that Registration Underway for Spring usually no way to restore the files directory. If space is needed on the without the decryption key. external device, remove the oldest Semester Sports Programs Having anti-virus software installed directory and then start the new he Physical Education and Sports Hall for students on East on your computer is not guaranteed backup. An easier technique is to use Sports Center has another Campus), and will continue until protection against this threat. two devices for making backups, great semester of healthy February 7. All courses will begin If the victim is using cloud storage, labeling them "Odd days" and "Even and fun activities the week of February 8. Please note such as DropBox or Google Drive, days," and using the one scheduled for spring 2016. The that students can take some of these and the remote storage area is corresponding to the calendar day. T courses and programs being offered courses as elective credit courses. mounted as a disk drive (e.g., drive 4. NEVER LEAVE THE EXTERNAL include: aerobics and step, aikido, To use any of the sports facilities E:) for easy access, files on that drive STORAGE DEVICE (USB archery, badminton, ballroom and or to participate in a sports course, (i.e., stored in the cloud) will also be MEMORY, EXTERNAL DISK, Latin dancing, fencing, fit-boxing, you need to bring your Bilkent ID encrypted. In this case, having ETC.) CONNECTED TO YOUR fitness and strength training, card with you each time you enter a backups on a cloud storage service COMPUTER. When the backup horseback riding, kendo, Pilates, facility. You can also reserve the will not help. process is complete, unmount the sayokan, squash, table tennis, mini football fields (halı saha), The most important protective device (via the “safe removal” taekwondo, tennis, wing tsun and swimming pool lanes, tennis courts action against mail-attached procedure) and disconnect it from the yoga. There really is something for and squash courts over the phone or malicious programs is not opening USB interface. everyone to take part in, so we in person at the reception desks in attachments unless you are certain 5. If you are a MS Windows user, encourage you to get involved. the Dormitories Sports Hall and East that the attachment is not an make sure that the actual files, rather Registration for 2016 spring Sports Hall one day in advance. executable program. than their shortcuts, are copied onto semester sports courses is underway For more information, feel free to MS Windows executable files have the external device. The most at the Physical Education and Sports call the Sports Center at ext. 1325 or extensions that include: EXE, COM, reliable way to confirm this is by Center facilities (Dormitories Sports ext. 1993. For the swimming pool, JS, JSE, JAR, MSI, PIF, WS, WSF, checking the size of the copied files Hall and Main Sports Hall for call ext. 6909. For East Campus SCR, SCF, REG, HTA, CPL, MSC, and trying to open a few of the students on Main Campus, and East sports facilities, call ext. 5350. BAT, CMD, VB, VBS. (This is not an backed-up files on a different exhaustive list.) computer. Before opening an attachment, 6. You can use cloud storage services “Sports as a Way of Life” Basketball, make sure that the file(s) do(es) not (DropBox, GoogleDrive, etc.) to store have one of the above extensions. your backup files. If you do so, Football and Volleyball Tournaments Please also note that MS Windows NEVER USE THE CLIENT f you’d like to compete in the Starting Date: March 2 operating systems usually hide file APPLICATIONS THAT MAKE basketball, football or volleyball Starting Time: 6 p.m. extensions and display a file's name as YOUR CLOUD STORAGE APPEAR tournaments soon to begin as Registration Deadline: "invoice.doc" rather than its real AS A DRIVE ON YOUR part of the “Sports as a Way of February 28 name, "invoice.doc.exe". COMPUTER. USE THE CLOUD Life” program, now is the time to get Place: Dormitories Sports Hall To list a few precautions: STORAGE SERVICE ONLY, and use I your friends together and organize a Fee: Free 1. Never open unexpected it ONLY THROUGH THEIR WEB team. Registration: Team information form attachments; if unsure, please contact INTERFACE. If you have installed Second-year students who play a should be filled out at the Sports the apparent sender to ask whether the client software that makes your minimum of three matches with their Center in advance the e-mail and attachment are real. cloud storage appear as a disk drive team will receive 40 points for GE Team Members: Minimum 6 / 2. Windows users: Uncheck the "hide on your computer, the ransomware 250 and/or 251. maximum 8 extensions" option for your Explorer. will encrypt those of your files stored 3-on-3 BASKETBALL Please refer to the Microsoft support in the cloud as well. If you are a cloud FOOTBALL Men and Women (separate groups) site for the procedure pertinent to storage user and have the service's Men (Mini Football Field) Starting Date: March 3 your OS version. Google keywords are client software installed, we strongly Starting Date: February 22 Registration Deadline: February 28 "microsoft.com: windows explorer recommend that you uninstall it Registration Deadline: February 15 Fee: Free disable hide extensions". NOW. Place: Dormitories Sports Hall Registration: Team information form 3. Never open an attachment by If you do not have backups of Fee: Free should be filled out at the Sports double clicking it. Always save valuable files stored on your Registration: Team information form Center in advance attachments to a directory and try to computer, back them up today, should be filled out at the Sports Team Members: Minimum 4 / examine the contents. immediately—tomorrow could be too Center in advance maximum 6 4. Use Mozilla Firefox or Chrome to late! Team Members: Minimum 8 / Team Names: Should be in Turkish browse the web, and make sure that (Please note that backing up to a maximum 10 For information: Sports Center one of these is your default browser. second hard disk or to a backup 4-on-4 VOLLEYBALL E-mail: 5. Use Mozilla Thunderbird as your directory will NOT secure your files.) Men and Women (co-ed) [email protected] Bilkent News 7

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100% Post Consumer Bilkent News 8 Bilkent CALENDAR LECTURES Thursday, February 4 “Myth, Politics, and Empire: The Black Sea Region During the Hittite Period,” by İlgi Evrim Gerçek (İstanbul University), at FEASS, H-132, 5:40 p.m. Organized by HART. CONFERENCES Friday, February 5 Nanocolloquium Series: “Mechanical Aspects: Fight of Immune Cells Against Bacterial Infections,” by Prof. Viola Vogel (Laboratory of Applied Mechanobiology, ETH, Zurich), at UNAM Conference Room, 3:40 p.m. Organized by UNAM. PLAYS February 11, 18 “No Exit,” (One act, Turkish), at FMPA Theater Hall, 8 p.m. SEMINARS 30th ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL: 30 YEARS OF MUSIC AT BİLKENT Wednesday, February 3 “Network Hazard and Wednesday, February 10 Violoncello No. 3 in A major, C. Chaminade, Concertino Doğa Bilici, soprano Bailouts,” by Selman Erol "Guitar Company" Op. 69 A. Vivaldi, Concerto for Selinay Duman, soprano (University of Pennsylvania), 8 p.m. | Bilkent Concert Hall F. Chopin, Polonaise Brillante Bassoon in B flat major İlayda Erenler, soprano at FEASS, A-228, 3:40 p.m. Adilhoca Aziz, violin in C major, Op. 3 J. N. Hummel, Concerto for Kağan Korad, guitar Organized by ECON. Merve Başoğlu, flute Trumpet in E major Umut Kosman, baritone Barok Bostancı, viola Wednesday, February 24 L. Anderson–C. Schwainhart, Beran Sertkaya, bass-baritone Elif Başak Genç, viola “Tribute to Hoca Bey – “Bugler’s Holiday” Ayhan Uştuk, tenor Traffic Safety Sema Hakioğlu, viola Pianissimo” G. Dinicu, Hora Staccato W. A. Mozart, “Via resti Alpay Jan İnkilap, violin 8 p.m. | Bilkent Concert Hall S. Verhelst, “Song for Japan” servita” from “Le Nozze di Programs Yeliz Kızılay, violoncello Duo Blanc & Noir R. Wagner–J. Stanton, Figaro” In cooperation with Doğuş Ayşegül Koca, guitar Selin Şekeranber, piano “Lohengrin” Prelude J. S. Bach, “Quia respexit” Otomotiv, the Bilkent Kağan Korad, guitar Yudum Çetiner, piano W. A. Mozart–Philip Burratal, from the “Magnificat” University Traffic Bahar Kutay, violin Yoonie Han, piano “Samba alla Turca” A. Dvorak, Arias from Committee is holding a Sergey Margulis, double bass J. S. Bach–F. Busoni, Chaconne Handy–Henderson, “Beale “Rusalka” traffic safety orientation Irina Nikotina, violin (from Partita No. 2 in D minor Street Blues” C. Gounod, “Je veux vivre” program and simulation Artur Rahmatulla, violoncello for Solo Violin, BWV 1004) J. Stanton, “Celtic Suite” from “Roméo et Juliette” training sessions for Özberk Miraç Sarıgül, guitar C. Debussy, Suite Bergamasque J. Kosma–P. Bryan, “Autumn L. Delibes, “Sous le dôme students who drive. The Yiğit Ülgen, violoncello No. 3, “Clair de Lune” Leaves” épais” from “Lakmé” orientation program will take L. Boccherini, Guitar Quintet in F. Liszt, Grandes Études de L. Henderson, “Tuba Tiger G. Bizet, “Votre toast, je peux place on Tuesday, D major, G. 448 Paganini No. 6, “La Rag” vous le rendre” from “Carmen” February 2, from 5:40 to F. Schubert, Quartet for Guitar, Campanella” W. A. Mozart, “Hai già vinta la 7:40 p.m. in V Building, Flute, Viola and Violoncello G. Gershwin, “Rhapsody in Wednesday, March 9 causa” from “Le Nozze di room # V-01; the simulation F. Say, “Kumru Ballad” Blue” “From Keys to Strings” Figaro” sessions will be held on N. Başeğmezler, F. Say, “İstanbul’da Kış W. A. Mozart, “Là ci darem la 8 p.m. | Bilkent Concert Hall February 2, 3 and 4 in the “Yamacıma Gel” Sabahı” Ayur Trio mano” from “Don Giovanni” Traffic Office, located in T. Erdener, D. Shostakovich, Concertino Hülya Keser, piano P. I. Tchaikovsky, “Kuda kuda room # Z-51 of the FEASS “Afife, Ziya’nın Rüyası” S. Rachmaninov, “Vocalise” Adelina Hasani, violin vy udalilis” from “Eugene T. Erdener, “Lorca Tango” W. Lutoslawski, Variations on a Paul Uyterlinde, violoncello Onegin” building. Theme of Paganini Tuna Bilgin, piano L. Bernstein, “Glitter and be Please note that based on Wednesday, February 17 F. Say, “Alla Turca Jazz” L. van Beethoven, Piano gay” from “Candide” the decision made by the “Musical Bonds” Sonata No. 5, Op. 10 F. P. Tosti, “L’Ultima Canzone” Traffic Committee, students 8 p.m. | Bilkent Concert Hall Wednesday, March 2 R. Schumann, “Scenes From T. Barrera–R. Calleja, “Adiós with past violations on their İdil Bursa, violoncello “The Breath of Music” Childhood,” Op. 15 Granada” from “Emigrantes” records will able to have Serdar Rasul, violoncello 8 p.m. | Bilkent Concert Hall F. Chopin, Impromptu No. 3, G. Verdi, “Io morro” from “Don violation points deducted Zerin Rasul, piano Brassmania Op. 51 Carlos” from the total if they attend Ilgın Top, violin Julian Lupu, trumpet P. I. Tchaikovsky, Piano Trio in G. Puccini, “O Mimì tu più non these programs: five points F. J. Haydn, Concerto for Renato Lupu, trumpet A minor, Op. 50 torni” from “La Bohème” for the orientation program, Violoncello in C major Cem Güngör, trombone J. Adams, “I am the wife of three points for the D. Popper, “Hungarian Peter Körner, trombone Wednesday, March 16 Mao Tse-tung” from “Nixon in simulation training, and Rhapsody,” Op. 68 Noriyoshi Murakami, tuba “The Splendor of Opera China” eight points for both G. Enescu, Ballade Deniz Arda Başuğur, trumpet Singing” G. Donizetti, “Chi mi frena in programs. F. Waxman, “Carmen Fantasie” Mutlu İşdar, flute 8 p.m. | Bilkent Concert Hall tal momento” from “Lucia di The orientation program L. van Beethoven, Sonata for Sevgi Varol, bassoon Esra Abacıoğlu Akcan, soprano Lammermoor” will be held in Turkish.