he Sun Rises - Bilkent News

October 8, 2013
Volume 20
Number 4
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Weekly Newspaper of Bilkent University
Bilkent Loses Gülçe
Mahpeyker Yalçın,
IE Fourth-Year
Student
G
ülçe Mahpeyker Yalçın,
a fourth-year student in
the Department of
Industrial Engineering,
Faculty of
Engineering,
passed away on
Thursday,
October 3, due
to a terminal
illness.
We are deeply
saddened by the
loss of our student, and wish to
extend our condolences to her
family, friends and the Bilkent
community.
THE Ranks Bilkent
Among the World's
Top 100 Universities
for Engineering and
Technology
B
New Bilkent NANOTAM Project Aims to Enhance
Food Safety in Refrigerators
ilkent University has been
named among the world’s
top 100 universities for
engineering and technology
in the Times Higher Education
(THE) World University Rankings
for 2013-14. Bilkent is ranked 98th
and is the only Turkish university on
the list.
The Massachusetts Institute of
Technology ranked first, Stanford
University second and the University
of California, Berkeley, third in the
THE university rankings for
engineering and technology.
Bilkent’s ranking among the top
100 universities for engineering and
technology is in addition to its again
being ranked among the top 400 in
the overall THE World University
Rankings for 2013-14. The list places
Bilkent in the group of universities
ranked 226-250.
The four other Turkish universities
to be included in the top 400 list are
Boğaziçi University, which is in the
group of universities ranked 1-200
(199th), İstanbul Technical
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R
esearchers at the Bilkent
University Nanotechnology
Research Center
(NANOTAM) are working to
develop sensors that will give
refrigerators an “electronic nose” to
detect food spoilage. The project is
funded through the SANTEZ program
of the Ministry of Industry and
Technology.
Consumers often complain about the
bad smell in their refrigerators. What
they usually do not know is that the
smell is due to microbial food spoilage.
It originates from chemical gases
generated by the biological activities of
the bacteria in food products. If a way
can be found to detect these gases
earlier than a human nose can, the
food can be consumed or discarded
well before it becomes a danger to
health or contaminates other food
stored in the refrigerator.
An electronic nose for refrigerators
would recognize the volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) that come out of
bacterial activities at an early stage,
well before food spoils. NANOTAM
researchers are working to develop a
low-cost, energy-efficient smart system
with a highly sensitive sensor to detect
VOCs. The system is intended for use
in commercial refrigerators.
Project researchers M. Deniz
Çalışkan and M. Cihan Çakır explain
that the sensors are based on
micro/nanotechnologies. The active
materials that recognize the VOCs are
nano-structured metal oxides. The
platforms that serve as micro-hotplates
for the active material must be heated
up to 300-400oC in tens of
milliseconds to recognize VOCs. These
micro-hotplates are produced using
MEMS-based micro/nanofabrication
processing technologies, including
nanofilm deposition, dry and wet
etching, thermal oxidation and
nanolithography.
The SANTEZ program under which
the project is funded promotes
industry-university collaboration in
research ventures oriented toward
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TDP Project Assists Happy Bayram Holiday
Yozgat School
“Some children can’t
dream of doing more than
finishing primary school...”
T
he Sun Rises From the
Village (Güneş Köyden
Doğuyor) project, working
this year in the village of
Eymir in Yozgat’s Sorgun district, has
started off the semester with 70
volunteers. The Sun Rises From the
Village is a project of TDP (Toplumsal
Duyarlılık Projeleri/Social
Responsibility Projects), Bilkent
University’s umbrella organization for
student volunteer activity.
The goal of The Sun Rises From the
Village project is to improve Eymir
socially and economically. In particular,
Bilkent students wish to encourage
children to study for university, and to
enlarge and develop their vision.
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Photograph by M. Furkan Akýncý (LAW/IV)
Dear Bilkent News Readers,
Everyone at Bilkent News would like to take this opportunity to wish
you a happy, safe and enjoyable Bayram break!
We would also like to inform you that, because of the holiday, the next
issue of Bilkent News will come out on October 22.
Best Wishes,
The Bilkent News Editorial Staff
Bilkent News
DAS Trip to 13th Istanbul Biennial
T
BY SENA KAYASÜ (ARCH/II)
Bilkent News
he Design and Architecture
Society (DAS) organized a
trip to İstanbul during the
last weekend of September
to see the 13th İstanbul Biennial,
coordinated by the İstanbul Culture
and Arts Foundation (İKSV).
This year, the theme of the
exhibition is “Mom, Am I a
Barbarian?”, focusing on the concept
of “foreign” or “forbidden” and how
people who belong to these categories
can become oppressed and ostracized.
The Biennial features many
international and Turkish artists; it is
taking place in several different
locations. The DAS trip enabled
participants to visit three out of the
five galleries -- the main exhibition at
the İstanbul Modern, Rum Okulu and
the SALT Gallery -- to view the works
of dozens of artists.
The exhibition linked to the
Biennial is being held not in the main
gallery of the İstanbul Modern, but in
the warehouse next door. Even though
the main gallery was also converted
from a warehouse, the interior for the
Biennial is drastically different. Upon
entering, the first thing to be seen is a
large “brick” wall that just barely
blocks your view of the installments
beyond. So, a specified path has to be
followed to view the various videos
and installments.
D
NEWS
Two striking pieces are a video of a
hip hop group from Sulukule rapping
about the injustice of their homes
being torn down, and an installment
that has 10 flowers linked by cables to a
mobile made of paper. The chemical
energy that the plants produce is
converted into mechanical energy that
makes the pieces of paper move
harmoniously.
In the other two galleries, this year’s
theme is even more strongly presented,
through similar media but with greater
emphasis on specific groups such as
the citizens of Greek origin who had to
leave their homes in Turkey during the
negotiations between Turkey and
Greece in the 1920s.
DAS was formed four years ago in
response to the need for a student-led
organization in the Faculty of Fine Arts
and Design. Each year during the
spring semester, the group holds a
week of seminars and workshops
centering around design, called
TasarımBilkent (DesignBilkent). The
purpose of this event, as well as other
events held by DAS, is to increase the
exposure of all students to art and
design.
The society may sound like it is
exclusive to Fine Arts students,
but in fact it welcomes all Bilkent
students and has many members
from a variety of departments
throughout the school who are
interested in art, design and/or
architecture.
First Meeting for "Triestine Joyce": a
New Play
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on Randall, Associate Professor in the
Department of English Language and
Literature, has written a new play, which
he will stage in March 2014. Like last
year's "The Salvation of Stephen Dedalus," the play
has to do with James Joyce, his life and work, but
this time the focus is on Joyce's time in exile, in
Trieste, with his wife Nora, his brother Stanislaus,
his sister Eva and his two children, Giorgio and
Lucia.
The production will have its first general meeting on Tuesday, October 8,
in FEASS C-Block Auditorium, from 5:40 to 7 p.m. A few roles are still
available. Production assistants in various capacities are also needed. Anyone
who is interested in participating can attend the meeting, or contact Prof.
Randall.
E-mail: randall@bilkent.edu.tr
Office: G-213B Tel.: ext. 2195
Turkish Language Assembly Held in
Albania
T
he 8th International
Turkish Language
Assembly was held jointly
by Bilkent University and
the University of Tirana in Albania
last week. Representatives from a
number of countries met September
25-28 to discuss developments and
new findings concerning the Turkish
language.
Scholars from Turkey and
elsewhere took part in sessions
addressing a wide variety of topics,
including the sources and history of
the Turkish language, Turkish
grammar and etymology, the
importance of communication
tools in language education, the
teaching of Turkish, and issues
regarding the usage of Turkish in the
mass media.
The assembly opened with
speeches by Asst. Prof. Rasim
Özyürek, director of Bilkent
University's Training Programs for
Regional Countries, Dr. Alban Foçi of
the University of Tirana, Dr. Dihori
Kulu, rector of Tirana University, and
Hasan Sevilir, the Turkish
ambassador in Tirana.
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With the support of Eymir Mayor
Çetin Mertoğlu, the Bilkent
volunteers have begun their work by
focusing on the development of
Eymir Primary School’s social
infrastructure. They will restore and
convert an unused building into a
library; the facility will also have areas
for social and sports activities.
Project coordinator Neslihan
Çiftçioğlu explained what motivates
the volunteers to undertake this
work. “We have observed that in this
country there are two types of
children of same age; one child
receives a top-quality education,
while the other can’t even find a book
to read. Both are our country’s
future. Some children can’t dream of
doing more than finishing primary
school. My fellow volunteers and I are
very fortunate to have had the best
education, but there are many who
aren’t so lucky. I’m proud of this
project, where we help to give children
the opportunity to change their lives.”
Those who are interested in
becoming volunteers for The Sun
Rises from the Village project and
having this unique experience are
welcome to contact the project
coordinators:
Zeynep Geylan - geylan93@gmail.com
Neslihan Çiftçioğlu nesclihanc@ug.bilkent.edu.tr
In line with its motto, "What about
being part of the solution, not the
problem?", TDP is continuing to
undertake community service
projects, as it has for over a decade.
Everyone, regardless of what faculty
they are studying in or what
university they attend, can join TDP.
If you want to be part of the solution,
you can contact the TDP
coordinators to learn more:
tdp@bilkent.edu.tr.
TDP Project Assists Yozgat School
Bilkent News
NEWS
A 20th Season of Music at Bilkent Begins
T
BY SENA KAYASÜ (ARCH/II)
Bilkent News
he Bilkent Symphony
Orchestra opened its 20th
season on Friday, October 4.
The BSO was founded in
1993 and celebrated its second decade,
along with Verdi’s 200th birthday, with a
gala concert two weeks ago. Last
weekend’s opening concerts, on Friday
and Saturday, consisted of pieces by
Smetana, Mahler and Dvorak, and were
conducted by BSO Artistic Director Işın
Metin.
The concert started with what is
perhaps the most famous work by
Czech composer Bedrich Smetana, the
symphonic poem “The Moldau.” A
musical description of the movement of
the Moldau (Vltava in Czech) River, it is
one of a collection of six symphonic
poems based on the Czech landscape
and culture.
The remainder of the first half of the
concert featured two pieces each by
Gustav Mahler and Antonin Dvorak:
“Rheinlegendchen” (Rhein Legend)
and “Rückert Lieder No. 3” by Mahler;
and by Dvorak, “Songs My Mother
E
Flu Vaccine
ach year as fall begins, the
number of flu cases
increases. Because of this, a
flu vaccine campaign is now
underway in our health centers. Staff
and students wanting to get
vaccinated can do so at the centers.
Staff members who have Acýbadem
Insurance will pay only 30 percent of
the cost of the vaccine.
The flu vaccine is especially
recommended for:
Adults aged 65 and above
(especially residents of rest homes),
All children aged 6-59 months
(especially those aged 6-24 months),
Adults and children who have
chronic diseases such as heart, lung
(including asthma), liver or kidney
disease, or diabetes mellitus or other
endocrine system diseases,
Adults and children whose immune
systems are compromised: those
having cancer or immune deficiency
diseases such as AIDS or who have
had bone marrow or organ transplants,
Children and adolescents (6
months - 18 years) who are on longterm aspirin therapy, which puts them
at risk for Reye's syndrome following
the flu,
Healthy people who might spread
the flu to groups at risk: health care
staff, family caregivers, and child care
and rest home staff,
Women in the second and third
trimesters of pregnancy.
The flu vaccine is not
recommended for:
Those allergic to eggs and other
contents of the vaccine,
Those having an illness with a fever
(until the symptoms disappear),
Women in the first trimester of
pregnancy,
Children aged less than 6 months,
Those with a history of GuillainBarre Syndrome.
Photograph by M. Furkan Akýncý (LAW/IV)
Taught Me” and the famous “Moon
Song” from his opera “Rusalka.” Soloist
in all four pieces (as well as the last
movement of the symphony) was worldrenowned Swedish soprano Klara Ek.
Mahler, one of the musicians who
facilitated the transition from 19thcentury romanticism to 20th-century
modernism, is best known for his
symphonies, and the second half of the
concert consisted of his Symphony No.
4. Unlike Mahler’s other symphonies,
this composition is quite pure and
delicate, and can even be called a
“return to Haydn.”
The BSO’s other concerts in October
include works by Ludwig van
Beethoven, Dimitri Shostakovich, Igor
Stravinsky and Camille Saint-Saens.
Guest musicians will include pianists
İdil Biret and Alexei Volodin, conductor
Gürer Aykal, and cellist Çağ Erçağ.
EX LIBRIS: News from the Library
Photograph by M. Furkan Akýncý (LAW/IV)
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THE Ranks Bilkent
Among the World's
Top 100 Universities
for Engineering and
Technology
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University and Middle East Technical
University, which are in the group of
universities ranked 201-225, and
Koç University, which is in the
group of universities ranked
276-300.
For more information and the
rankings:
http://www.timeshighereducatio
n.co.uk/world-universityrankings/2013-14/world-ranking
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October 8-11
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T
he Library Lunchtime
Lectures for this academic
year begin this Thursday
with a talk by Assoc. Prof.
Simon Wigley (PHIL) entitled
“Homicidal Sleepwalkers: Can We
Blame Them?” In his lecture, Dr.
Wigley will suggest that zombie horror
movies are closer to reality than we
might think. Sleepwalking, or
somnambulism, is a disorder in which
the “walker” is not fully conscious but
performs actions normally associated
with wakefulness. Some sleepwalkers
even behave violently toward others
while they are asleep. Upon waking
they are horrified to discover that they
have injured or even killed someone
they dearly love. Their actions often
appear no different from the
preplanned violence that is carried out
Appetizers
Soupe à l’Oignon
Traditional French onion soup
by criminals while they are awake.
According to sleep experts,
somnambulists are caught in the
twilight zone between wakefulness and
sleep. They are asleep, but their
muscles are not paralyzed. Violence
during sleepwalking raises a number
of fascinating questions for moral and
legal philosophers. Is immorality
possible in dreams? Should the violent
sleepwalker feel shame? Should we
punish the violent sleepwalker? If we
are not consciously aware of our
actions, can we be held responsible for
them? Dr. Wigley will discuss these
questions and more. The talk will be
in English and will take place on
October 10, at 12:40 p.m., in the
Main Campus Library Art Gallery.
Lunchtime refreshments will be
provided.
New Bilkent NANOTAM Project Aims to
Enhance Food Safety in Refrigerators
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product development. The director of NANOTAM, Prof. Ekmel Özbay, who is
also the principal investigator of this new project, states that the use of this kind
of nanosensor in refrigerators will be a significant contribution to public health.
Moreover, the applications of the research are not limited to refrigerators, since
these sensors can also be used in cars and air-conditioning systems.
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Bilkent News
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BY SENA KAYASÜ (ARCH/II)
sena.kayasu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr
Mom, Mom, Mom, Am I...
Am I a Barbarian?”
This sentence, if you can mentally
create the echo-like effect from the
commercial, should be familiar to at
least some of you. It’s the tagline for
the 13th İstanbul Biennial; you can
hear it on the radio or television. For
someone who doesn’t even watch
television, I’ve heard it too many
times. So when I had the chance to go
to İstanbul and see this international
collection of contemporary art
weekend before last, I took it. The
Design and Architecture Society
organized a compact day trip to cover
the main points of the enormous
exhibition. The dominant theme of
this year’s Biennial was oppression
and ostracizing. At first glance, this
may seem irrelevant to the title and
tagline presented this year. However,
it makes sense once you know the
story behind it.
The word “barbarian” comes from
the Greek “barbaros,” which means
“strange, foreign or ignorant.” Unlike
that of most words, the origin of this
one can be theorized: the apparently
unintelligible “bar-bar” sound that a
I
BY CEREN TURAN (CS/IV)
c_turan@ug.bilkent.edu.tr
n Search of a Voice
It has long been a topic of
discussion as to whether the arts
have much to do with the
evolution of a nation. Some nations
that have a positive answer to this
question -- I'm sure there are already
names popping up in your mind -have taken it as almost a duty to
improve themselves on a creative level.
The countries of France and England
are the two that come to my mind
immediately. Think of their art
collections and how proud they are of
them. I remember as a teenager
wondering why Elton John and Ian
McKellen had the title "Sir," because
they didn’t look like a royalty to me.
Later on, when I learned that they got
their titles because of their
contributions in the field of arts and
culture, I was quite impressed.
Now, risking giving the impression
that I'm comparing Europe and Turkey
from a biased perspective, I want to
move on to Turkey. What I will write
about from this point onward is based
on personal experience only. My
history with the arts dates back to
OPINIONS
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foreign language may be heard as by
someone who does not speak it. In
ancient Greece, this word came to
mean “foreigner.” As in many other
societies, this automatically gave the
impression that the newcomer was
inferior to the average Greek. So the
foreigner came to be automatically
ostracized, having been labeled as
“barbarian” or “other.”
Works of art often talk about the
oppressed or the jilted; art is a form of
expression that prides itself in being
able to transmit a message to the
world to right the wrongs done by
society. This is especially true for the
arts that have a visual aspect but are
able to transcend purely aesthetic
expectations. What is tricky in doing
this, though, is to not be a pessimist,
as most of us so often tend to be in so
many aspects of our lives. To quote
one of my favorite movies, “The
artist’s job is not to succumb to
despair but to find an antidote for the
emptiness of existence” (“Midnight in
Paris,” by Woody Allen). Without being
given hope, the viewer of an
installation may feel that our society is
going down a plughole and no one can
do anything about it. Or worse,
someone can, and won’t.
In my opinion, this is the true
definition of art. To give people a
purpose, to inspire and motivate them
to do more, and better, is what the
artist does. What we may not realize is
that anyone can do this. You or I may
not be prodigies in painting or
sculpting, but we can speak, or write,
or design structures, or invent a new
technology, and this might, just might,
change something for someone. Then,
we become artists, even if no one
knows our names. Then, we have
impacted the world, and we rise above
ourselves.
Isn’t that the point of being alive,
anyway? Of being young, or youngspirited? All our lives, we try to get
beyond ourselves, our knowledge, our
experiences. We try to get beyond the
scientific truth that humans, as
another species in the kingdom
Animalia, are only here for the
biological purpose of maintaining the
life cycle. To quote Nietzsche, “We
have art in order not to die of the
truth.” The irony here is, of course,
that we always say we are searching for
a Truth, Our Truth. We make it
personal, to define truth in our own
terms. When you think of it, we try to
make everything personal. Last time I
talked about everyone being the center
of their own universe. I talked about
the reasons for this, but a
consequence is that we try to
understand everything in our own
terms. This is because the most
reliable source of information, what
with truth or reality apparently being
varying concepts that dance into and
out of our lives and our minds, is
ourselves. Funny, because our own
perceptions may not be viable at all;
they may apply only to us. This brings
up the question of how we decide
what truth is.
There was one piece in the Biennial
that may be able to shed some light on
the subject. This was a video that
outlined “13 Essential Rules For
Understanding the World.” Being a
work of art, it of course had to cast a
deep, dark shadow first. One rule was
“Never assume that you understand
something, or pretend to. We all know
you don’t understand anything, just
like the rest of us.” Of course, this
cannot be taken very literally,
especially since another rule was,
“Never try to prove an idea. No one
will ever care.” However, maybe there
is some sense in the assumption that
truth is relative. Maybe Bilkent’s
scientists reading this right now are
thinking, “What on Earth does she
think gravity is....” I think we’re
capable of defining and redefining
everything, whether it’s a city, or an
idea, or the mood on a school trip.
That’s the beauty of being the center
of your own universe: not being able
to reach a rigid, definitive truth means
that you are not bound by it. You may
not be able to change others, but you
can change your own attitude, which
may lead to places you never thought
it would.
It may seem like I used a lot of
writers’ quotes this week. Well, that’s
true; but doesn’t that just go to show
how much we are affected by what we
see and hear? To complete a trio,
here’s one from Oscar Wilde: “Life
imitates art far more than art imitates
life.” In this way, art is the answer to
our continual search. Now I would like
to go see the Anish Kapoor exhibition
at the Sabancı Museum in İstanbul by
January, and then my year will be
complete.
when I was six years old, when I first
started to play the piano. That,
combined with the hours I spent
looking at my mother's oil paintings
and joining her in putting brush to
canvas from time to time, were my first
experiences in the field. However, on a
more professional basis -- in theater
and literature -- I can't say I have more
experience than that of a beginner. So
the moment I was absolutely sure that I
was passionate about the arts, I knew
that I needed to improve myself.
Because as is true for every field, there
can be no self-improvement without
learning from the past and observing
the present.
So I started seeing as many plays as
possible. I did all that was in my power
not to think about the fact that one of
the oldest theater stages in the country
would be demolished, and that the
state theaters would be reorganized
according to the liking of the
government. As long as I was in Turkey,
I met people who were really good in
their fields, and we all moved past the
painful question of what
their position would be if
they were to live in
another country. Would
they get paid for their
works? Would they at least
have a chance to reach an
audience, even if only for
one performance?
I overlooked it all and
didn’t think about it. I probably
wouldn't even be writing this article if I
hadn't gotten the chance to visit
Brussels and Amsterdam during the
summer. The reason I decided to write
is to share one particular event that is
still very vivid in my mind. When I visit
foreign cities, I always try to see the
best-known museums first, before
going to any of the rather dull tourist
attractions. I knew from the beginning
where I wanted to go in Amsterdam:
the Rijks Museum and, more
importantly, the Van Gogh Museum -a childhood dream.
I wasn't so sure about Brussels,
however. I went to the Fine Arts
Museum but couldn't figure out where
else to go. Then, upon climbing a very
steep hill, I saw a building that had a
sign saying "Musical Instruments
Museum." I went in only because I
didn't have much else to do, and I was
curious. As the name implies, the
museum had a collection of musical
instruments dating back to centuries
ago, from all over the world. They also
had a solution to the problem that
often comes up: that is, that it doesn't
really mean anything to see an
instrument if there is no
one there to play it. The
audio guides one could
get to obtain more
thorough knowledge
about the exhibitions
were programmed to
start playing a song
written for whatever
instrument the visitor is
standing in front of. I must say that as
far as museum concepts go, I found
this one the most creative, even though
the idea was very simple.
I must emphasize that this was a
small museum in Belgium. When I
arrived in the Netherlands, I got a map
that contained the descriptions of 25
museums one must see in Amsterdam,
and was later informed by locals that
there are a lot more than only 25
museums in Amsterdam. Then I tried
to think of a single museum one must
see in Ankara. Yes, definitely the
Sabancı and Pera Museums in
İstanbul, but that was it. And this is
certainly not because we in Turkey are
not creative or productive enough, nor
is it because we are not interested in
the arts.
If we could be presented with such a
museum -- one that would allow us to
understand the true beauty of what is
displayed there -- and get support
when we come up with new works, we
would have so much potential. We can
even say that we have even more
potential, considering the fact that the
emphasis placed on art education here
is very small compared to that in the
aforementioned countries and yet we
are still interested in it, to the extent of
creating original works ourselves.
Thinking about arts education always
reminds me of a news article I read
about a group of high school students
selling their own paintings to have
enough money to go to an exhibition in
İstanbul. Even this says that there is
hope, because it is nothing more than
hope that makes one write, draw, sing
or act: the hope that through the act,
one will be understood.
Bilkent News
J
Ege Özgün (PHYS/PhD)
ozgun@fen.bilkent.edu.tr
ourney to the Center
of the Grunge
Grunge was maybe one of the
most inspirational music genres
of the last two decades. Emerging
from Seattle and affecting and
influencing millions, grunge music
dominated the 90s, showing up in
movies, in fashion and many other
places. To see how all this happened,
let’s take a ride to the center of the
grunge.
Our journey starts in the mid-80s.
As opposed to the general
misconception, the founders of
grunge were neither Nirvana nor
Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam or
Soundgarden. Actually, it’s really hard
to point to a single band and say they
were the first grunge band, since
there were many of them.
Melvins, Malfunkshun, Skin Yard,
Green River and Screaming Trees can
be said to be the founders of grunge.
Although none of them were pure
grunge bands, they were the bands
that either ignited the grunge scene
MUSIC
or influenced such legends as
Nirvana, Alice in Chains and many
others.
Melvins, for instance, was a
sludge/doom metal band, but they
were one of the biggest influences on
many grunge bands. Green River, after
releasing their debut “Rehab Doll,”
disbanded. Mark Arm continued his
career with one of my favorite grunge
bands, Mudhoney, while two of the
remaining members (Jeff Ament and
Stone Gossard) were joined by Eddie
Vedder, Mike McCready and Dave
Krusen to form Pearl Jam.
Skin Yard and Malfunkshun are
even lesser-known bands from among
the five. Malfunkshun frontman
Andrew Wood also sang for Mother
Love Bone's debut, but unfortunately
died from an overdose just before the
album was released. Chris Cornell,
together with Pearl Jam members,
formed Temple of the Dog in memory
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of Andrew Wood; Alice in Chains's
famous song “Would?” was also
written in memory of Wood. I guess
the most famous band among them
was Screaming Trees, with Mark
Lanegan as the frontman. It would be
fair to say that Mark Lanegan was one
of the most inspiring figures not only
in the grunge era, but also in the
music movement in the 90s.
Now we can move on to the
classical era, corresponding to the
early 90s, when Mudhoney, Nirvana,
Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl
Jam, Stone Temple Pilots and all the
other more famous grunge bands
entered the scene. In the first years of
the 90s, grunge was already very
famous, and the big four of grunge,
Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam
and Soundgarden, were at their peak.
The grunge scene also made it into
the movies in those years, finding a
place in soundtracks and even more,
as for example in the movie “Singles,”
which is at first glance a standard
romantic comedy but takes place in
Seattle and features the grunge
atmosphere. Alice in Chains and some
other grunge bands even took part in
the movie performing live, and of
course the whole soundtrack is full of
music by grunge bands.
Before leaving the classical era, I
want to talk about Mark Arm. He was
one of the two frontmen, together
with Mark Lanegan, who influenced
Kurt Cobain. Musically, Lanegan
seems to have inspired Cobain more,
but Mark Arm had a greater impact on
his stage image and style.
Finally we are in the last era, aka
the post-grunge era. With the death of
Kurt Cobain and the drug addiction
problems of many of the frontmen,
along with the rise of alternative rock,
as of the second half of the 90s grunge
was no more. But some producers,
having witnessed the previous success
of grunge, started to create Nirvana
clones in the hope of accessing similar
profits. Please don't be misled by my
calling them Nirvana clones. There
are actually really good post-grunge
bands, and even some of the “clones,”
such as Silverchair and The Vines, are
also very good. Bands like Foo
Fighters and Audioslave emerged from
the other common trend of the period:
the merging or continuation in some
way of the previous grunge bands
under different names by the
remaining band members.
In concluding, I should cite the
great British comedy series “Mighty
Boosh” for inspiring me to come up
with the title for this column, which
refers to the episode called “Journey
to the Centre of the Punk.” Although
grunge is not alive anymore (Alice in
Chains has released two beautiful
albums, one in 2009 and the other
this year, but these albums are closer
to stoner and sludge than grunge),
being a bit old-fashioned I still can’t
stop listening to it, and in my
humble opinion it is the best genre
that has come along in the last two
decades, post-rock/metal being the
runner-up.
Faces on Campus
By Hazal Koptagel (CS/IV) & Ömer Karaduman (ECON/IV)
Name: Barış Yılmaz (MATH/IV)
What's your favorite triple?
a) Movie: “The Matrix”
b) Book: “The Dark Tower” by Stephen King
c) Song: “Sweet Dreams” by Eurythmics
Can you describe yourself in three words?
“Intelligent, a brat, a scamp”
If you could be anyone from the past, who
would that be? “Benjamin Franklin”
Who is your favorite cartoon character?
“Batman”
If you were a superhero, what super power(s)
would you have?
“Mind reading”
The place on campus where I feel happiest
is... “the benches in front of A Building”
I have never... “drunk Kopi Luwak coffee”
What would be your last message on earth?
“Take care”
Name: Özlem Öztürk (IE/I)
What's your favorite triple?
a) Movie: “Promise Me This”
b) Book: “Sevda Sözleri” by Cemal Süreya
c) Song: “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s
Can you describe yourself in three words?
“Sociable, warm, cheerful”
If you could be anyone from the past, who
would that be? “Jim Morrison”
Who is your favorite cartoon character?
“Patrick in ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’”
If you were a superhero, what super power(s)
would you have? “Mind reading”
The place on campus where I feel happiest
is... “the Operational Research Club office”
I have never... “vomited when I’ve gotten drunk”
What would be your last message on earth?
“Life’s a game made for everyone, and love is a
prize”
Name: Efekan Güven (MAN/IV)
What's your favorite triple?
a) Movie: "Annie Hall"
b) Book: "Memleketimden İnsan Manzaraları"
by Nazım Hikmet
c) Song: "It’s Raining" by A Shelter In The Desert
Can you describe yourself in three words?
“Ambitious, bearded, witless”
If you could be anyone from the past, who
would that be? "Cyrano de Bergerac"
Who is your favorite cartoon character?
"Laz Ziya"
If you were a superhero, what super
power(s) would you have? "Blind keyboarding"
The place on campus where I feel happiest
is... "the Main Campus American football field"
I have never... "taken a headshot with a rifle"
What would be your last message on earth?
"This world is just another bus stop in our lives"
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
SPORTS
his semester, the Sports
Center is offering a new
course in Brazilian jiujitsu (BJJ). The course
will begin after the Bayram break.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a martial art,
combat sport, and self-defense
system that focuses on grappling and
especially ground fighting. BJJ
promotes the concept that a smaller,
weaker person can successfully
defend him/herself against a bigger,
stronger assailant by using leverage
and proper technique, taking the
fight to the ground -- most notably by
applying joint-locks and chokeholds
to defeat the other person.
Since its inception in 1914, its
parent art of judo was separated from
older
systems of Japanese ju-jitsu by an
important difference that was passed
on to Brazilian jiu-jitsu: it is not
solely a martial art, but also a sport, a
method
for promoting physical fitness and
building character in young people,
and,
ultimately, a way of life.
he Physical Education and
Sports Center offers a
wide variety of sports
courses. Registration for
fall 2013 courses is continuing at the
Dormitories Sports Hall, Main Sports
Hall and East Sports Hall. Most
courses began on Sept. 30, but it's
still not too late to take part. The
Physical Education and Sports Center
invites everyone to become involved.
Fall 2013 Sports Courses:
Aerobics/Step, Aikido, Badminton,
Ballroom and Latin Dancing,
Fencing, Fit Boxing, Horseback
Riding, Ice-Skating, Karate, Kendo,
Pilates, Squash, Table Tennis,
Taekwondo, T’ai Chi, Tennis, Wing
Chun, Yoga and more!
For more information, call the
Sports Center at ext. 1325, 1993 or
(East Campus) 5350.
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Days: Monday and Wednesday
Time: 8-9:30 p.m.
Fee: 80 TL/person
Place: Dormitories Sports Hall
Starting Date: October 21
For Information: Ozan Evruk
E-mail: ozan_evruk@hotmail.com
Sports Center: spor@bilkent.edu.tr
Registration for Fall 2013 Sports Courses
Continues
Ready for the ''Sports as a Way of Life''
2013 Republic Run?
Zumba Party to Welcome Fall
T
he “Sports as a Way of
Life Program” is
welcoming fall with
an amazing event: a
Zumba party!
You can experience sports, dance,
music and fun, all in one exercise
program called Zumba. Everyone is
invited to participate in this great
fitness event. (Students taking GE
250/251 will receive 100 points for
participating in the two-hour activity.)
Date: Tuesday, October 22
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Place: Dormitories Sports Hall
Fee: Free
For Information: Sports Center
290-1993
spor@bilkent.edu.tr
Ahsen Küçükdurmaz
290-3190
ahsen@bilkent.edu.tr
ryouts for university
sports teams will be held
as indicated below. They
are open to all students
who are interested in joining a team.
Registration will take place at the
Sports Center (Dormitories Sports
Hall).
ORIENTEERING
(Men and Women)
For information, contact the coach:
Nermin Fenmen
Tel: (533) 346-8642
e-mail: fenmen@bilkent.edu.tr
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Tryouts for University Sports Teams
BASKETBALL
Women
Dates: October 22-24
Time: 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Place: Dormitories Sports Hall
Registration: East Sports Hall
Coach: Kaðan Eynak
A
ll students, faculty,
administrative staff, and
family members are
invited to participate in the
2013 Republic Run on Saturday,
November 9. You can register and get
a race number at any of the Sports
Halls.
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FENCING (Men and Women)
For information, contact the coach:
Halim Þener
Tel: (532) 436-2299
e-mail: senerhalim@hotmail.com
Age groups: 11-15; 16-24; 25-34; 3544; 45-54; 55-59; 60 and over
Route: From East Campus to the Sports
Center (Dormitories Sports Hall)
Call ext. 1993, 1325, 3186 or 5350 for
more information on this fun and
fantastic event for the whole family!
spor@bilkent.edu.tr
FRISBEE (Men and Women)
For information, contact the
Sports Center at 290-1325 or 1993
ICE HOCKEY (Men and Women)
Date and time to be announced later.
If interested, please stop by the
Sports Center and put your name on
the list.
For information, contact Kağan Eynak
at 290-5350
e-mail: eynak@bilkent.edu.tr
Sports Ad...Sports Ad...Sports Ad...
SQUASH (Men and Women)
For information, contact Hayri Özkan
Tel: ext. 1993
e-mail: spor@bilkent.edu.tr
TABLE TENNIS
(Men and Women)
Men
Date: October 10
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Place: Dormitories Sports Hall
Registration: Sports Center
Women
Date: October 8
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Place: Dormitories Sports Hall
Registration: Sports Center
Coach: Ýlhan Göreli
TENNIS (Men and Women)
Date: October 10
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Indoor Tennis Courts
Registration: Sports Center
Coach: Merih Altýnkaya
For more information:
Tel: 290-1325 or
spor@bilkent.edu.tr
Sports Ad is an ad column for all Bilkenters who play sports. If you play
tennis, squash, badminton, table tennis or any kind of sport needing two or more players and can’t find a partner
whose schedule fits yours, then Sports Ad will help you find a sports partner.
All you need to do is send an e-mail containing your schedule and contact information to bilnews@bilkent.edu.tr.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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Bilkent IEEE Weekly Puzzle
#3 – Number Table
Each letter in the following table corresponds
to a different number within the range 1-9.
• Consecutive numbers are not to be placed in adjacent cells.
• The multiplication of AB and HJ is equal to CFJ.
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Find the nine-digit number ABCDEFGHJ.
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Bilkent CALENDAR
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CONFERENCES
Wednesday, October 9
“Friction Mechanisms at
Small and Large Scales: New
Insights from Computer
Simulations,” by Martin
Müser (Universitat des
Saatlandess), at EE-01,
4 p.m. Organized by
PHYS.
Thursday, October 10
“Language, Divinity,
Difference in Marilynne
Robinson's Gilead,” by Asst.
Prof. Andrew J. Ploeg, at
G-160, 4:45 p.m. Organized
by CCI.
FILMS
Tuesday, October 8
“Play Time” (Jacques Tati,
1967), at FADA, FFB-22,
5:30 p.m. Organized by
ARCH and COMD.
Friday, October 25
“Girls Rising,” at FADA,
FFB-05, 6:30 p.m.
Organized by ACM Bilkent
Kulübü.
SEMINARS
Tuesday, October 8
“Comparative Evaluation of
Spectrum Allocation Policies
for Dynamic Flexgrid Optical
Networks,” by Ramazan
Yümer, at EE-314, 10:30
a.m. Organized by EEE.
Wednesday, October 9
“Deleuze and Cinematic
Time,” by Corry Shores, at
FADA, FFZ-21, 3:40 p.m.
Organized by COMD.
Wednesday, October 9
“Scholarly Influence,” by
Alan D. Miller (University of
Haifa), at FEASS, A-228,
3:40 p.m. Organized by
ECON.
Friday, October 11
UNAM Seminar, by Dr.
Urartu Şeker (MIT Synthetic
Biology Center), at FS, SA240, 3:40 p.m. Organized by
UNAM.
LECTURES
Thursday, October 10
Library Lunchtime Lecture:
“Homicidal Sleepwalkers: Can
We Blame Them?”, by Asst.
Prof. Simon Wigley (Bilkent
University), at the Library Art
Gallery, 12:40 p.m. Organized
by the Library.
ABBREVIATIONS
BCC: Bilkent Computer Center
BUSEL: Bilkent University School of English Language
FADA: Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
FEASS: Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
FHL: Faculty of Humanities and Letters
FS: Faculty of Science
FMPA: Faculty of Music and Performing Arts
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CONCERTS
Wednesday, October 10
Classical Guitar Class, at
Ahmed Adnan Saygun Music
Research and Education
Center, 5 p.m. Organized by
FMPA.
Tuesday, October 8
Recital, by Başar Can Kıvrak
(piano), at the Bilkent
Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
L. van Beethoven | Piano
Sonata No. 26, Op. 81a “Les
Adieux”
F. Liszt | Ricordanza
F. Schubert | 3 Piano Pieces,
D. 946
D. Scarlatti | 2 Sonatas
R. Schumann | Piano Sonata
No. 3, Op. 14
S. Rachmaninov | Preludes,
Op. 32
Friday, October 11
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Işın Metin
Piano: İdil Biret
Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
L. v. Beethoven | Leonore
Overture No. 1, Op. 138
L. v. Beethoven | Piano
Concerto No. 4 in G major,
Op. 58
D. Shostakovich | Symphony
No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Friday, October 25
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Gürer Aykal
Piano: Alexei Volodin
Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
I. Stravinsky | Circus Polka
I. Stravinsky | Concerto for
Piano and Wind Instruments
L. v. Beethoven | Symphony
No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Donate for the Good of Children
he UNICEF
Volunteers Committee
of Bilkent University,
celebrating its 10th
anniversary, will soon be holding a
fundraising fair, with all proceeds
going to the UNICEF Turkish
National Committee in support of
children’s rights, health and
education.
Those who would like to
contribute are invited to bring goodquality secondhand items (including
books, clothing, kitchen utensils and
other household goods) or homemade
treats (such as jams, muffins and pies).
The fair will be held on the Main
Campus, in Dormitory 69, from
December 4 to December 6.
If you would like to help by donating
food, clothing or household items,
please contact the organizers by
November 29 at the latest.
Nilgün Baray ext. 1688
nbaray@gmail.com
Jale Erten ext. 5057 or 1691
jerten@bilkent.edu.tr
Yıldız Kuruoğlu ext. 1348
kyildiz@bilkent.edu.tr
All donations will benefit children -their rights, their health and their
education -- and will be greatly
appreciated. It’s good to get good
bargains for the good of children.