Sude Yenilmez
Staff Columnist
Author Archive
YENILMEZ: Those moments of contemplation

It was past midnight. We were sitting on a bench outside of Old Campus, looking at the stars.  “There aren’t even stars,” one of us […]

YENILMEZ: The unique destiny

“Why should I care about his god, the lives, the destinies we choose when one unique destiny had chosen me, and along with me millions […]

YENILMEZ: Why choose ignorance?

In a lot of conversations, discussing American politics replaces small talk. An awkward silence is almost always followed by a comment on Trump’s absurd tweets […]

Exchange E1: Relationships and Dating

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YENILMEZ: Craving deep connections

“I hate small talk.” I recently wrote that on my Instagram profile after having asked and answered “Which classes are you taking?” a thousand times. […]

Exchange E0: Trailer

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YENILMEZ: Buying our brains

My great-grandmother has a saying: “If people’s brains were to be sold in the market, everyone would still buy their own brain.”  Especially after the […]

The Angle S2E7: ONGURU: From your cousins

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The Angle S2E6: ZHANG: WeChat, we feud

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YENILMEZ: Humans: rational or selfish?

In theory, humans are rational decision-makers — or, at least, I wanted to think so after reading John Stuart Mill’s essay “On Liberty.” He argues […]

The Angle S2E3: BUKSUR: A Pink Bubble?

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