Yildiz Subuk
Trump’s re-election is a step backwards for Canadian society
November 26, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor and Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of racism, Islamophobia, and genocide. After being re-elected to serve a second term as US president, Donald Trump and his cabinet have already begun to target Canadian borders. While during his first term he imposed tariffs on Canadian steel exports, and he now threatens to do so again on a wider scale — that is just one piece of the narrative. Trump’s re-election doesn’t only pose an economic threat to Canada, but also a social one. There has already been a rise in xenophobia — prejudice towards people…
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Police officers help the pigs who outran them
November 17, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: mention of police shooting. Recently, a pair of escaped pigs ran loose across a field outside of an elementary school in West Kelowna. Multiple police officers attempted to apprehend the two pigs, but…
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The Book Nook: Investigating narratives about oppression in The Message
November 6, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of slavery and genocide. “Even plunderers are human beings whose violent ambitions must contend with the guilt that gnaws at them when they meet the eyes of their victims.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates,…
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A Red Leafs mid-semester recap
November 6, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Editor’s note: this article has been printed with stats from as early as November 1, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Volleyball The women’s volleyball team has seen a lot of success this season. With a current…
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Your Red Leafs Halloween costumes
October 28, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Halloween is the perfect opportunity for groups to coordinate costumes. If you’re part of a team, discussing what to wear for this holiday can be a great bonding experience, but picking from the endless possibilities…
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The workplace is missing something — MORE EFFECTIVE MICROMANAGEMENT
October 24, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Are you missing a deep connection with your employees? Do you feel like sometimes that manager-employee bond is lacking? Do your employees poop on company time a little too long, which takes away from their…
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Protestors across Canada demand Indigo to stop funding the Israeli military
October 23, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer and Hannah Fraser, News Editor On September 25, thousands of protestors gathered at 50 Indigo bookstores across Canada, calling for the company’s divestment from the Israeli military. A week before the protests, Indigo pursued a…
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Affordable housing — where it all went wrong
October 22, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Housing as a necessity In 1976, Canada agreed to recognize housing as a human right, adhering to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) drafted by the United Nations. A right to housing does not…
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Centrism isn’t as neutral as you may think
October 22, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mentions of genocide, residential school graves, and police brutality. Two years ago, I had a conversation with an Uber driver on the way home from Kendrick Lamar’s concert. “While I like Kendrick,…
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Hostility towards immigrants won’t solve the housing crisis
October 17, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: non-graphic mentions of hate crimes against racialized communities. This year, the Canadian government announced its first-ever limit for temporary residents, which includes temporary foreign workers, international students, and asylum claimants. Amid this decision,…
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