Breckyn Lagoutte

Breckyn Lagoutte is the 2025/26 Opinion Editor and previously served as the 2024/25 Deputy Opinion Editor. She is going into her third year, studying Political Science and English. She enjoys reading, golfing, travelling, and hanging out with her friends.

OpinionLeah Hennig

Breckyn Lagoutte1 day ago

Time to rethink how Alberta funds post-secondary education

Alberta says it wants to make universities more “competitive,” but judging by this new funding report, it sounds like the…
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OpinionChristina Varvis

Breckyn Lagoutte2 weeks ago

How HonestReporting targets young journalists

You don’t expect your first hate campaign to come before your first paycheck. But for student journalists, that’s the reality.…
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OpinionLochlann Kerr

Breckyn Lagoutte4 weeks ago

Editorial: Why standing with AASUA means standing up for education

It’s hard to teach the next generation of thinkers when you’re too busy fighting to keep the lights on in…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Breckyn LagoutteSeptember 3, 2025

Editorial: AI is reshaping university life — for better and for worse

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all over TikTok right now, pumping out videos of cutting glass versions of fruit with little…
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OpinionJoshua Storie

Breckyn LagoutteAugust 14, 2025

Editorial: Students’ Council retreats from transparency in the name of safety

During the council meeting on July 15, the University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) Student’s Council voted to stop publicly…
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OpinionSupplied

Breckyn LagoutteJuly 18, 2025

Report Card: Bill Flanagan 2025

Each year, The Gateway publishes an evaluation of the Students’ Union Executive and the Board of Governors representative. This year,…
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OpinionHelen Zhang

Breckyn LagoutteMay 14, 2025

Alberta’s measles outbreak is the cost of 20 years of anti-vaccine misinformation

You know things are bad when diseases from medieval paintings start to make a comeback. Next thing you know, Alberta…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Breckyn LagoutteMay 9, 2025

Alberta votes, Ontario decides: Why disenfranchisement runs deep

Alberta’s relationship with federal elections is like shouting into a hurricane: loud, passionate, and entirely ignored by the people holding…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Breckyn LagoutteMay 2, 2025

Danielle Smith blurs the border between Canadian and U.S. conservatism

When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith flew to Florida to hang out with Ben Shapiro, she didn’t just pack her suitcase.…
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OpinionSupplied

Breckyn LagoutteApril 25, 2025

Trading the Mountie for a maybe: Alberta’s risky police makeover

If Alberta’s government had a badge for every time it picked a fight with Ottawa, it could start its own…
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