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 Lagoutte7 minutes ago

SU Report Cards 2025–26: Board of Governors representative

Each year, The Gateway publishes an evaluation of the Students’ Union executive and the Board of Governors representative. It’s impossible…
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OpinionRichard Bagan

Breckyn Lagoutte2 weeks ago

Editorial: What’s the state of U of A Residence? Terrible

The University of Alberta charges premium rent for residence. What students often get instead is a crash course in lowered…
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OpinionChristina Varvis

Breckyn LagoutteJanuary 7, 2026

Editorial: First Day Access still costs students more than it claims

First Day Access (FDA) has been presented to the council so often that it now feels less like a proposal…
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OpinionEmily Williams

Breckyn LagoutteDecember 2, 2025

Editorial: Canada’s visa diet will starve its universities

The federal government plans to reduce the number of new international study permits. This comes after last year’s cap, which…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Breckyn LagoutteNovember 4, 2025

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 LagoutteOctober 22, 2025

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 LagoutteOctober 7, 2025

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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