Breckyn Lagoutte

Breckyn Lagoutte is the 2024-2025 Deputy Opinion Editor. She is in her second year, studying Political Science and English. She enjoys reading, softball, travelling, and hanging out with her friends.

OpinionOlivia DeBourcier

Julia WadleyBreckyn LagoutteDaria MalinNavi Sahota2 weeks ago

Group Commentary: Campus creatures

Campus is beginning to warm up and with that comes more creatures roaming around. Sure, the geese might attack you…
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OpinionAlberta Newsroom

Breckyn Lagoutte2 weeks ago

Danielle Smith’s silence is not leadership

If political scandals were a cooking show, Premier Danielle Smith just tried to serve Albertans a half-baked investigation with a…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Breckyn Lagoutte4 weeks ago

Bite the Ballot: Vice-president (external)

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when three students go toe-to-toe over government lobbying, student transit, and the fate of…
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OpinionGabriella Menezes

Breckyn Lagoutte4 weeks ago

Abbasi defends, Munoz falters, and Goetz remains stalled in the VPX race

The University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) vice-president (external) (VPX) race at the Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) forum on February…
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OpinionGabriella Menezes

Breckyn Lagoutte4 weeks ago

Munoz gains momentum as Goetz stalls in UASU VPX race

If this election were a group project, Juan Munoz just became the student who actually read the rubric, Nate Goetz…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Breckyn LagoutteFebruary 27, 2025

VPX race proves one thing: Students deserve better

Another day, another University of Alberta Students’ Union (SU) election forum. Promises were made, platforms sounded vaguely inspiring, and students…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Breckyn LagoutteFebruary 26, 2025

Which VPX candidate can turn promises into action?

The University of Alberta Students’ Union (SU) 2025 election is underway, and the vice-president (external) (VPX) race is heating up…
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OpinionKishore Uthamaraj

Breckyn LagoutteFebruary 12, 2025

Who will steer the Liberals forward? A choice that will shape Canada

The Liberal Party leadership race is heating up, with candidates ranging from a globe-trotting economist to a divisive backbencher. It’s…
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OpinionAbby Schenk

Breckyn LagoutteFebruary 11, 2025

U of A hiring freeze: Fewer staff, more struggles for students

If you thought getting a response from your professor was hard before, just wait — the University of Alberta’s hiring…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Breckyn LagoutteFebruary 3, 2025

Balancing act 2025: Alberta’s big health and economic moves

If Alberta’s health care reforms are a medical drama, 2025 is going to be the nail-biting season finale — complete…
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