Leah Hennig

Leah is the 2025-26 Editor-in-Chief at The Gateway. She was the 2024-25 Opinion Editor. She is in her third year studying English and media studies. In her spare time, she can be found reading, painting, and missing her dog while drinking too much coffee.

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Leah HennigApril 4, 2025

The Landing hosts celebration for Transgender Day of Visibility

On April 1, The Landing hosted a celebration for Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) in the Students’ Union Building (SUB).…
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FeaturesLeah Hennig

Leah HennigApril 4, 2025

Harm reduction on campus: Students pushing for more

In 2023, Health Canada released data on post-secondary student substance use collected in the 2021–22 Canadian Post-Secondary Education Alcohol and…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Leah HennigApril 1, 2025

Editorial: Student consultation needs to be more than performative

The more time I spend at the University of Alberta, the more I start to think consultation is just a…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Leah HennigMarch 28, 2025

Oil and gas above all else, but at what cost?

Whether it’s been conversations around tariffs or demands for our new Prime Minister Mark Carney, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is…
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Leah HennigMarch 26, 2025

ISU offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons

The University of Alberta’s Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) is offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons from March 7 to June…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Leah HennigMarch 4, 2025

Bite the Ballot: President

The 2025 presidential race has been unusually packed, with four candidates vying for the University of Alberta Students’ Union’s (SU)…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Leah HennigMarch 4, 2025

Bite the Ballot: Vice-president (operations and finance)

The vice-president (operations and finance) (VPOF) race for the 2025 University of Alberta Students’ Union (SU) election has been consistently…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Leah HennigMarch 4, 2025

Bite the Ballot: Plebiscites

In the 2025 University of Alberta Students’ Union (SU) elections, students will get the chance to vote on two plebiscites:…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Leah HennigMarch 4, 2025

Bite the Ballot: Referendums

In the 2025 University of Alberta Students’ Union (SU) elections, students will get the chance to vote on seven referendums:…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Leah HennigMarch 2, 2025

Editorial: Budget 2025 “meeting the challenge,” just not for PSIs

Another year, another disappointing provincial budget. On February 27, the Government of Alberta released its 2025 budget. And for students…
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