Leah Hennig

Leah is the 2024-25 Opinion Editor at The Gateway. She is in her second 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.

OpinionLeah Hennig

Leah Hennig2 weeks ago

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 Hennig3 weeks ago

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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NewsLeah Hennig

Leah Hennig3 weeks ago

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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OpinionGabriella Menezes

Leah HennigMarch 1, 2025

Presidential candidates fail to match Martel at ISU forum

At the Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) forum on February 28, some presidential candidates struggled to bring ideas on how to…
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OpinionGabriella Menezes

Leah HennigMarch 1, 2025

More of the same: Thiessen putting students over budget lines

As seems to be the theme with the vice-president (operations and finance) (VPOF) race, not much changed at the Indigenous…
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