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.

OpinionLily Polenchuk

Leah HennigFebruary 19, 2025

SU Report Cards 2024–25: 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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OpinionTeresa McKernan

Leah HennigJulia WadleyFebruary 11, 2025

Point/Counterpoint: Canvas versus eClass

Like it or not, the University of Alberta is making us all switch from eClass to Canvas. While eClass isn’t…
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NewsLeah Hennig

Leah HennigJanuary 27, 2025

U of A launches new Water Research Centre

On January 22, the University of Alberta launched its new Water Research Centre (WRC), with EPCOR as a founding partner.…
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OpinionDanika Kunimoto

Leah HennigJanuary 14, 2025

U of A caves to misinformation, renames EDI office

The University of Alberta is adding another first to its list. That is, being the first major Canadian university to…
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OpinionKesia Dias

Leah HennigJanuary 8, 2025

Editorial: U of A needs to focus on solving problems, not SHAPE

New year, new you, new proposed tuition increases. I’m not the betting type, but I would bet a lot on…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Leah HennigDecember 18, 2024

Editorial: People Strategy needs to be more than pretty words

Sure, sometimes I groan about assignments or drag my feet on my way to class. Who doesn’t? The alternative is…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Leah HennigNovember 25, 2024

Free tuition plebiscite isn’t the right way to advocate for students

I can’t lie, free tuition sounds pretty damn nice. In the 2025 Students’ Union election, students will get to vote…
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OpinionSupplied

Leah HennigNovember 13, 2024

Weaponizing distrust in media isn’t helping to hold media accountable

Across the world, trust in journalism is wavering. “Mainstream media” has become a dirty word. That alone is worrisome, but…
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OpinionAlberta Newsroom

Leah HennigNovember 13, 2024

Nenshi and Smith playing cheap political games helps no one

In the one of the latest sagas of Naheed Nenshi versus Premier Danielle Smith, both are being frustratingly difficult. Before…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Leah HennigNovember 8, 2024

UCP sets its sights on DEI, PSIs likely to be collateral damage

The United Conservative Party’s (UCP) 2024 annual general meeting (AGM) had me scratching my head at many things. But one…
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