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Zuka festival ends well

By Imelda Mirembe, :: 10-10-2011

The second annual Zuka Students’ Film Festival  that took place on Saturday 24th September 2011 at Sharing Youth Centre, Nsambya attracted ended well and was able to attract a good number  of film lovers. It was held under the theme, “A take on reel dreams.” The event’s best film was “Just Role It” by Emma Kawoya of Kampala University.
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Guild boss attacked

By Sam Wakhakha, :: 29-09-2011

UCU guild  president Chrysostom Akwech is one of the latest victims to taxi robbers. He was on Monday 19 September robbed while travelling with a friend  in a taxi from Bunga, a Kampala suburb in Kampala. After taking his belongings, the thives pushed him out of the taxi and as a result sutained injuries on his arms and legs.
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Bishop Barham opens office in Rwanda

By Sam Wakhakha, :: 29-09-2011

Bishop Barham University College has opened a liaison office in Kigali, Rwanda. The office has been specifically opened to cater for the needs of students hailing from Rwanda. The office was officially opened by the Principal, Prof.  Manuel Muranga.
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UCU improves in LDC admissions

By Justin Emedot, :: 29-09-2011

One hundred and twenty-nine Uganda Christian University law students have passed the Law Development Centre (LDC) pre-entry exams, making it the second best out of 11 universities that took 2011/2012 Bar course.
At least 45.26% of the 285 UCU students who applied scored the pass mark of 50%, which is an improvement on last year’s 86 students.
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Sports betting craze

By Justin Emedot, :: 29-09-2011

Robert Okware (not real name), is a huge football lover of the English Premier League, and Arsenal to be precise. He loves following his team’s action every weekend on Super Sport.
But watching football of recent has made it even more enjoyable with the popularisation of sports betting companies in Uganda. On good days he says, he goes back to his hostel with extra money if the odds are on his side and his team wins the game.
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Fear the Lord, Senyonyi urges new students

By Sam Wakhakha, :: 29-09-2011

Acquiring a degree does not bestow wisdom on you. You can have education, but if it is not paired with  with the fear of God, then it is deficient.
Those were the words of the Vice Chancellor, Rev. Dr. John Senyonyi, to the new students during their induction service that was held in Nkoyoyo Hall on 22 September.
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Over 130 register for counseling training

By Justin Emedot, :: 29-09-2011

Over 130 UCU students and staff have registered for this semester’s paracounselling training to be conducted for six weekends by the counseling department. The trainin for staff members will be opened by Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Development and External Relations, Mr. Doug Fountain while Dr. Anne Tweheyo, Uganda Counsellors Association president, will open the students’ training.
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Participate in guild activities

By Michael Aboneka , :: 27-09-2011

    Many students always complain about the way the guild government operates. Most of those who keep complaining do not even know where the guild office is located despite the fact that they pay the guild fund.

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Bugembe's absence makes transformation concert to flop

By Zack Tiberindwa, :: 27-09-2011

When a musician of Wilson Bugembe’s caliber promises to grace a concert anywhere in this country, all you expect is a full house of expectant Christian and non Christian enthusiasts waiting in eager anticipation of his performance.
     Thus on Friday 16th September, it was no surprise that Nkoyoyo Hall was packed to capacity as students droved the hall to attend the highly publicised Transformation Conference.
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Freshers and residents to have one party

By SAM WAKHAKHA, :: 27-09-2011

The Freshers Ball will together with the Residents Party will be held on the 7 October in the  new football field. The minister for Welfare, Leonard Obichale told The standard that they had decided to have the function take place on campus for security reasons.
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Students debate Mabira giveaway

By Sam Wakhakha, :: 27-09-2011

At the beginning of the debate, there was no quorum in the house yet the issue to be debated seemed to be on the lips of every Ugandan. The organisers decided to just pick on guys at random to come and debate. 
   The majority of those picked wanted to oppose the giveaway of the coveted forest. For purposes of letting the debate have life, people who clearly did not support the giveaway at heart decided to support the idea.  This made the debate very interesting .As time  went on , people trickled in slowly although in end,the debate still remained poorly attended.
   In the end,the opposers took the day. The debate was organised by the UCU Media link. The debate though suffered from having a small audience ,it showed that today’s Ugandan university student rather attends a music concert than a philosophical debate.
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