Appears in: Society

If only cheating guys were made to pay for their sins, perhaps, this world would be a better place for the ladies. This is how Sarah, in a letter broke up with her cheating guy, Jim. Ladies, borrow a leaf.

Post date: 10 years 8 months ago
Appears in: Commentary

I love you when you do my coursework,
When you represent me in the library,
Turning wads of books, toiling for my mark,
As I tell the coin-stinking mzee a good story,
To gull him into issuing me a land title,
As I confuse his aging mind, just alittle,
Killing his ears with sweet-nothings,
Blinding his eyes with fleshy-somethings,
Rolling my eyes, turning my skimpiness around,
Kissing grandpa’s agemate, just for a pound,

Post date: 10 years 8 months ago
Appears in: Campus

There are two major characteristics of the average campuser; brokenness and love for partying. These two are a terrible pair because it is almost impossible for one to sustain a party-animal life style while broke. Most of the clubs around Kampala were wise enough to figure this out, hence coming up with the great “campus night.” They set aside a particular night of the week when campusers have free entrance to the club, the only requirement being a campus ID.

Post date: 10 years 8 months ago
Appears in: National

Dr. Simba Kayunga, the Head of Department, Political Science, Makerere University, has blamed politics for the rampant strikes in higher institutions of learning.
“Guild campaigns in the major public universities in Uganda are funded by political parties resulting into election malpractices and violent strike,” he said.

Post date: 10 years 9 months ago
Appears in: Sports

The captain Makerere University swimming team, Martin Mugwanya, has called upon the University administration to construct a larger swimming pool that can match the growing number of students flocking the facility.

Post date: 10 years 9 months ago
Appears in: Campus

Joining a University is a step of academic achievement after a long struggle of high school rules and regulations. University is a market place of wisdom, knowledge and qualifications attained majorly through personal responsibility and self regulation.
This level, being somewhat a free world, one ought explore positive and constructive adventures while pursuing their degrees. Below are some of things one should venture in before he is too old to try them out.

Post date: 10 years 9 months ago
Appears in: Commentary

Makerere Ali Mazruiana Project, MMP building
Behind the MMP
This building traces its origin way back in the 1970s and was meant to cater for students’ lecture rooms, lecturers’ offices and other facilities to enable students excel in their education. The building stands astride School Of Social Sciences building now and behind the Guild Canteen.

Post date: 10 years 9 months ago
Appears in: Commentary

Attitude looks at a Goliath as too big to miss, it knows no boundaries and limits. But, when isolated from reality it is futility. Author John C. Maxwell in his book The Difference Maker, says, “You cannot disconnect attitude from reality and expect success.”
It is a bonus, gives an edge but can never be a substitute for the following.

Post date: 10 years 9 months ago
Appears in: Campus

…and when marks go missing yet you sat for the paper,” posted Zahra Abdul, a second year student of Journalism and Communication, on her facebook wall on 16th October, 2013. “I’m going through the same and it seems like a dead end,” commented King Pattoh Banks. “I passed through that, it’s going to be a long journey, put effort,” added Sheme Joyce. More comments came through alluding to the prevalence of this problem.

Post date: 10 years 9 months ago
Appears in: Commentary

It is unthinkable for a man that everyone thought would become the family’s first priest ever to turn into an atheist. But that is understandable. It is unacceptable for a former pastor to begin telling the people he once tipped on abstinence, fasting from the forbidden fruit. The do as I say not as I do adage faced impeachment so long ago that even a court injunction can not give it a new lease of life.

Post date: 10 years 9 months ago

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