Author: The Standard Editor

From primary school to secondary, and now to university, one thing has been consistent with Gerald Wambalya – leadership. That is why Wambalya’s assumption of duty as the 13th Guild President of the Uganda Christian University’s (UCU) Mbale Constituent College did not shock many who have been following his leadership journey.

By Ivan Tsebeni Not very many contenders would love to discuss the aftermath of their elections most especially if they didn’t make it! To others, even meeting their former competitors would be a big burden to bear. Even those who make it to positions of leadership tend not to look back at their former competitors, examples may be everywhere. To Rachel Mirembe Sserwadda and Philip Ayebare Bravo, this seems not to be their definition of politics. During the Upendo Mikono Fellowship organized by Herbert Bobics, the two former Guild Presidency aspirants at Uganda Christian University [UCU] met and shared tales…

By, Jude Kaddu and Nicole Nankya The School of Journalism, Media and Communication hosted Thomas Froese, a Senior Journalist and founder Coordinator of The Standard, UCU’s newspaper and Prof. Ripley Smith, a lecturer at Bethel University Minnesota who gave a talk on “The Impact of Covid-19 on Journalism Practice” at the E-learning center at UCU Main campus. The face to face session was attended by members of Faculty from the School of Journalism ,Media and Communication led by the Dean of the School , Prof. Monica Chibita and the School’s Head of Department Undergraduate studies, Mr. John Semakula and Lydia…

“It is well, I will be fine with my daughter.” Those were my father’s last words to me before he was taken to the hospital on Friday 26th September,2021, at 10:00 pm.

By Vanessa Kyalimpa Telling a story of an illustrious man like Janan Luwum is not something that is simple to do. However the Uganda Christian University (UCU) broadcast class of 2015 managed to re-enact the events that took place through a documentary drama which gives you an insight of what happened at that time in only 19 minutes. The documentary follows the life and predicament of Ugandan arhcbishop Janan Luwum who was murdered during Idi Amin’s regime. Luwum as archbishop had to speak out against the regime’s atrocities, a factor which infuriated the regime leading up to his murder. Not…

I seek to bring to your notice that low self-esteem has become  very in our society

By Julius Oboth A passionate desire to be grown and used by God as a servant leader to grow other Christ-centered leaders is the single most important quality in an effective mentor. Whereas it was my desire to be a leader because I never believed in myself and for me to show that I matter, I always stood for positions all the way from primary to my university. The truth is some of the things we do fail in we hardly share; like someone said “we always give the edited version of our testimonies in church” if we are to…

The Adam Project is a 2022 American film directed by Shawn Levy, the movie is a Sci-Fi,adventurous and  comedy. It was released on March 11 2020 on Netflix.

By Israel KisakyeUganda Christian University (UCU) has officially welcomed 1,500 first-year students for the Easter Semester. The students attended the induction ceremony on February 3rd 2022. The event, held at the Mukono campus Nkoyoyo Hall, was graced by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi; and attended by Deputy Vice chancellor for Finance and Adminstration, David Mugawe; Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Rev. Assoc. Prof. John Mulindwa Kitayimbwa; Deans; and heads of departments. During the ceremony, students in their different faculties swore to abide by the university’s rules and regulations.

While  the rest of her classmates sought for internship placements outside, Olivia Kamusiime a   third year student pursuing Bachelor of mass Communication, couldn’t ignore an opportunity to join Uganda Christian University (UCU) newspaper The Standard when the opportunity availed itself.