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UCU lost three promising young women to separate road accidents. The deceased include Laurine Murungi and Britney Sarah Treasure who perished in an accident along Bweyogerere. Eye witnesses say a taxi that was trying to overtake lost control and knocked a boda which the two girls were on. Both the girls and the boda rider perished. A third student, Maria Angella Namirembe, was involved in an accident near Angels Nest Primary School

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Former students of Uganda Christian University (UCU) mobilised and renovated the home of Mr. Ben Bella Illakut, in his ancestral village of Komolo, Aka Dot, Mukongoro Sub-county in Kumi District. Mr Illakut was a founding member of the Department of Mass Communication.

Behind the quiet walls of student hostels and university corridors, a silent reproductive health crisis is brewing. What is meant to be an emergency solution,  the morning-after pill, is increasingly being misused as a routine contraceptive among university students.

Students must also be aware of financial traps, which range from mobile loans to “buy now, pay later” schemes. A student who understands how money works can anticipate these pitfalls and take the safer and better route.

People can earn money by trading cryptocurrencies. This involves purchasing coins like Bitcoin or Ethereum on platforms such as Binance or Coinbase when prices are low, then selling them when the value increases. “I usually wait for the prices to drop, although it’s not always easy to catch the lowest point. That’s why I constantly keep an eye on the market,” an anonymous student explains.

Let’s begin with the culprits. While sugary foods are widely known to be harmful, many people don’t realise how some common foods quietly cause tooth decay.

The issue of drug and substance use is becoming increasingly prevalent in our society, especially in schools and universities. Many children are involved in drug use, yet parents often remain unaware of what is happening in their lives.