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Journalism Student Field Trip

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By Esther Akanyo (Final year Journalism student)
We roared off at 2 am from Unity Radio Station in heart of Lira City into the cold and silent
night. We were headed for Livingstone International University in Mbale City.
We were a group of journalist students of All Saints University Lango, 17 of us male and female,
on a daylong field trip to a campus none of us had been before. With us was our head of
department and dear lecturer Mr. Musafiri Suwed.
We were going with the objective of interacting with fellow media students, acquiring practical
journalism skills, and strengthening partnerships between our two institutions.
Our one-day field trip aimed specifically to allow us achieve the following:
 Interact with professionals and lecturers in the field of journalism.
 Gain hands-on practical skills in media production using latest tools.
 Learn how journalism training is conducted at another institution.
 Promote partnership between our two institutions.
In the course of the trip, we visited:
 LivingStone International University specifically.
 Crossed the border into Kenya at Malaba.
At LivingStone International University, we had a brisk two-hour session with their staff and
students, and unbelievably with the Vice Chancellor. Discussions focused on journalism and
professionalism in the age of the new technologies including the AI.
The highlight of the tour was the one-hour long session at the university’s television studio. We
had fun operating television cameras, hosting and participating in live television shows.
But our joy was mixed because the experience reminded us of our situation back home at All
Saints where we lack such facilities although we hope they will soon be acquired
After a hearty lunch provided by our wonderful hosts, we headed for Malaba and crossed into
Kenya. Here the sight of heightened commercial activities backed by a stronger currency than
our own cheered us. There after it was the return journey back home to All Saints University
Lango.

ALL SAINTS UNIVERSITY MOVES TO A NEW CAMPUS

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By John Otim (University Librarian & Journalism Lecturer)
The long-awaited move from Saint Augustine campus in the heart of Lira City to Canon
Lawrence campus seven kilometres away at Boroboro was for many at All Saints University
Lango a dream come true. In a related discourse Ambassador Olara Otunnu in a public lecture
spoke of Boboro, as “the magic place where teachers came from”.
Perhaps nothing illustrates better, the transition from Lira to Boroboro; than the contrast
between the narrow shabby Staffroom at Saint Augustine with its hole in the ceiling, as
contrasted to the roomy staffroom at Cannon Lawrence with its all-glass front wall.
In the morning hours as a new school day begins, groups of students can be seen gliding
through the picturesque gate. Here they enter a world of quietude and velvet lawns where they
can hear the birds sing. It is a far cry from the bustle and city noise of the old campus at Saint
Augustine.
Today, despite the comfort of the new campus, there are students and lecturers who are
nostalgic for the convenience and the attractions of city life that Saint Agustine offered in
abundance.
“Now we can’t witness history again, but must wait and get it through social media.” Said a
literature lecturer the other day.
She had in mind the many dramatic moments of city life easily observable from the old campus
at Saint Augustine. But overall, for All Saints university, no one can deny that the move to the
new campus at Boroboro marked a huge improvement in the quality of academic life.

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