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.
