COLLEGE OF HUMANTIES AND SOCIAL

SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF LITERATURE, LANGUAGES AND

COMMUNICATION

DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM AND

COMMUNICATION

NAME: AMONGIN CAROLINE

REGISTRATION NUMBER: 10/U/14961/PS

STUDENT NUMBER: 210019857

TOPIC: THE GOOD AND BAD THINGS ABOUT

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MAKERERE UNIVERSITY’S

BACKGROUND

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Makerere University is the largest and most

prestigious institution of higher learning in Uganda

It was established in 1922

Offers degree, postgraduate and doctoral programs

Once called the “ Harvard of Africa.”

THE GOOD AND BAD THINGS ABOUT

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

GOOD THINGS

Places of worship

Banks

Sports grounds

Library

Freedom square

BAD THINGS

Garbage.

Dilapidated buildings at the university.

Insecurity

Imbalanced number of halls of residence

Dirty toilets

Unpleasant colleges e.g. MDD and psychology

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GOOD THINGS IN MAKERERE

UNIVERSITY

PLACES OF WORSHIP

Makerere University has

several places of worship

St. Francis,

St. Augustine,

The Mosque,

Makerere Christian

Centre

The seventh Day

Adventists church

And other fellowships

These places of worship clearly

portray the freedom of worship

that is in Makerere University

Many of Makerere University

students go for prayers to the

different places of worship

around campus

They go there for different

reasons with out being

restricted

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ST. FRANCIS CHAPEL

It is for Anglicans

Masses on Sunday as follows

English Service: 7.00 am, 9.00 am and 11.00 am

Lugbara Service: 1.00 pm

Youth Service: 4.00 pm

It is located behind the main administration building

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ST. FRANCIS CHAPEL

ST. AUGUSTINE CHAPEL

It is for roman Catholics

Holy mass runs on Sundays as follows

First mass: 7.30 am

Second mass: 9.00 am

Third mass: 11.00am

Fourth mass: 6.00pm

It is located behind the main administration building

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ST. AUGUSTINE

CHAPEL

THE UNIVERSITY

MOSQUE

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It is for Muslims

Congregational prayers: five times daily

Juma prayers: 1:00PM (Fridays)

It is located near the main gate

THE

UNIVERSITY

MOSQUE

OTHER WORSHIP PLACES

There are also places of worship like Makerere Christian

centre for Born Again Christian located at the College of

Veterinary Medicine. The Seventh Day Adventists also

have a place of worship in Makerere University.

In addition, fellowships are also allowed by the

university; students therefore fellowship at any time they

feel like praying without restrictions.

The university allows all religious denominations to

fellowship without discrimination. Students get

counseling through the services conducted by this places

of worship. This helps to moderate the conduct of

students at the university to be morally upright people.

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THE UNIVERSITY

LIBRARY Makerere University

library is one of the best libraries in the country and in East Africa

The library is well equipped with a variety of books

The library has computers connected to the internet that enables students to do research

The library has enough

space where the

students read from

The library provide

wireless cable pots

where students can

access wireless internet

The library has past

records for example

newspapers and others

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THE UNIVERSITY

LIBRARY

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THE SWIMMING POOL

The university swimming pool is a place for relaxation by the students.

This is mostly when the students are stressed

It’s a good recreational place and its affordable for the students

This keeps the students around the university instead of going out to other places and end up missing lectures.

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THE BANKS AT MAKERERE

UNIVERSITY

Makerere University has

a number of banks that

are inside the university

These banks are within

the proximity of the

students

It makes it easier for the

students to bank tuition

All the different banks

are available for the

students to choose

THE DIFFERENT

BANKS

DFCU Bank

Centenary Bank

Stanbic Bank

Crane Bank

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PICTURES OF BANKS

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STANBIC BANKCENTENARY BANK

CRANE BANK

DFCU BANK

THE FREEDOM SQUARE

The freedom square is a good place and an open ground for student relaxation

The students can freely express themselves while at the freedom square especially when their rights are infringed on

Its also used during student leaders campaigns.

Student associations also convene at the freedom square for meetings.

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THE FREEDOM

SQUARE

SPORTS AT MAKERERE

UNIVERSITY Makerere University embraces sports as something that is very

important in developing the talents of students

Some students have talents in sports like athletics, rugby,

football, tennis and basketball among others.

Students participate in activities like cross country, inter-hall

competitions and inter-university competitions.

This has given a chance to those students who can not perform

in class to exploit their talents.

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PICTURES OF SPORTS

GROUNDS AT MAKERERE

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BASKETBALL PITCHFOOTBALL PITCH

TENNIS PITCH RUGBY PITCH

BAD THINGS IN MAKERERE

UNIVERSITY Garbage.

Bad policies e.g. the 60% fees policy

Incomplete and abandoned buildings at the university.

Insecurity

Imbalanced number of halls of residence

Dirty toilets

Unpleasant colleges e.g. MDD

Makerere university commonly referred to as the Ivory Tower by the students is not an exception from other universities that face a number of problems.

In spite of all the good things that the university is known and stands for, it also experiences various problems

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GARBAGE Despite the fact that

the university has a number of rubbish pits, it still remains a problem

The rubbish fills up so fast and it remains harboring flies and other insects

Some rubbish pits are located in places that are not desirable for example near the senate building and the guild canteen

This is because many people who go to senate see the garbage and get a wrong picture about the university.

The smell from the garbage is also so strong for the people eating from the guild canteen

Sometimes the garbage is not properly collected to the pit in an organized way.

The university should get enough dustbins such that the rubbish is collected at intervals and dumped into one garbage place

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GARBAGE POINTS

GARBAGE OPPOSITE

CENTINARY BANK

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GARBAGE NEAR SENATE BUILDING AND

GUILD CANTEEN

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TOILETS AT THE

UNIVERSITY The university has

many buildings that have rest rooms for both ladies and gentlemen.

The buildings include the different faculties and the university

The university also has its main offices at the Main building and Senate building.

All the buildings at the university have rest room; however, a number of these rest rooms are not in a good condition.

Some of the buildings like halls of residence have toilets and urinals that need to be renovated.

The senate building has only one place for students and the place stinks a lot.

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The toilets for

example in Nsibirwa

hall are flooded and

the sinks are not

functional.

The water keeps

flowing continuously

since the water pipes

are also broken.

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DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS

E.G. DEPARTMENT OF MDD The university has

some buildings that are not representative of the 2nd best university in Africa.

Some of these buildings are completely abandoned and others are in use but still in a poor condition.

One of these is the department of MDD. The buildings are too small and too old, they have taken long without being renovated.

Some of these buildings are also occupied by the support staff of the university

However, one could even think that the buildings are going to collapse.

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PICTURES OF DILAPIDATED

MDD

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PICTURES OF ABANDONED

BUILDINGS(some are occupied by

support staff)

Abandoned

completely

Dilapidated but in

use(support staff)

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INSECURITY AT

MAKERERE Makerere University has 3 entry points into the

university. The main gate, the southern gate and the

eastern gate.

The university also has small openings(panya routes)

that allow people to enter and exit the university

The security is not so tight at the university; the east

and southern gates don’t have security personnel.

The eastern gate has some security personnel who are

seasonal.

They check people when there are terror alerts in the

country or target is the university

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INSECURITY CONTINUED People are not checked every time they enter the

university premises

Some students and staff have also fallen victims of robbery within the campus

There have been a number of attempted bomb attacks at the university

This poses risk to the lives of students, lecturers and other staff at the university

This should be looked upon by the people responsible with keen interest

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UNBALANCED NUMBER OF

HALLS OF RESIDENCE

Makerere university has a number of halls where students reside though its not compulsory for students to sleep there

Every student is allocated a hall to belong to while joining university in first year

There are boys’ halls and girls’ halls. boys’ halls include; Livingstone, Mitchel, Nsibirwa, Nkrumah and Lumumba

The girls’ halls include; Africa, Mary Stuart and Complex

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HALLS CONT’D There is a noticeable imbalance in the number of

halls that the university has.

This could seem like there is gender imbalance at the university

The girls’ halls are so congested; for example, 4 to 5 people in one room

Boys on the other hand are free in their halls to sleep like 2 to 3 people in one room

This poses a health risk and strains the available facilities like toilets, bathrooms which could cause diseases to the students

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PICTURES OF BOYS’ HALLS

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LUMUMBA HALL MITCHEL HALL

LIVINGSTONE HALL

PICTURES OF GIRLS’

HALLS

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MARY STUART HALL AFRICA HALL

CONCLUSION

In conclusion therefore, though Makerere

University has the bad things that affect it’s

performance sometimes, it still remains and

stands out as the best university in Uganda

and the second best in the whole of Africa.

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