What is The GUIDON?

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The GUIDON is the official student publication of the Ateneo de Manila University. It is a student-run outlet covering the university community, with sections spanning News, Opinion, Sports, Beyond Loyola, Features, Inquiry, Vantage Magazine, SciTech, and Interactives. If you are looking for campus journalism from an Ateneo student perspective—especially UAAP sports coverage of the Blue Eagles—this is the publication to read.

Who runs it and who it represents

The GUIDON identifies itself as the official student publication of the Ateneo de Manila University. That framing matters: it is a campus outlet produced by students, not a commercial news organization. Its editorial scope is the Ateneo community and the issues that affect it, rather than general national or international news as a primary beat.

What it publishes

The site organizes content into clearly labeled sections:

  • News — campus and community reporting
  • Opinion — commentary and columns
  • Sports — varsity coverage, most visibly UAAP
  • Beyond Loyola — stories reaching past the campus itself
  • Features — longer-form human-interest and thematic pieces
  • Inquiry — investigative or in-depth work
  • Vantage Magazine — the publication's magazine vertical
  • SciTech — science and technology coverage
  • Interactives — data- or multimedia-driven pieces

It also maintains an Archives section and a Take the Lede area, and invites readers to subscribe to a newsletter or take a readership survey.

What its sports coverage looks like

Sports is one of the most active sections visible on the site, and it centers on Ateneo's varsity teams in the UAAP. Recent examples include:

Story Focus
Blue Eagles pull away late against NU, claim top seed in the UAAP Men's basketball
Ateneo falls prey to FEU in first-round clash Women's football
Blue Eagles register split outcomes in Season 89 Chess round one Chess
Blue Eagles' redemption bid falls short against NU Women's basketball
Season preview: Blue Eagles gear up to outrun odds in Season 89 Men's football

Coverage uses the school's team names—Blue Eagles and Lady Eagles—and reports results, standings implications, and season previews. The site also surfaces "most read topics" and tags such as UAAP Season 85, UAAP Season 78, Blue Eagles, Lady Eagles, ConCon, and baseball.

When to use it

The GUIDON is useful if you want:

  • Ateneo-specific campus news and student perspectives
  • UAAP coverage framed around Blue Eagles teams
  • Student journalism across opinion, features, and investigative formats
  • Archived issues and tagged topic browsing

It is not a substitute for a commercial national news outlet if your interest is general Philippine or world news beyond the Ateneo community.