What sections and topics does The GUIDON cover?

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The GUIDON is the official student publication of the Ateneo de Manila University, and its content is organized into nine main sections: News, Opinion, Sports, Beyond Loyola, Features, Inquiry, Vantage Magazine, SciTech, and Interactives. If you are looking for a specific type of story—a match report, a student essay, or a science feature—the section name is the fastest way to narrow your search.

Main sections at a glance

Section What it typically covers
News Campus and community reporting
Opinion Commentary and columns
Sports Ateneo team coverage, especially UAAP
Beyond Loyola Broader student and social issues
Features Longer-form human-interest and thematic stories
Inquiry Investigative and in-depth pieces
Vantage Magazine Magazine-style features and special issues
SciTech Science and technology topics
Interactives Data-driven or visual storytelling

The site also lists Archives, which holds past content, and a "Most recent issues" area for browsing magazine issues.

Sports coverage

Sports is one of the most active sections. It focuses on Ateneo teams competing in the UAAP, including:

  • Blue Eagles — men's basketball, chess, and men's football
  • Lady Eagles / women's teams — women's basketball and women's football

Recent examples from the site show the range of coverage: a men's basketball win over National University (NU) that secured the top seed in the UAAP, a women's football loss to Far Eastern University (FEU), a chess round-one split, a women's basketball loss to NU, and a men's football season preview. Match reports and season previews both appear under Sports.

Beyond Loyola and Features

Beyond Loyola and Features go past game results and campus announcements. These sections are where you find stories on broader student life and social issues, written in a longer, more narrative style than straight news.

Magazine, archives, and past content

Vantage Magazine carries magazine-style writing and special issues, while Archives lets you browse earlier material. If you are researching a past season or an older topic, starting in Archives or the most recent issues list is more efficient than scrolling the homepage.

How to decide where to look

  • Match results and team news → Sports
  • Campus announcements and events → News
  • Columns and arguments → Opinion
  • Student and social issues → Beyond Loyola or Features
  • Investigative work → Inquiry
  • Science and tech → SciTech
  • Visual or data stories → Interactives

The GUIDON also invites reader engagement through a newsletter subscription and a readership survey, so feedback and updates are part of how the publication operates alongside its editorial sections.