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The school paper
made itself online through the efforts of the former editor in
chief Jasper Barcelon, managing editor Robald Castillon, the
first web editor Engel Ang Tong, and art director Armani Garcia,
on September 25, 2006, consisting of 5 news, 2 features, 5
sports articles, The FEU TAMBayan Forum
(formerly The FEU Advocate General
Discussion Forum),
a tagboard (chatbox), University Profile, 5 random comic strips,
and some UAAP statistics.
On SEPTEMBER 21,
2006, The Advocate website contained advertisement banners as
Island Photo Center Inc. as the first advertiser.
The Download Center
was created last DECEMBER 20, 2006.
On FEBRUARY 2007,
the University Profile, UAAP game results, site polls and
gallery were added.
On MAY 16, 2007, the
first video was uploaded and displayed on the site, creating The
Advocate TV (Tamaraw Video) having the Far Eastern University
hymn (in video) as the first video (courtesy of the FEU Media
Center).
On MAY 20, 2007, The
FEU Advocate General Discussion Forum was renamed as The FEU TAMBayan (through online voting) by its members.
As part of The
Advocate tradition, an online version of
The FEU Advocate - UAAP Season 70 Online Special (Primer)
was conceptualized, and began its construction (online) last JUNE 17, 2007 and was fully
operational last JUNE 29, 2007 to
provide an accessible online glimpse of the FEU Tamaraws in the
70th season of the UAAP. This tradition began in print only last
2001 under the supervision of the former Editor in Chief Ian
Evasco. The current online version of the UAAP primer was made
possible by the former Sports Editor Hazel Sanculi (IN-2007),
former Associate Web Editor Aldrin Vasquez (IN-2007), with the
contributions of former Advocate Editor in Chief Ian Evasco and
Arvin Dauz and
FEU TAMBayan members.
Uploaded
Invite a Tam online
feature, wherein visitors can tell their friends, colleagues,
and fellow FEU students to visit The Advocate website/s through
email last AUGUST 13, 2007, as suggested by one of the members
of The FEU TAMBayan Forum.
Added a
Weather feature on the main
website, last AUGUST 16, 2007 - 10:50 PM.
Added an archive of
past board examinations taken by the graduates of Far Eastern
University Manila and other colleges including some board exam
results and passing rates (of FEU only) last AUGUST 22, 2007
Added
RANKING ARCHIVES in
The FEU Advocate - UAAP Season 70 Online Special (Primer)
containing recovered information from various sources
regarding the ranking of the athletic teams of the university in
the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)
since its foundation, together with three (3) other
universities, and modified website lay-out into 800 x 600 pixels
last OCTOBER 2, 2007
Added RSS feeds on
The Advocate (main website) and
TAMSports, formerly
The FEU Advocate - UAAP Season 70 Online Special
(Primer) last DECEMBER 16, 2007
The student
publication currently releases its issues monthly in print and
online, and member of the College Editors Guild of the
Philippines. The Advocate is now located at the ground floor of
the Education Building of Far Eastern University along Nicanor
Reyes St., Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. |