UC Juice
A student newspaper title used by Union County Vocational-Technical Schools in New Jersey from 2008 to 2010.
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Overview
UC Juice was a student newspaper title associated with Union County Vocational-Technical Schools (UCVTS) in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. It was not a commercial juice or beverage brand. The publication began as TechToday during the 2006–07 school year and served the school campus through news and arts coverage. The original publication was established during a period when UCVTS operated several specialized high-school programs, and its early content was divided into a general news section and an arts section known as TechToday Arts. During its first year, TechToday produced three relatively short issues, generally around four pages each. The publication experienced organizational difficulties at the end of that school year, after which two new editors, Phyllis Lee and Taylor Kelly, were appointed to lead the following year's work. Interest grew considerably during the 2007–08 club-fair period, when approximately 150 students signed up to participate. The paper published six issues that year and changed its production software from Microsoft Publisher to Apple Pages, while also adopting a new layout that was reportedly well received on campus. The title changed to UC Juice on September 16, 2008. The renaming reflected the expansion of the UCVTS campus and the addition of the Academy for Performing Arts: the editors considered TechToday too narrowly associated with technology. Several alternative names were proposed, including UCVTS Utopian, The Ubiquitarian, UC Inquirer, and UCVTS United. UC Juice won the student vote by a wide margin. According to the available account, the new name came from the nickname of a freshman member known as Juice. UC Juice was a campus publication rather than an independent publishing company. Its readership and distribution were therefore centered on the UCVTS community, and its work was connected to student club activity, school news, and campus arts. By 2009, approximately 119 students had expressed interest at the club fair, and the publication was planning another production-software transition, this time from Apple Pages to Adobe InDesign. The UC Juice name was short-lived. In 2010, the publication became The Campus Inquirer, and it later adopted the name The Campus Chronicle. The later title is described as a monthly campus newspaper, although its physical format more closely resembled a magazine produced on duplex A4 paper and stapled along the right side. Because UC Juice was subsequently replaced by other titles, its status is best understood as a discontinued historical name within the UCVTS student-publication lineage.
History
UC Juice developed out of TechToday, a student publication at Union County Vocational-Technical Schools. TechToday was founded during the 2006–07 school year and initially published three issues, generally about four pages each. Its editorial structure included general news and a separate arts section called TechToday Arts. The publication faced management problems at the end of its first academic year. The adviser appointed Phyllis Lee and Taylor Kelly as new editors for the next school year. Participation expanded during the 2007–08 club fair, when around 150 students signed up. The paper published six issues during that year, changed its layout software from Microsoft Publisher to Apple Pages, and introduced a redesigned format that was positively received according to the available account. As the UCVTS campus expanded to include the Academy for Performing Arts, the editorial group decided that TechToday no longer represented the full range of campus programs. On September 16, 2008, the publication adopted the name UC Juice. The new name was selected through a vote involving several alternatives, including UCVTS Utopian, The Ubiquitarian, UC Inquirer, and UCVTS United. UC Juice won by a large margin, and the name reportedly originated from the nickname of a freshman participant called Juice. The renamed publication continued as a student-run campus newspaper. At the 2008–09 club fair, approximately 119 students signed up, and the staff planned to move from Apple Pages to Adobe InDesign. No evidence in the supplied material indicates that UC Juice operated as a commercial brand, sold products, or maintained an independent corporate structure. In 2010, the title changed to The Campus Inquirer. It was subsequently changed again to The Campus Chronicle, the name associated with the later UCVTS campus newspaper. This sequence makes UC Juice a discontinued title in a continuing student-publication tradition rather than a standalone consumer brand.
- 2010
Title changes to The Campus Inquirer
[1]The UC Juice name is replaced by The Campus Inquirer, followed later by The Campus Chronicle.
- 2009
Planned move to Adobe InDesign
[1]After using Microsoft Publisher and then Apple Pages, the publication plans to adopt Adobe InDesign for layout production.
- 2008
TechToday is renamed UC Juice
[1]On September 16, the student newspaper adopts UC Juice after a campus vote prompted by the expansion of UCVTS programs.
- 2007
New editors take over
[1]Following management difficulties at the end of the first school year, Phyllis Lee and Taylor Kelly are appointed as editors for the following year.
- 2006
TechToday is established
[1]The publication that later became UC Juice begins as TechToday during the 2006–07 school year, issuing three short editions in its first year.
Products and positioning
Student journalism and campus publication
Student publication · 2008
UC Juice student newspaper
The principal offering under the UC Juice name was a student-produced newspaper for the UCVTS campus. It continued the earlier TechToday format of combining campus news with student arts coverage. The publication was created for the school community, with participation organized through student club activities rather than commercial retail distribution.
Brand decisions
2010
Retitle the publication as The Campus InquirerStrategyBackground
The available history records a further change to the student newspaper's title after its period as UC Juice.
Action taken
The publication changed its name to The Campus Inquirer and later adopted The Campus Chronicle.
Aftermath
UC Juice ceased to be the active publication title.
2008
Rename the publication from TechToday to UC JuiceStrategyBackground
The addition of the Academy for Performing Arts made the technology-focused TechToday title less representative of the broader UCVTS campus.
Action taken
Students considered multiple replacement names and voted to adopt UC Juice on September 16, 2008.
Aftermath
The title remained in use until 2010, when the publication became The Campus Inquirer and later The Campus Chronicle.
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