No periods in degree abbreviations (PhD, BA, BS, MA).
°ä²¹±č¾±³Ł²¹±ō¾±³ś±šĢżprofessorĀ before the personās name (Professor John Jones).
Capitalize full, formal department names (Department of Economics) and lowercase shortened or informal titles (economics department).
No space before or after an em or enĀ dash.
Use people'sĀ first and last names on initial reference (following AP Style), and use only a lastĀ name in subsequent references. In stories featuring two people with the same last name, use first and last names.Ā Features and campus community content can be more flexible depending on the tone.
Italicize most composition titles. See the "Composition Titles" page.
OKĀ to follow an organizationās full name with its abbreviation in parentheses or set off by dashes.
Always use the full state name unless writing out full address withĀ zip code, then use the appropriate two-letter postal abbreviation.Ā
African American, Asian Americanāno hyphen when used as a noun. Hyphenate whenĀ used as a modifier (Asian-American community).
OK to omitĀ http://Ā at the start of a URL, unless needed for clarity.
Possessive of campus is campusās, even if the next word begins with an ās,ā a new rule from AP.
Room numbersālowercase āroomā (The lecture will be held in room 305).
Use appropriateĀ diacritical and accent marks for print and web publications whenever possible. Avoid using these characters for content sentĀ to the media.
