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Hamilton College Editorial Style Guideeffect, affect See "affect, effect." ellipsis Use "..." only to indicate that words have been omitted from quoted material. Use a dash to indicate a dramatic pause or change in direction. Use a space before and after the ellipsis: Good writers pay careful attention to details ... including proper punctuation. Our team's first goal is to have fun. ... Of course we'd also like to win the game. See "dash." Use a hyphen. emeritus, emerita, emeriti An honor earned upon retirement from the faculty (emeritus for a man; emerita for a woman; emeriti for a group). Use after the title and capitalize: Professor of Anthropology Emeritus Doug Raybeck. After the name, lowercase: Jean D'Costa, the Leavenworth Professor of English emerita. No commas. endowed chairs See "faculty chairs." ensure, insure Use ensure to mean "guarantee": Use these guidelines to ensure accuracy in your writing. Use insure only when referring to insurance: The policy insures his life. entitled Use it to mean "a right to do or have." Do not use to mean "titled": The book is titled Gone with the Wind. He was entitled to a raise. extracurricular One word. facilities and buildings See "Addendum A" for a list of formal and second-reference names of Hamilton buildings and facilities. faculty When used alone, treat as a singular noun: The faculty is taking a vote. When referring to a person who is a member of the faculty, use "faculty member" or "professor" (if appropriate). See "professor." faculty chairs Faculty chairs are professors who hold endowed professorships or other honorific titles. Several administrators also have special titles: Winslow Professor of Chemistry George Shields; Couper Librarian Randy Ericson. When using the title after a name, add "the" for clarity: George Shields, the Winslow Professor of Chemistry, published an article. Because new chairholders are named each year, consult the College Catalogue for current chairholders. For guidelines on identifying a faculty member as chair of a Hamilton department or program, see "chair, departments and programs." fall break Lowercase. Fallcoming Capitalize when referring to the Hamilton event held each fall. Family Weekend Capitalize. No longer Parents Weekend. farther, further Farther refers to physical distance. Further refers to an extension of time or degree: The walk from the village to campus was farther than they expected. Further research is necessary to prove his hypothesis. fax Lowercase, except when starting a sentence. Do not use all caps. FebFest Student-run event held each February. One word. Note capitalization. fewer, less Fewer refers to individual items, less to bulk or quantity: Fewer than 10 students received internships. She had less than $50 in her wallet. Here, $50 is considered a singular lump sum; however: She had fewer than 50 $1 bills in her wallet. fiancé, fiancée Fiancé is a man, fiancée a woman. film, movie titles Italicize. See "composition titles." firsthand One word. first-year student Not freshman. Exceptions are in sports references, where freshman is acceptable, and in certain cases where alumni are recalling their College experiences. First-years is never accepted as a noun. fractions Spell out amounts less than 1 in text, using hyphens: two-thirds, one-third, four-fifths. Use figures for amounts greater than 1, converting to decimals when practical. free agent Lowercase: He served as an Annual Fund free agent. full-time, part-time Hyphenate adjective or adverb: She enjoyed her full-time position. He worked part-time in the library. fundraiser, fundraising One word. further, farther See "farther, further." GOLD, GOLD Group Acronym for Graduates of the Last Decade. On second reference, when referring to programming, the acronym can stand alone: GOLD initiatives for this year include achieving 65 percent Annual Fund participation. The GOLD Group is acceptable on second reference, but avoid GOLD alumni since this is redundant. GOLD Scholars, GOLD Scholars Program Capitalize. grandparent names See "parent names." Great Names Series The formal name of the series is The Sacerdote Series Great Names at Hamilton and should be used on first reference. Sacerdote Great Names Series or Great Names Series is acceptable on second reference. half-century annalist/half-century annalist's letter Traditionally presented during Reunion Weekend by a member of the 50th reunion class. Lowercase: He will give the half-century annalist's letter. He will serve as his class's half-century annalist. HALT Acronym for Hamilton Alumni Leadership Training program. HALT on second reference. Hamilton buildings and facilities See "Addendum A" for a list of formal and second-reference names of Hamilton buildings and facilities. Hamilton College On first reference with external audiences, use Hamilton College. It is not necessary to use "College" on second reference; Hamilton can stand alone. When referring specifically to Hamilton, capitalize College on second reference. Hamilton graphic identity For guidelines on usage of the Hamilton logo (wordmark plus cupola) and wordmark, athletic logo, College typeface, colors, stationery and business cards, refer to the Hamilton College Style Guide. Hamilton logo/wordmark must be represented on all Hamilton College print and electronic communications. Hamilton Program in Washington Not Term in Washington. HAVOC Acronym for Hamilton Action Volunteer Outreach Coalition. HAVOC on second reference. HEOP Acronym for Higher Education Opportunity Program. The official name of the program is now Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program. HEOP is still acceptable on second reference and in informal use as a modifier: A HEOP student, Jim Smith '09 gave the address. Hill, the Short for College Hill. Capitalize when using as a synonym for Hamilton, usually in communications to alumni or the campus community. Hill Card Card issued to members of the Hamilton community that serves as their campus ID and provides access to residence halls and a number of campus services. Capitalize. his or her Although grammatically correct, avoid the use of "his or her": Everyone should take his or her seat. Instead rewrite: The students should take their seats. historic When preceded by an article, use "a": The event marked a historic occasion. home page Front page on a Web site. Two words. Lowercase. honorary degree Designate an individual who holds an honorary degree from Hamilton with an "H" before the year the degree was awarded (no space between the "H" and year): John "Bucky" Pizzarelli H'03 performed. For clarification, however, consider instead on first reference: John "Bucky" Pizzarelli, who received an honorary degree from Hamilton in 2003, performed. houseparty Refers to the long-standing tradition of Hamilton fraternities, which hosted these much-anticipated events several times a year. One word and lowercase: He met his future wife at a houseparty. |
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