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Use the letters below to find the word or phrase you are looking for:
headlines When writing headlines, well-known abbreviations are acceptable. Do not use articles. Use names only if they are familiar to the campus community (Ex: Bush, Gora). Headlines should be active and concise. Avoid vague, generic headlines. Be wary of nouns, verbs, and possessives that have been split from their modifiers.
Homecoming Capitalize on first reference when referring to Ball State’s. Lowercase on subsequent references.
Honors College Academic program at Ball State that requires its students to substitute core courses with honors courses emphasizing class discussion and essay writing instead of objective testing. Students must complete honors curriculum and a senior thesis project while maintaining a 3.33 grade point average or higher. Honors courses and honors education are lowercase. www.bsu.edu/honors
hospital See Ball Memorial Hospital.
Housing and Residence Life, Office of Oversees all residence halls and aspects of on-campus student living.
http:// Do not use when listing Web site addresses, unless www is not part of the URL.
hyperlinks On Web pages, hyperlinks should be embedded in the text. Ex: See our financial aid
section for more information. Not: Go to www.bsu.edu/fincaid for more information. Be careful not to include punctuation such as commas and periods in linked text.