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On second reference, Hall Center or center.
Arts-centered residence hall for men and women.

HAWK Link

HAWK Link is a retention program for first-year students sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. The office prefers to use all capital letters in "HAWK."

Hawk Week

Term for the week of events preceeding the start of a new academic year. Events include Traditions Night and convocation.

Hill, the

Mount Oread.

History of art

Preferred term for faculty members and the discipline. See Art History, Kress Foundation Department of.

Hoglund Ballpark

Pronounced HOE-glund.

homecoming

Lowercase homecoming, homecoming steering committee, homecoming parade and homecoming game. Uppercase Homecoming Week as the formal title that includes all events.
Use the formal title, University Honors Program, on first reference. Use honors program (lowercase) on second reference.

HOPE Award

No periods between the letters in HOPE. Somewhere in the text, mention what HOPE stands for.

James Jones, professor of history, won the HOPE Award — Honor for the Outstanding Progressive Educator.

house, fraternity or sorority

Preferred term is chapter.

hyphen

Hyphenate inclusive times and dates.

Workshop hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. May 13-26.

Hyphenate terms such as editor-in-residence and artist-in-residence in all cases, whether the term is before or after the person’s name.

Hyphenate such terms as first-year and second-year when referring to law and medical students.

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