AP style Rice Magazine

Job

The numbers 1-9

one through nine are spelled out in AP style, while numerals are used for 10 and above.

27 detainees

Twenty-seven detainees

Exception to number rule

Years: 1938 was a turbulent year

76,587

Seventy-six thousand five hundred eighty-seven

76,587 freshmen entered Rice yesterday

Yesterday, 76,587 freshmen entered

United States abbreviations

as a noun, United States. as an adjective, U.S. soldier

5 decades of KTRU DJ’s

Five decades of KTRU DJs

Ten alumnae share the story of their enduring friendship born at Rice more than twenty-five years ago.

Ten alumnae share the story of their enduring friendship born at Rice more than 25 years ago.

Commas in serial lists: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8

1, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8

…consisting of 100s of 3D printed and ceramic wishbones

…consisting of hundreds of 3D-printed and ceramic wishbones

Mixed Media Artist and Evolutionary Biologist Ling DeBellis 23’

Mixed media artist and evolutionary biologist Ling DeBellis ‘23

She suffered an illness, but found a loving home in Minneapolis, MN.

She suffered an illness but found a loving home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

How to write a film called butterflies

“Butterflies”

Abbreviating dates

abbreviate only Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec. (e.g. Oct. 4 was the day of her birthday.)

ex: Jan. 20—Feb. 19

An artistic work called Quercus Avium

“Quercus Avium“

Martel quad

Martel Quad

Using an emdash

Two hyphens, offset by spaces

“Butterflies” — but then we

The work presents Violinist Conner Chaikowsky, ‘23, and Pianist Tomas Jonnson, ‘22.

The work presents violinist Conner Chaikowsky ‘23 and pianist Tomas Jonnson ‘22. Grad years go right after students and titles are not capitalized

An enchanting 9 minute journey

An enchanting nine-minute journey
Use a hyphen as an adjective

She says, “Rice has been a great sandbox, with different disciplines and fields … I’m going to keep pushing those boundaries”.

She says, “Rice has been a great sandbox, with different disciplines and fields. … I’m going to keep pushing those boundaries.”

What do students need to be successful in “The Art of Math”?

What do students need to be successful in The Art of Math?

Using names

First time full name, every other tiime just last name

professor titles

Not capitalized: Betul Orcan-Ekmekci, assistant teaching professor of mathematics.

step by step

step-by-step

one of the most famous sequences in geometry- the Fibonacci sequence

one of the most famous sequences in geometry — the Fibonacci sequence

more numbers- 13, 21, 34, and so on- to the sequence

more numbers — 13, 21, 34, and so on — to the sequence

Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

freshman sophomore, junior, senior

Sara Davidson, a Sophomore majoring in Political Science and German.

Sara Davidson, a sophomore majoring in political science and German.

The class’ reading

The class’s reading

The Runaway Species, written by Professor and Composer Anthony Brandt, of the Shepherd school of Music, and Neuroscientist David Eagleman, Rice ‘93.

“The Runaway Species,” written by professor and composer Anthony Brandt of the Shepherd School of Music and neuroscientist David Eagleman ‘93.

The contributions of alumni

Alumni’s contributions, women’s rights

The rights of states

states’ rights . both plural nouns and nouns plural in form singular in meaning (mathematics) get this

The wealth of the United States

United States’ wealth

Singular nouns : the toys of the girl

the girl’s toys

The plate of the hostess

The hostess’s plate . singular common nouns ending in s need an apostrophe s

Singular proper names ending in s

only use an apostrophe: Achilles’ heel

pronouns never use apostrophe for possessive

its, theirs, whose

He promised this: the company will make good all the losses. But: There were three considerations: expense, time and feasibility.

He promised this: The company will make good all the losses. But: There were three considerations: expense, time and feasibility. capitalize the first word after a colon if its a proper noun or the start of a complete sentence. but this is fine He had only one hobby: eating.

2/14/2020

Feb. 14, 2020

: He listed the qualities, intelligence, humor, conservatism, independence, that he liked in an executive.

: He listed the qualities — intelligence, humor, conservatism, independence — that he liked in an executive. When a phrase that otherwise would be set off by commas contains a series of words that must be separated by commas, use dashes to set off the full phrase

“Who steals my purse steals trash.” - Shakespeare.

“Who steals my purse steals trash.” — Shakespeare. use an emdash, no endashes

“… it has become evident to me that I no longer have a strong enough political base … ,” Nixon said.

“It has become evident to me that I no longer have a strong enough political base,” Nixon said.

parentheses

use sparingly also Place a period outside a closing parenthesis if the material inside is not a sentence (such as this fragment). but (An independent parenthetical sentence such as this one takes a period before the closing parenthesis.)

Capitalizing composition titles

Capitalize prepositions of four or more letters (above, after, down, inside, over, with, etc.) and conjunctions of four or more letters (because, while, since, though, etc.) — Capitalize both parts of a phrasal verb: “What to Look For in a Mate”; “Turn Off the Lights in Silence.” But: “A Life of Eating Chocolate for Stamina”; “Living With Both Feet off the Ground.” (Note the different uses of for and off, and thus the different capitalization, in those examples.) — Capitalize to in infinitives: “What I Want To Be When I Grow Up.”

state abbreviations in the format N.Y.

new, north, south, rhode (two words)

states that arent abbreviated

5 letters or less + alaska and hawaii (texas, idaho, maine)

PUncutation with state abbreviations

She traveled from San Diego, Calif., to go to school in Kansas City, Mo. Now, she’s thinking of moving to Santa Fe, N.M.

bachelors degree

bachelor’s degree

bachelor’s of arts, master’s of science

Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science

magazine names and also newspapers

Capitalize the initial letters of the name but do not place it in quotes. Lowercase magazine unless it is part of the publication’s formal title: Harper’s Magazine, Newsweek magazine, Time magazine.

e-mail

email

The Fall 2022 semester

The fall 2022 semester

COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic

Rice Architecture Professor Jesus Vassallo

Rice architecture professor Jesus Vassallo

Hanszen President

Hanszen president

in the southeast.

in the Southeast. U.S. regions are capitalized

Rice Coffeehouse, the Campus Bookstore, Willy’s Pub, and KTRU Radio,

Rice Coffeehouse, the campus bookstore, Willy’s Pub and KTRU Radio,

majors

not capitalized. an electrical engineering and neuroscience major

Housing and Dining, H & D,

Housing and Dining (H&D),

degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management

degree in hotel and restaurant management

M.B.A

MBA

schools are. apitalized (Jones Graduate School of Business, Shepherd School of Music)

Brochstein Pavillion, Student Center, Cohen House

Brochstein Pavillion, student center, Cohen House

North servery

North Servery

Herbert S. Autrey professor of political science and professor of statistics and psychology

Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Political Science and professor of statistics and psychology

not only kajfkja, but also jsbsjbfj

not only jakadhf but also jahfjha

Nitrogen Dioxide

nitrogen dioxide