Style Guide

O

off campus, on campus

  • Hyphenate only when used as an adjective, not as an adverb. Off-campus housing is not easy to find. The lecture will take place on campus.  

OK

  • Do not use in formal communication. Use OK in casual communication.

 opening convocation

  • Lowercase.

 organizations, student

  • See clubs.

 Orient, Oriental

  • Always capitalize when referring to the Middle East or the Far East nations of Asia and the nearby islands: The debate is Orientalism versus Westernism. He traveled to the Orient. She cooks Oriental food.

 orientation

  • Do not capitalize when used generically or on second reference. Capitalize only when part of the official name of an event or program: International Student Orientation. The students attended the orientation.

 over, more than

  • When referring to something that can be counted, use more than: More than 100 people attended the event.
  • Use over in other contexts, such as: She is over 50. John is over 2.1 meters tall.

 overseas program

  • Use study abroad instead.