Division of Student Affairs

Dates, Times & Places

Days & Dates

1. Use yesterday, today, and tomorrow for days immediately surrounding the day of publication. (This rule seldom applies to university publications.)
2. When referring to a date less than a week away, use the day of the week as well as the date.
3. When referring to a date more than a week away, use the date. Use the day of the week only for emphasis.
4. Omit d, th, and st in dates: January 1, not January 1st.

Times

1. Use 5:30 p.m., not 5:30 p.m. tonight or 5:30 o'clock.
2. Use 4 p.m., not 4:00 p.m.
3. Use from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; do not use a hyphen (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) except in non-narrative copy where space is limited.
4. Use from 7 to 8 p.m. It is not necessary to repeat p.m.
5. Use midnight and noon with the hour of 12. Lowercase to be consistent with a.m. and p.m.

Places

1. Give days, dates, times, and places of events in that order.
   Example: Registration is Thursday, August 19, at 3 p.m., in Adelbert Gym.
2. When giving locations on campus, state the room number before the building and give the building's full name.
   Example: Forms can be picked up in 14 Adelbert Hall.
3. When giving complete addresses of people on campus, follow this order: name, title, school or department, room number and building,
4. Always use the University's general mailing address (not building street addresses), complete with the appropriate nine-digit Zip code.
   Example: Department of English, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7117