B.C.
See years.
biannual, biennial
Biannual means twice a year and is a synonym for semiannual; biennial means every two years. Because these terms can be confusing, consider whether the context makes your meaning clear.
We conducted our last biennial study in 1996; we’re due to conduct it again in 1998.
I had my biannual dental exam last week; my insurance covers two exams each year.
black
The term preferred by AP and considered acceptable in all references. Always lowercase.
board of trustees
The full name of the university’s governing board is capitalized as follows:
The Board of Trustees of Samford University
Short forms of the name are not capitalized:
The board of trustees met Monday.
The university’s board of trustees will meet Monday.
Capitalize the names of other boards of trustees only when you use the complete, formal name:
Auburn University’s board of trustees met with Samford’s board of trustees last week.
He has served on the board of trustees of that corporation for several years.
The Board of Trustees of Samford University voted Monday to add degree programs in medicine and engineering.
boldface
As with any special type style, punctuation follows the style of the word immediately preceding it.
book titles
See titles of works.
buildings, names of
Following is a list of university buildings. Each building’s official name is given first, followed by commonly used second references. Note that for some buildings, there are no acceptable second references—a distinction must be made, for example, between Dwight Beeson Hall and Orlean Bullard Beeson Hall. Use Hall on first reference and in addresses, particularly in publications intended for an off-campus audience.
| Full Name | Second Reference |
| Air Force ROTC Detachment | AFROTC Detachment |
| Dwight M. Beeson Hall | Dwight Beeson Hall |
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| Dwight and Lucille Beeson Center for the Healing Arts | Center for the Healing Arts |
| Orlean Bullard Beeson Hall | Orlean Bullard Beeson Hall |
| Lucille Stewart Beeson Law Library | Law Library |
| Ralph W. Beeson University Center | University Center |
Beeson Woods |
Beeson Woods |
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Jane Hollock Brock Hall |
Brock Hall |
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Brock Recital Hall |
| Elinor Messer Brooks and Marion Thomas Brooks Hall | Brooks |
| John H. Buchanan Hall | Buchanan |
| Bulldog Soccer Field | Bulldog Soccer Field |
| Bulldog Softball Field | Bulldog Softball Field |
| Bulldog Spirit Plaza | Spirit Plaza |
| Percy Pratt Burns Hall | Burns |
| Centennial Walk | Centennial Walk |
| James Horton Chapman Hall | Chapman |
| Children’s Learning Center | Children’s Learning Center |
| Harwell Goodwin Davis Library and Frank W. and Clara Clements Hudnall Library | University Library (can be used informally as first reference) |
| Lena Vail Davis Hall | Vail |
| Divinity Hall | Divinity |
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Hodges Chapel |
| Pete Hanna Center | Hanna Center |
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Corts Arena |
| Robert I. Ingalls, Sr. Hall | Ingalls |
| John D. Pittman Hall | Pittman |
| Erskine Ramsay Student Apartments | Ramsay |
| A. Hamilton Reid Chapel | Reid Chapel |
| Memory Leake Robinson Hall | Robinson |
| Thomas D. Russell Hall | Russell |
| Frank Park Samford Hall | Samford Hall |
| Samford Tennis Center | Samford Tennis Center |
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Courington Tennis Pavilion Hardison Courts |
| Sciencenter | Sciencenter |
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Christenberry Planetarium |
| F. Page Seibert Stadium | Seibert Stadium |
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Press Tower |
| Mamie Mell Smith Hall | Smith |
| Bonnie Bolding Swearingen Hall | Swearingen Hall |
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Art Gallery Bolding Studio Harrison Theatre |
| Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center | Wright Center |
| Joe Lee Griffin Field | Griffin Field |
| F. Page Seibert Hall | Seibert Hall |
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Bashinsky Field House |
| West Campus Housing | West Campus |
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bullets
See lists.