Controversial: Fatals Suck

Yes, we had fatals. Yes, we're looking at 'em here:

PROBLEM: We spelled the last name of the male field hockey player as both Steven and Stevens, when in fact it is the latter. This is a fatal, per the syllabus (misspelling a proper name ... e.g., President Barack Obamma).

SOLUTION: Double-check the spellings of all names, titles, addresses, etc. before writing to make sure you have the information correct in your head; double-check all that after you finish writing to make sure what you wrote down was correct; and when doing the latter look for inconsistencies that reveal an error: for example, spelling one last name two different ways. One obviously has to be wrong.