diff --git a/news.xml b/news.xml
index cffb914..f0dcd2d 100755
--- a/news.xml
+++ b/news.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 <!DOCTYPE newdefs SYSTEM "csc.dtd">
 <newsdefs>
+ <newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-03-16">
+  The books that we purchased have arrived.  Now we have two books that
+  can be signed by Kernighan when he comes.
+ </newsitem>
  <newsitem author="sfllaw" date="2004-02-05">
   We voted 15 to 0 to 0 in favour of changing the
   <a href="/docs/constitution.html">constitution</a> to follow MathSoc