diff --git a/events.xml b/events.xml
index bd47d23..5359ebd 100644
--- a/events.xml
+++ b/events.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
   </short>
 </eventitem>
 
+<eventitem date="2009-01-13" time="4:30 PM" room="Comfy Lounge" title="Term Elections">
+  <short><p>Winter Elections</p>
+  </short>
+</eventitem>
+
 <!-- Fall 2008 -->
 <eventitem date="2008-11-15" time="6:30 AM" room="Toronto" title="Changing the World Conference">
   
diff --git a/news.xml b/news.xml
index 100c851..4df5cfb 100644
--- a/news.xml
+++ b/news.xml
@@ -2,16 +2,25 @@
 
 <!DOCTYPE newdefs SYSTEM "csc.dtd">
 <newsdefs>
+ <newsitem author="b4taylor" date="2009-01-06">
+   Holden (The CRO) has opened the nominations for positions and set the election date.
+
+   Elections will be held on <b>Tuesday January 13, 2009 at 4:30 PM</b>
+ </newsitem>
  <newsitem author="dtbartle" date="2008-09-16">
-  The following people were elected today:<ul>
+  The following people were elected today:
+  <ul>
   <li>President: m3lawren (Matt Lawrence)</li>
   <li>Vice-president: ebering (Edgar Bering)</li>
   <li>Treasurer: mgregson (Michael Gregson)</li>
-  <li>Secretary: j2simpso (James Simpson)</li></ul>
+  <li>Secretary: j2simpso (James Simpson)</li>
+  </ul>
 
-  The following were appointed:<ul>
+  The following were appointed:
+  <ul>
     <li>Sysadmin: kspaans (Kyle Spaans)</li>
-    <li>Imapd: j2simpso (James Simpson)</li></ul>
+    <li>Imapd: j2simpso (James Simpson)</li>
+  </ul>
  </newsitem>
  <newsitem author="b4taylor" date="2008-05-16">
   New positions were elected on Tuesday. Check the exec section to see who won.