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+  <newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2021-07-14">
+    <p>Join CSC for Alt-Tab, an event that consists of 10-15 minute talks by
+      students on some interesting topics in the field of tech! Some topics
+      that students have delivered talks on include virtual reality,
+      pathfinding, web development, and competitive programming. The event
+      will be hosted virtually at the end of July! Currently, we are looking
+      for speakers for the event who are passionate about tech and want to
+      gain some public-speaking experience. We would love to hear from
+      everyone!</p>
+    <p>Apply at https://bit.ly/csc-alt-tab-speaker-application ! Alternatively,
+      you can also email us at exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca with an outline of
+      your topic.</p>
+    <p>Application Deadline: Thursday, July 15th at 11:59pm ET.</p>
+  </newsitem>
+  <newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2021-07-14">
+    <p>There will be a planned power outage in MC Saturday, July 17 from 7:00
+    am to 9:00 pm. Most CSC services will be unavailable during this time.
+    CSC machines will be powered off one hour before the outage begins, at
+    6:00 am.</p>
+
+    <p>Please prepare for the outage by:
+      <ul>
+        <li>Ensuring all running processes have their state saved (configuration, data, etc.)</li>
+        <li>Ensuring any important files are backed up off-site from the CSC</li>
+      </ul>
+    </p>
+  </newsitem>
   <newsitem author="n3parikh" date="2021-06-06">
     <p>MathSoc has decided to waive club fees for the Spring 2021 term.</p>
     <ul>