diff --git a/scripts/mdx-scripts/event-conversion.js b/scripts/mdx-scripts/event-conversion.js
index 63c74cd..343f1bb 100644
--- a/scripts/mdx-scripts/event-conversion.js
+++ b/scripts/mdx-scripts/event-conversion.js
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ const nodeChildrenToString = (nodeChildren) => {
 const parseXML = (XML) => {
   const xmlDoc = libxmljs.parseHtml(XML);
   let eventdefsChildren = xmlDoc.get("//eventdefs").childNodes();
-  eventdefsChildren.forEach((eventItem) => {``
+  eventdefsChildren.forEach((eventItem) => {
+    ``;
     if (eventItem.type() === "element") {
       const title = eventItem.attr("title").value();
       const shortNodes = eventItem.get(".//short").childNodes();
@@ -94,19 +95,20 @@ ${abstract}`;
       // remove invalid characters from filenames
       let mdTitle = title.replace(/[\\\\/:*?\"<>|]/g, "");
       mdTitle = mdTitle.replace(/(\s+)/g, "-");
-
-      fs.mkdir(
-        `./markdown-events/${currentTerm}`,
+      fs.mkdirSync(
+        `./markdown-events/${currentTerm.year}/${currentTerm.term}`,
         { recursive: true },
         (err) => {
           if (err) throw err;
         }
       );
-      fs.writeFile(
-        `./markdown-events/${currentTerm}/${mdTitle}.event.md`,
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        `./markdown-events/${currentTerm.year}/${currentTerm.term}/${mdTitle}.event.md`,
         md,
         (err) => {
-          if (err) throw err;
+          if (err) {
+            throw err;
+          }
         }
       );
     }
diff --git a/scripts/mdx-scripts/getTerm.js b/scripts/mdx-scripts/getTerm.js
index 51f4fc1..5ad6b65 100644
--- a/scripts/mdx-scripts/getTerm.js
+++ b/scripts/mdx-scripts/getTerm.js
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ module.exports = getTerm = (dateStr) => {
     new Date(`${year}-01-01`).getTime() <= date.getTime() &&
     date.getTime() <= new Date(`${year}-04-30`).getTime()
   ) {
-    term = "Winter";
+    term = "winter";
   } else if (
     new Date(`${year}-05-01`).getTime() <= date.getTime() &&
     date.getTime() <= new Date(`${year}-08-31`).getTime()
   ) {
-    term = "Spring";
+    term = "spring";
   } else if (
     new Date(`${year}-09-01`).getTime() <= date.getTime() &&
     date.getTime() <= new Date(`${year}-12-31`).getTime()
   ) {
-    term = "Fall";
+    term = "fall";
   }
-  return `${term}-${year}`;
+  return { year: year, term: term };
 };
diff --git a/scripts/mdx-scripts/news-conversion.js b/scripts/mdx-scripts/news-conversion.js
index ff18ac6..f35b293 100644
--- a/scripts/mdx-scripts/news-conversion.js
+++ b/scripts/mdx-scripts/news-conversion.js
@@ -54,11 +54,15 @@ date: "${date.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"
       
 ${content}`;
       const mdTitle = `${date}-${author}`;
-      fs.mkdir(`./markdown-news/${currentTerm}`, { recursive: true }, (err) => {
-        if (err) throw err;
-      });
-      fs.writeFile(
-        `./markdown-news/${currentTerm}/${mdTitle}.news.md`,
+      fs.mkdirSync(
+        `./markdown-news/${currentTerm.year}/${currentTerm.term}`,
+        { recursive: true },
+        (err) => {
+          if (err) throw err;
+        }
+      );
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        `./markdown-news/${currentTerm.year}/${currentTerm.term}/${mdTitle}.news.md`,
         md,
         (err) => {
           if (err) throw err;