diff --git a/lib/events.ts b/lib/events.ts
index 886b6954..0a0e9aab 100644
--- a/lib/events.ts
+++ b/lib/events.ts
@@ -62,3 +62,38 @@ export async function getEventsByTerm(
     .filter((name) => name.endsWith(".md"))
     .map((name) => name.slice(0, -".md".length));
 }
+
+export async function getUpcomingEvents(): Promise<Event[]> {
+  const today = new Date();
+  const currentYear = today.getFullYear();
+  const currentTerm = Math.trunc(today.getMonth() / 4);
+  const nextYear = currentTerm < 2 ? currentYear : currentYear + 1;
+  const nextTerm = (currentTerm + 1) % 3;
+
+  const events: Event[] = (
+    await Promise.all(
+      [
+        { year: currentYear.toString(), term: currentTerm },
+        { year: nextYear.toString(), term: nextTerm },
+      ].map(async ({ year, term }) => {
+        try {
+          const eventsInTerm = await getEventsByTerm(year, TERMS[term]);
+          return await Promise.all(
+            eventsInTerm.map((slug) => getEventBySlug(year, TERMS[term], slug))
+          );
+        } catch (error) {
+          return [];
+        }
+      })
+    )
+  ).flat();
+
+  return events
+    .filter((ev) => new Date(ev.metadata.date).getTime() >= Date.now())
+    .sort((a, b) => {
+      return (
+        new Date(a.metadata.date).getTime() -
+        new Date(b.metadata.date).getTime()
+      );
+    });
+}
diff --git a/lib/news.ts b/lib/news.ts
index 0d9b8bdd..a5ce2bc7 100644
--- a/lib/news.ts
+++ b/lib/news.ts
@@ -65,3 +65,38 @@ export async function getNewsBySlug(
     metadata: metadata as Metadata,
   };
 }
+
+export async function getRecentNews(): Promise<News[]> {
+  const today = new Date();
+  const currentYear = today.getFullYear();
+  const currentTerm = Math.trunc(today.getMonth() / 4);
+  const prevYear = currentTerm > 0 ? currentYear : currentYear - 1;
+  const prevTerm = (currentTerm - 1 + 3) % 3;
+
+  const news: News[] = (
+    await Promise.all(
+      [
+        { year: currentYear.toString(), term: currentTerm },
+        { year: prevYear.toString(), term: prevTerm },
+      ].map(async ({ year, term }) => {
+        try {
+          const newsInTerm = await getNewsByTerm(year, TERMS[term]);
+          return await Promise.all(
+            newsInTerm.map((slug) => getNewsBySlug(year, TERMS[term], slug))
+          );
+        } catch (error) {
+          return [];
+        }
+      })
+    )
+  ).flat();
+
+  return news
+    .filter((news) => new Date(news.metadata.date).getTime() <= Date.now())
+    .sort((a, b) => {
+      return (
+        new Date(b.metadata.date).getTime() -
+        new Date(a.metadata.date).getTime()
+      );
+    });
+}
diff --git a/pages/index.module.css b/pages/index.module.css
index a68520e4..3d098dc4 100644
--- a/pages/index.module.css
+++ b/pages/index.module.css
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
   }
 
   .cards > section {
+    width: calc(540rem / 16);
     max-width: calc(540rem / 16);
   }
 }
@@ -171,13 +172,14 @@
   .cards {
     flex-direction: column;
     justify-content: flex-start;
-    align-items: center;
+    align-items: stretch;
     gap: calc(8rem / 16);
 
     padding: calc(36rem / 16) calc(20rem / 16) calc(20rem / 16);
   }
 
   .cards > section {
+    width: unset;
     max-width: unset;
   }
 
diff --git a/pages/index.tsx b/pages/index.tsx
index 2d6c2b98..7b9556c6 100644
--- a/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/pages/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { GetStaticProps } from "next";
+import { MDXRemote } from "next-mdx-remote";
 import React from "react";
 
 import { ConnectWithUs } from "@/components/ConnectWithUs";
@@ -5,29 +7,21 @@ import { DefaultLayout } from "@/components/DefaultLayout";
 import { EmailSignup } from "@/components/EmailSignup";
 import { EventDescriptionCard } from "@/components/EventDescriptionCard";
 import { Image } from "@/components/Image";
+import { Link } from "@/components/Link";
 import { NewsCard } from "@/components/NewsCard";
 import { SocialLinks } from "@/components/SocialLinks";
-
-import AltTab, {
-  metadata as altTabEventMetadata,
-} from "../content/playground/alt-tab.event.mdx";
-import OOTBReact, {
-  metadata as OOTBReactEventMetadata,
-} from "../content/playground/ootb-react.event.mdx";
-import UnavailableContent, {
-  metadata as unavailableMetadata,
-} from "../content/playground/unavailable.news.mdx";
+import { Event, getUpcomingEvents } from "@/lib/events";
+import { News, getRecentNews } from "@/lib/news";
 
 import styles from "./index.module.css";
 
-// temporary event and news imports
-
-export default function Home() {
-  const events = [
-    { Content: OOTBReact, metadata: OOTBReactEventMetadata },
-    { Content: AltTab, metadata: altTabEventMetadata },
-  ];
+interface Props {
+  moreEvents: boolean; // true if there are more than 2 upcoming events
+  events: Event[]; // array of 0 - 2 events
+  news: News;
+}
 
+export default function Home(props: Props) {
   return (
     <>
       <DefaultLayout>
@@ -54,30 +48,58 @@ export default function Home() {
       </DefaultLayout>
       <div className={styles.cardsBackground}>
         <div className={styles.cards}>
-          {/* TODO: add links to past events and past news */}
           <section className={styles.events}>
             <h1 className={styles.cardsHeading}>Upcoming Events</h1>
-            <p className={styles.cardsDescription}>See past events here</p>
+            <p className={styles.cardsDescription}>
+              See past events{" "}
+              <Link href="/events/archive">
+                <a title="Events Archive">here</a>
+              </Link>
+            </p>
             <hr className={styles.cardsDividingLine} />
+            {props.events.length === 0 ? (
+              <p>
+                There are no upcoming events right now. Please check back later!
+              </p>
+            ) : null}
             <div className={styles.eventCards}>
-              {events.map(({ metadata }) => (
-                <EventDescriptionCard
-                  {...metadata}
-                  key={metadata.name + metadata.date.toString()}
-                />
-              ))}
+              {props.events.length > 0
+                ? props.events.map((event) => (
+                    <EventDescriptionCard
+                      {...event.metadata}
+                      date={new Date(event.metadata.date)}
+                      key={event.metadata.name + event.metadata.date.toString()}
+                    />
+                  ))
+                : null}
             </div>
+            {props.moreEvents ? (
+              <p>
+                See more upcoming events{" "}
+                <Link href="/events">
+                  <a title="Events">here</a>
+                </Link>
+              </p>
+            ) : null}
           </section>
           <section className={styles.news} id="news">
             <h1 className={styles.cardsHeading}>News</h1>
             <p className={styles.cardsDescription}>
               Updates from our execs! <br />
-              See past news here
+              See past news{" "}
+              <Link href="/news/archive">
+                <a title="News Archive">here</a>
+              </Link>
             </p>
             <hr className={styles.cardsDividingLine} />
-            <NewsCard {...unavailableMetadata}>
-              <UnavailableContent />
-            </NewsCard>
+            {
+              <NewsCard
+                {...props.news.metadata}
+                date={new Date(props.news.metadata.date)}
+              >
+                <MDXRemote {...props.news.content} />
+              </NewsCard>
+            }
           </section>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -92,3 +114,15 @@ export default function Home() {
 Home.Layout = function HomeLayout(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   return <div className={styles.page}>{props.children}</div>;
 };
+
+export const getStaticProps: GetStaticProps<Props> = async () => {
+  const upcomingEvents = await getUpcomingEvents();
+  const recentNews = await getRecentNews();
+  return {
+    props: {
+      moreEvents: upcomingEvents.length > 2,
+      events: upcomingEvents.slice(0, 2),
+      news: recentNews[0],
+    },
+  };
+};