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       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>