diff --git a/cscweb.xsl b/cscweb.xsl
index bb6a64d..c6398c8 100755
--- a/cscweb.xsl
+++ b/cscweb.xsl
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@
 
 <xsl:template match="newsitem">
    <tr>
-    <td class="newsdate"><xsl:value-of select="@date"/></td>
+    <td class="newsdate" bgcolor="#eeeeff"><xsl:value-of select="@date"/></td>
     <td rowspan="2" valign="top" class="newsitem"><xsl:apply-templates/></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
-    <td class="newsauthor"><xsl:value-of select="@author"/></td>
+    <td class="newsauthor" bgcolor="#eeeeff"><xsl:value-of select="@author"/></td>
    </tr>
 </xsl:template>