diff --git a/_news/announcemend_1.md b/_news/announcemend_1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae5e060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_news/announcemend_1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+layout: post
+date: 2015-10-22 15:59:00-0400
+inline: true
+---
+
+A simple inline announcement.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_pages/about.md b/_pages/about.md
index 88392bf..d3ab5c5 100755
--- a/_pages/about.md
+++ b/_pages/about.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ profile:
     <p>123 your address street</p>
     <p>Your City, State 12345</p>
 
-news: false  # includes a list of news items
+news: true  # includes a list of news items
 selected_papers: false # includes a list of papers marked as "selected={true}"
 social: false  # includes social icons at the bottom of the page
 ---