diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/events/urls.py b/www/conservancy/apps/events/urls.py
index 931dc7a5c38ec6dd36e679006d20949911d7aa2d..650d8b0cdcdd185d49609fe32d7662e0e8d8cf85 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/events/urls.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/events/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
 from models import Event # relative import
 
 info_dict = {
@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@ info_dict = {
     'allow_future': True,
 }
 
-urlpatterns = patterns('django.views.generic.date_based',
-    (r'^(?P<year>\d{4})/$', 'archive_year', dict(info_dict,
-                                                 make_object_list=True)),
-)
+# FIXME -- see blog and news for examples
+# urlpatterns = patterns('django.views.generic.date_based',
+#     (r'^(?P<year>\d{4})/$', 'archive_year', dict(info_dict,
+#                                                  make_object_list=True)),
+# )
+
+# urlpatterns += patterns('conservancy.apps.events.views',
+#     (r'^/?$', 'custom_index', dict(info_dict, queryset=Event.past.all(), paginate_by=10)),
+#     (r'^(?P<year>\d{4})/(?P<slug>[-\w]+)/$', 'event_detail', dict(info_dict, slug_field='slug')),
+#     (r'^ics/$', 'future_event_ics', info_dict),
+# )
 
-urlpatterns += patterns('conservancy.apps.events.views',
-    (r'^/?$', 'custom_index', dict(info_dict, queryset=Event.past.all(), paginate_by=10)),
-    (r'^(?P<year>\d{4})/(?P<slug>[-\w]+)/$', 'event_detail', dict(info_dict, slug_field='slug')),
-    (r'^ics/$', 'future_event_ics', info_dict),
+urlpatterns = patterns('conservancy.apps.events.views',
+    (r'^.*$', 'custom_index', dict(info_dict, queryset=Event.past.all(), paginate_by=10)),
 )