--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/news/models.py	Sat Apr 14 16:40:29 2012 -0500
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+"""
+Models for the news application.
+
+"""
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class News(models.Model):
+    """
+    This model represents all the info we store about each news entry.
+
+    """
+    title = models.CharField(max_length=128, blank=True)
+    date = models.DateTimeField(db_index=True)
+    content = models.TextField()
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        date_str = self.date.strftime('%m/%d/%Y')
+        if self.title:
+            return u'%s %s' % (date_str, self.title)
+        return u'%s' % date_str
+
+    @models.permalink
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        return ('news-item', [], {'pk': str(self.id)})
+
+    class Meta:
+        verbose_name_plural = 'News'
+        ordering = ['-date']