diff --git a/Rules b/Rules
index 22f34cc..887d982 100644
--- a/Rules
+++ b/Rules
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ end
 # ARCHIVES
 #
 compile '/blog/*' do
-  layout '/archive_page.*'
+  layout '/blogs.*'
   layout '/generic.*'
   layout '/default.*'
   filter :erb
diff --git a/layouts/archive_page.erb b/layouts/blogs.erb
similarity index 81%
rename from layouts/archive_page.erb
rename to layouts/blogs.erb
index 7a93594..41f6de0 100644
--- a/layouts/archive_page.erb
+++ b/layouts/blogs.erb
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@
         <%= render '/partials/_blog_preview.*', post: post %>
       <% end %>
       </div>
+
     </div>
+    <% if posts_in_year(@item[:academic_year]).empty? %>
+      <div class="content has-text-centered">
+        <h1>Sorry.</h1>
+        <h2>No blog posts yet this year.</h2>
+        <h4 class="has-text-grey"><i>Soon TM.<i></h4>
+      </div>
+    <% end %>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/layouts/events.erb b/layouts/events.erb
index e8e1d62..14478c5 100644
--- a/layouts/events.erb
+++ b/layouts/events.erb
@@ -52,5 +52,13 @@
       </div>
       <% end %>
     <% end %>
+
+    <% if past_events(@item[:academic_year]).empty? and upcoming_events(@item[:academic_year]).empty? %>
+      <div class="content has-text-centered">
+        <h1>Sorry.</h1>
+        <h2>No events planned yet this year.</h2>
+        <h4 class="has-text-grey"><i>Soon TM.<i></h4>
+      </div>
+    <% end %>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/lib/helpers/archives.rb b/lib/helpers/archives.rb
index 5c15ccc..68ec04f 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/archives.rb
+++ b/lib/helpers/archives.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ module ArchiveHelper
               .map { |i| i.identifier.to_s[/\d\d-\d\d/] })
        .to_a
        .sort
+       .push(@config[:academic_year])
+       .uniq
   end
 
   def academic_years_blog_items
diff --git a/lib/helpers/preprocess.rb b/lib/helpers/preprocess.rb
index 7553844..3574b6a 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/preprocess.rb
+++ b/lib/helpers/preprocess.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ module PreprocessHelper
 
   def create_yearly_items(type)
     type = type.to_s
-    years = @items.find_all("/#{type.downcase}/*/*").map { |i| i.identifier.to_s[/\d\d-\d\d/] }.uniq
+    years = @items.find_all("/#{type.downcase}/*/*")
+      .map { |i| i.identifier.to_s[/\d\d-\d\d/] }
+      .push(@config[:academic_year])
+      .uniq
 
     years.each do |year|
       @items.create(
diff --git a/nanoc.yaml b/nanoc.yaml
index 90cf094..2e20a7c 100644
--- a/nanoc.yaml
+++ b/nanoc.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 title: Zeus WPI
-# If you update this, make sure to create a new directory for blogs and events,
-# and add an entry to both.
-academic_year: 18-19
+academic_year: 19-20
 # Needed for atom_feed
 author_name: ''
 author_uri: ''