diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index f0f6340..a22b984 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,27 +1,12 @@
 import calendar_interface
 import sqlite3
 
-from flask import Flask, render_template, request, url_for, flash, redirect
+from flask import Flask, render_template, g, request, url_for, flash, redirect
 from werkzeug.exceptions import abort
 
 import db
 import auth
 
-def get_db_connection():
-    conn = sqlite3.connect('database.db')
-    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
-    return conn
-
-def get_post(post_id):
-    conn = get_db_connection()
-    post = conn.execute('SELECT * FROM posts WHERE id = ?',
-                        (post_id,)).fetchone()
-    conn.close()
-    if post is None:
-        abort(404)
-    return post
-
-
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = '\xacI4\x077\x16?Q\xb4")\xdb\x066\x95\x11i\x0b\x0c&\xb6rP\''
 app.teardown_appcontext(db.close_db)
@@ -38,11 +23,9 @@ def index():
     if events is None:
         abort(404)
     else:
-        return render_template('index.html', events=events)
+        return render_template('index.html', events=events, user=g.user)
 
 # @app.route('/<int:event_id>')
 # def post(post_id):
 #     post = get_post(post_id)
 #     return render_template('show_event.html', post=post)
-
-