diff --git a/common/models/story.json b/common/models/story.json
index 2ce2dc5ce4..b10b87ac31 100644
--- a/common/models/story.json
+++ b/common/models/story.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     },
     "timePosted": {
       "type": "number",
-      "default": "0"
+      "default": 0
     },
     "link": {
       "type": "string",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     },
     "rank": {
       "type": "number",
-      "default": "-Infinity"
+      "default": 0
     },
     "upVotes": {
       "type": "array",
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@
     "storyLink": {
       "type": "string",
       "default": ""
-    },
-    "difficulty": "string",
-    "description": "array",
-    "tests": "array",
-    "challengeSeed": "array",
-    "MDNlinks": {
-      "type": "array"
     }
   },
   "validations": [],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6ce0613e0..646b25a132 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     "gulp-minify-css": "~0.5.1",
     "helmet": "~0.9.0",
     "helmet-csp": "^0.2.3",
+    "hpp": "^0.2.0",
     "jade": "~1.8.0",
     "less": "~1.7.5",
     "less-middleware": "~2.0.1",
diff --git a/public/js/main_0.0.2.js b/public/js/main_0.0.2.js
index 601baef073..209ccde97e 100644
--- a/public/js/main_0.0.2.js
+++ b/public/js/main_0.0.2.js
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         $('#story-submit').bind('click', storySubmitButtonHandler);
       })
       .done(function (data, textStatus, xhr) {
-        window.location = '/news/' + JSON.parse(data).storyLink;
+        window.location = '/stories/' + JSON.parse(data).storyLink;
       });
 
   };
diff --git a/server/boot/fieldGuide.js b/server/boot/fieldGuide.js
index f30f7b73fc..eba6cb88a1 100644
--- a/server/boot/fieldGuide.js
+++ b/server/boot/fieldGuide.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   app.use(router);
 
   function returnIndividualFieldGuide(req, res, next) {
-    var dashedName = req.params.fieldGuideName;
+    var dashedNameFromQuery = req.params.fieldGuideName;
     if (req.user) {
       var completed = req.user.completedFieldGuides;
 
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
       });
     }
 
-    // NOTE(berks): loopback might have issue with regex here.
-    FieldGuide.find(
-      { dashedName: new RegExp(dashedName, 'i') },
+    FieldGuide.find({ where: {'dashedName': dashedNameFromQuery}},
       function(err, fieldGuideFromMongo) {
         if (err) {
           return next(err);
@@ -46,15 +44,15 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
             'Please double check the name.'
           });
 
-          return res.redirect('/field-guide');
+          return res.redirect('/');
         }
 
         var fieldGuide = R.head(fieldGuideFromMongo);
           fieldGuide.name.toLowerCase().replace(/\s/g, '-').replace(/\?/g, '');
 
-        if (fieldGuide.dashedName !== dashedName) {
-          return res.redirect('../field-guide/' + fieldGuide.dashedName);
-        }
+        //if (fieldGuide.dashedName !== dashedNameFromQuery) {
+        //  return res.redirect('../field-guide/' + fieldGuide.dashedName);
+        //}
         res.render('field-guide/show', {
           title: fieldGuide.name,
           fieldGuideId: fieldGuide.id,
diff --git a/server/boot/story.js b/server/boot/story.js
index 3184a02141..e34fe5c0e4 100755
--- a/server/boot/story.js
+++ b/server/boot/story.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var nodemailer = require('nodemailer'),
     sanitizeHtml = require('sanitize-html'),
     moment = require('moment'),
     mongodb = require('mongodb'),
-    // debug = require('debug')('freecc:cntr:story'),
+    debug = require('debug')('freecc:cntr:story'),
     utils = require('../utils'),
     MongoClient = mongodb.MongoClient,
     secrets = require('../../config/secrets');
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   var Story = app.models.Story;
 
   router.get('/stories/hotStories', hotJSON);
-  router.get('/stories/recentStories', recentJSON);
   router.get('/stories/comments/:id', comments);
   router.post('/stories/comment/', commentSubmit);
   router.post('/stories/comment/:id/comment', commentOnCommentSubmit);
@@ -22,9 +21,9 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   router.get('/stories/submit/new-story', preSubmit);
   router.post('/stories/preliminary', newStory);
   router.post('/stories/', storySubmission);
-  router.get('/news/', hot);
+  router.get('/stories/', hot);
   router.post('/stories/search', getStories);
-  router.get('/news/:storyName', returnIndividualStory);
+  router.get('/stories/:storyName', returnIndividualStory);
   router.post('/stories/upvote/', upvote);
 
   app.use(router);
@@ -44,12 +43,19 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   }
 
   function hotJSON(req, res, next) {
-    var story = Story.find({}).sort({'timePosted': -1}).limit(1000);
-    story.exec(function(err, stories) {
+    //var story = Story.find({}).sort({'timePosted': -1}).limit(1000);
+    //story.exec(function(err, stories) {
+    //  if (err) {
+    //    return next(err);
+    //  }
+    //Story.find([{$match: {}},
+    //  {$sort: {'timePosted': -1}},
+    //  {$limit: 1000}], function(err, stories) {
+    Story.find({order: 'timePosted DESC', limit: 1000}, function(err, stories) {
       if (err) {
         return next(err);
       }
-
+      debug(stories);
       var foundationDate = 1413298800000;
 
       var sliceVal = stories.length >= 100 ? 100 : stories.length;
@@ -63,16 +69,6 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
     });
   }
 
-  function recentJSON(req, res, next) {
-    var story = Story.find({}).sort({'timePosted': -1}).limit(100);
-    story.exec(function(err, stories) {
-      if (err) {
-        return next(err);
-      }
-      return res.json(stories);
-    });
-  }
-
   function hot(req, res) {
     return res.render('stories/index', {
       title: 'Hot stories currently trending on Camper News',
@@ -136,11 +132,12 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
 
 
   function returnIndividualStory(req, res, next) {
+    debug('hit return individual route');
     var dashedName = req.params.storyName;
 
     var storyName = dashedName.replace(/\-/g, ' ').trim();
 
-    Story.find({'storyLink': storyName}, function(err, story) {
+    Story.find({where: {'storyLink': storyName}}, function(err, story) {
       if (err) {
         return next(err);
       }
@@ -152,7 +149,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
           'Please double check the name.'
         });
 
-        return res.redirect('/news/');
+        return res.redirect('/stories/');
       }
 
       story = story.pop();
@@ -160,7 +157,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
         .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
         .replace(/\s/g, '-');
       if (dashedNameFull !== dashedName) {
-        return res.redirect('../news/' + dashedNameFull);
+        return res.redirect('../stories/' + dashedNameFull);
       }
 
       var userVoted = false;
@@ -324,7 +321,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
           });
           return res.json({
             alreadyPosted: true,
-            storyURL: '/news/' + story.pop().storyLink
+            storyURL: '/stories/' + story.pop().storyLink
           });
         }
         utils.getURLTitle(url, processResponse);
@@ -600,7 +597,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
                   data.author.username + ' replied to you on Camper News.',
                   'You can keep this conversation going.',
                   'Just head back to the discussion here: ',
-                  'http://freecodecamp.com/news/' + data.originalStoryLink,
+                  'http://freecodecamp.com/stories/' + data.originalStoryLink,
                   '- the Free Code Camp Volunteer Team'
                 ].join('\n')
               };
diff --git a/server/boot/user.js b/server/boot/user.js
index 3d1d661baa..8f96d7204a 100644
--- a/server/boot/user.js
+++ b/server/boot/user.js
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
 
   function returnUser (req, res, next) {
     User.find(
-      { 'profile.username': req.params.username.toLowerCase() },
+      {where: { 'username': req.params.username.toLowerCase() }},
       function(err, user) {
         if (err) {
           debug('Username err: ', err);
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 4ed7607a0f..a1d0ce08d1 100755
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var R = require('ramda'),
     expressValidator = require('express-validator'),
     forceDomain = require('forcedomain'),
     lessMiddleware = require('less-middleware'),
+    hpp = require('hpp'),
 
     passportProviders = require('./passport-providers'),
     /**
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ app.use(lessMiddleware(path.join(__dirname, '/public')));
 app.use(logger('dev'));
 app.use(bodyParser.json());
 app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
+app.use(hpp());
 app.use(expressValidator({
   customValidators: {
     matchRegex: function (param, regex) {
diff --git a/server/views/partials/navbar.jade b/server/views/partials/navbar.jade
index 8c6e2ff37d..cdbefeb583 100644
--- a/server/views/partials/navbar.jade
+++ b/server/views/partials/navbar.jade
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ nav.navbar.navbar-default.navbar-fixed-top.nav-height
                 li
                     a(href='/challenges/waypoint-join-our-chat-room') Chat
             li
-                a(href='/news') News
+                a(href='/stories') News
             li
                 a(href='/field-guide') Guide
             li.hidden-xs.hidden-sm
diff --git a/server/views/stories/hot-stories.jade b/server/views/stories/hot-stories.jade
index 73ef1fde8e..425588dd05 100644
--- a/server/views/stories/hot-stories.jade
+++ b/server/views/stories/hot-stories.jade
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                                     " by <a href='/" + data[i].author.username + "'>@" + data[i].author.username + "</a> " +
                                 "</div>" +
                                 "<div class='col-xs-12'>" +
-                                    "<br><a class='btn btn-no-shadow btn-primary btn-block btn-primary-ghost' href='/news/" + linkedName + "'>discuss</a>" +
+                                    "<br><a class='btn btn-no-shadow btn-primary btn-block btn-primary-ghost' href='/stories/" + linkedName + "'>discuss</a>" +
                                 "</div>" +
                             "</div>" +
                             "<div class='hidden-xs row media-stories'>" +
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                                                 "</a>" +
                                             "</div>" +
                                             "<div class='story-byline col-xs-12 wrappable'>" +
-                                                "<a class='btn btn-no-shadow btn-primary btn-xs btn-primary-ghost' href='/news/" + linkedName + "'>discuss</a> · " +
+                                                "<a class='btn btn-no-shadow btn-primary btn-xs btn-primary-ghost' href='/stories/" + linkedName + "'>discuss</a> · " +
                                                 rank + (rank > 1 ? " points" : " point") + " · posted " +
                                                 moment(data[i].timePosted).fromNow() +
                                                 " by <a href='/" + data[i].author.username + "'>@" + data[i].author.username + "</a> " +