diff --git a/config_sample.php b/config_sample.php
index d1f5387..9aa38cf 100644
--- a/config_sample.php
+++ b/config_sample.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 	
 	define('BASE_URI', 'http://pipeline.cc.gatech.edu'); # base URI for this Pipeline instance <- CHANGE THIS
 	define('PIPELINE_NAME', 'Pipeline Demo'); # name of this Pipeline instance <- CHANGE THIS
+	define('STYLE_SHEET', 'light.css'); # name of CSS stylesheet <- CHANGE THIS
+	define('TIME_ZONE', 'America/New_York'); # name of PHP time zone <- CHANGE THIS
 	
 	define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); # database host <- CHANGE THIS
 	define('DB_USERNAME', 'root'); # database username <- CHANGE THIS
diff --git a/global.php b/global.php
index 516b6b1..8366518 100644
--- a/global.php
+++ b/global.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function __autoload($class_name)
 define('DISCUSSIONS_ID',4);
 define('PEOPLE_ID',5);
 
-date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');
 set_include_path(dirname(__FILE__));
 require_once("config.php");
-require_once("lib/Soup/Soup.php");
+date_default_timezone_set(TIME_ZONE);
+require_once(SYSTEM_PATH."/lib/Soup/Soup.php");
diff --git a/views/site/partial/page.tpl.php b/views/site/partial/page.tpl.php
index 68b9d80..6cac141 100644
--- a/views/site/partial/page.tpl.php
+++ b/views/site/partial/page.tpl.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	<title><?= PIPELINE_NAME ?> - <?= $pageTitle ?></title>
 	<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="<?= Url::images() ?>/icons/clapperboard.png" />
 	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?= Url::styles() ?>/basic.css" />
-	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?= Url::styles() ?>/light.css" />
+	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?= Url::styles() ?>/<?= STYLE_SHEET ?>" />
 	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?= Url::styles() ?>/jquery-ui-1.8.16.custom.css" />
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/jsapi"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript">