diff --git a/src/com/uncc/gameday/alerts/Alert.java b/src/com/uncc/gameday/alerts/Alert.java
index dd0dbc5..ba78e63 100644
--- a/src/com/uncc/gameday/alerts/Alert.java
+++ b/src/com/uncc/gameday/alerts/Alert.java
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package com.uncc.gameday.alerts;
 
-import java.util.Date;
-
 import com.uncc.gameday.R;
 import com.uncc.gameday.activities.Home;
-
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -13,72 +10,72 @@ import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
 import android.support.v4.app.TaskStackBuilder;
 
 public class Alert {
-	
-	private Date alarmDate;
-	private String message;
-	private int shown;
-	private String type;
-	
-	// Default constructor
-	public Alert(){}
-	
-	public Alert(Date alarmDate, String message, int shown, String type) {
-		this.setAlarmDate(alarmDate);
-		this.setMessage(message);
-		this.setShown(shown);
-		this.setType(type);
-	}
-	
-	private void setType(String type) {
-		this.type = type;
-	}
+        
+        private Long alarmDate;
+        private String message;
+        private int shown;
+        private String type;
+        
+        // Default constructor
+        public Alert(){}
+        
+        public Alert(Long alarmDate, String message, int shown, String type) {
+                this.setAlarmDate(alarmDate);
+                this.setMessage(message);
+                this.setShown(shown);
+                this.setType(type);
+        }
+        
+        private void setType(String type) {
+                this.type = type;
+        }
 
-	public String getType() {
-		return type;
-	}
-	public Date getAlarmDate() {
-		return alarmDate;
-	}
-	public void setAlarmDate(Date alarmDate) {
-		this.alarmDate = alarmDate;
-	}
-	public String getMessage() {
-		return message;
-	}
-	public void setMessage(String message) {
-		this.message = message;
-	}
-	public int isShown() {
-		return shown;
-	}
-	public void setShown(int i) {
-		this.shown = i;
-	}
-	
-	public String toString() {
-		return this.message;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Helper method to make displaying an alert on the statusbar easy
-	 *
-	 * @param ctx - The context needed to display the alert.
-	 */
-	public void displayNotification(Context ctx) {
-		NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(ctx)
-			.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
-			.setContentTitle(ctx.getString(R.string.app_name))
-			.setContentText(this.getMessage());
-		
-		Intent resultIntent = new Intent(ctx, Home.class);
-		TaskStackBuilder stackBuilder = TaskStackBuilder.create(ctx);
-		stackBuilder.addParentStack(Home.class);
-		stackBuilder.addNextIntent(resultIntent);
-		PendingIntent resultPendingIntent =	stackBuilder.getPendingIntent(0, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
-		builder.setContentIntent(resultPendingIntent);
-		
-		NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) ctx.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
-		notificationManager.notify(0, builder.setAutoCancel(true).build());
-	}
+        public String getType() {
+                return type;
+        }
+        public Long getAlarmDate() {
+                return alarmDate;
+        }
+        public void setAlarmDate(Long alarmDate) {
+                this.alarmDate = alarmDate;
+        }
+        public String getMessage() {
+                return message;
+        }
+        public void setMessage(String message) {
+                this.message = message;
+        }
+        public int isShown() {
+                return shown;
+        }
+        public void setShown(int i) {
+                this.shown = i;
+        }
+        
+        public String toString() {
+                return this.message;
+        }
+        
+        /**
+         * Helper method to make displaying an alert on the statusbar easy
+         *
+         * @param ctx - The context needed to display the alert.
+         */
+        public void displayNotification(Context ctx) {
+                NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(ctx)
+                        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
+                        .setContentTitle(ctx.getString(R.string.app_name))
+                        .setContentText(this.getMessage());
+                
+                Intent resultIntent = new Intent(ctx, Home.class);
+                TaskStackBuilder stackBuilder = TaskStackBuilder.create(ctx);
+                stackBuilder.addParentStack(Home.class);
+                stackBuilder.addNextIntent(resultIntent);
+                PendingIntent resultPendingIntent =        stackBuilder.getPendingIntent(0, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
+                builder.setContentIntent(resultPendingIntent);
+                
+                NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) ctx.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
+                notificationManager.notify(0, builder.setAutoCancel(true).build());
+        }
 
 }