diff --git a/news/views.py b/news/views.py
index 2fe37432..0b7b379e 100644
--- a/news/views.py
+++ b/news/views.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ def view(request, newsid):
 
 #TODO: May as well use a date-based list here sometime
 def list(request):
-    return list_detail.object_list(request, News.objects.all(),
+    return list_detail.object_list(request,
+            News.objects.all().select_related('author').defer('content'),
             template_name="news/list.html",
             template_object_name="news")