diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/tests.py
index 501deb776c..9cd5502d5d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/tests.py
@@ -1,16 +1,61 @@
-"""
-This file demonstrates writing tests using the unittest module. These will pass
-when you run "manage.py test".
-
-Replace this with more appropriate tests for your application.
-"""
-
 from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test.client import Client
 
 
 class SimpleTest(TestCase):
-    def test_basic_addition(self):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = Client()
+
+    def test_render(self):
         """
-        Tests that 1 + 1 always equals 2.
+        Render a normal page, like jobs
         """
-        self.assertEqual(1 + 1, 2)
+        response = self.client.get("/jobs")
+        self.assertEquals(response.status_code, 200)
+
+
+    def test_render_press_release(self):
+        """
+        Render press releases from generic URL match
+        """
+        # since I had to remap files, pedantically test all press releases
+        # published to date. Decent positive test while we're at it.
+        all_releases = ["/press/mit-and-harvard-announce-edx",
+                "/press/uc-berkeley-joins-edx",
+                "/press/edX-announces-proctored-exam-testing",
+                "/press/elsevier-collaborates-with-edx",
+                "/press/ut-joins-edx",
+                "/press/cengage-to-provide-book-content",
+                "/press/gates-foundation-announcement",
+                "/press/wellesley-college-joins-edx",
+                "/press/georgetown-joins-edx",
+                "/press/spring-courses",
+                "/press/lewin-course-announcement",
+                "/press/bostonx-announcement",
+                "/press/eric-lander-secret-of-life",
+                "/press/edx-expands-internationally",
+                "/press/xblock_announcement",
+                "/press/stanford-to-work-with-edx",
+            ]
+
+        for rel in all_releases:
+            response = self.client.get(rel)
+            self.assertNotContains(response, "PAGE NOT FOUND", status_code=200)
+
+        # should work with caps
+        response = self.client.get("/press/STANFORD-to-work-with-edx")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Stanford", status_code=200)
+
+        # negative test
+        response = self.client.get("/press/this-shouldnt-work")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+
+        # can someone do something fishy?  no.
+        response = self.client.get("/press/../homework.html")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+
+        # "." in is ascii 2E 
+        response = self.client.get("/press/%2E%2E/homework.html")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/views.py
index 022f12b148..56a7f32780 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/views.py
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 # security reasons.
 
 from mitxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response, render_to_string
+from mako.exceptions import TopLevelLookupException
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.http import HttpResponseNotFound, HttpResponseServerError
+from django.http import HttpResponseNotFound, HttpResponseServerError, Http404
 from django_future.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 
 from util.cache import cache_if_anonymous
@@ -40,6 +41,25 @@ def render(request, template):
     return render_to_response('static_templates/' + template, {})
 
 
+@ensure_csrf_cookie
+@cache_if_anonymous
+def render_press_release(request, slug):
+    """
+    Render a press release given a slug.  Similar to the "render" function above,
+    but takes a slug and does a basic conversion to convert it to a template file.
+    a) all lower case,
+    b) convert dashes to underscores, and
+    c) appending ".html"
+    """
+    template = slug.lower().replace('-', '_') + ".html"
+    try:
+        resp = render_to_response('static_templates/press_releases/' + template, {})
+    except TopLevelLookupException:
+        raise Http404
+    else:
+        return resp
+
+
 def render_404(request):
     return HttpResponseNotFound(render_to_string('static_templates/404.html', {}))
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/feed.rss b/lms/templates/feed.rss
index 73be4b6172..07335bd22a 100644
--- a/lms/templates/feed.rss
+++ b/lms/templates/feed.rss
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/17</id>
     <published>2012-12-19T14:00:00-07:00</published>
     <updated>2012-12-19T14:00:00-07:00</updated>
-    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/stanford-to-work-with-edx')}"/>
+    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['stanford-to-work-with-edx'])}"/>
     <title>Stanford University to Collaborate with edX on Development of Non-Profit Open Source edX Platform</title>
     <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/stanford-university-m.png')}&quot; /&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <id>tag:www.edx.org,2013:Post/16</id>
     <published>2013-03-15T10:00:00-07:00</published>
     <updated>2013-03-15T10:00:00-07:00</updated>
-    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/xblock-announcement')}"/>
+    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['xblock-announcement'])}"/>
     <title>edX releases XBlock SDK, first step toward open source vision</title>
     <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/edx-logo_240x180.png')}&quot; /&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   <!--   <id>tag:www.edx.org,2013:Post/14</id> -->
   <!--   <published>2013-02-20T10:00:00-07:00</published> -->
   <!--   <updated>2013-02-20T10:00:00-07:00</updated> -->
-  <!--   <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/edx-expands-internationally')}"/> -->
+  <!--   <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['edx-expands-internationally'])}"/> -->
   <!--   <title>edX Expands Internationally and Doubles its Institutional Membership with the Addition of Six New Schools</title> -->
   <!--   <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/edx-logo_240x180.png')}&quot; /&gt; -->
   <!--       &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content> -->
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <id>tag:www.edx.org,2013:Post/14</id>
     <published>2013-01-30T10:00:00-07:00</published>
     <updated>2013-01-30T10:00:00-07:00</updated>
-    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/eric-lander-secret-of-life')}"/>
+    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['eric-lander-secret-of-life'])}"/>
     <title>New biology course from human genome pioneer Eric Lander</title>
     <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/eric-lander_240x180.jpg')}&quot; /&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <id>tag:www.edx.org,2013:Post/12</id>
     <published>2013-01-22T10:00:00-07:00</published>
     <updated>2013-01-22T10:00:00-07:00</updated>
-    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/lewin-course-announcement')}"/>
+    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['lewin-course-announcement'])}"/>
     <title>New course from legendary MIT physics professor Walter Lewin</title>
     <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/dr-lewin-316_240x180.jpg')}&quot; /&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     <id>tag:www.edx.org,2013:Post/11</id>
     <published>2013-01-29T10:00:00-07:00</published>
     <updated>2013-01-29T10:00:00-07:00</updated>
-    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/bostonx-announcement')}"/>
+    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['bostonx-announcement'])}"/>
     <title>City of Boston and edX partner to establish BostonX to improve educational access for residents</title>
     <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/edx-logo_240x180.png')}&quot; /&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   <!--   <id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/10</id> -->
   <!--   <published>2012-12-19T14:00:00-07:00</published> -->
   <!--   <updated>2012-12-19T14:00:00-07:00</updated> -->
-  <!--   <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/spring-courses')}"/> -->
+  <!--   <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['spring-courses'])}"/> -->
   <!--   <title>edX announces first wave of new courses for Spring 2013</title> -->
   <!--   <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/edx-logo_240x180.png')}&quot; /&gt; -->
   <!--       &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content> -->
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     <id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/9</id>
     <published>2012-12-10T14:00:00-07:00</published>
     <updated>2012-12-10T14:00:00-07:00</updated>
-    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/georgetown-joins-edx')}"/>
+    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['georgetown-joins-edx'])}"/>
     <title>Georgetown University joins edX</title>
     <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/georgetown-seal_240x180.png')}&quot; /&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;Sixth institution to join global movement in year one&lt;/p&gt;</content>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     <id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/8</id>
     <published>2012-12-04T14:00:00-07:00</published>
     <updated>2012-12-04T14:00:00-07:00</updated>
-    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/wellesley-college-joins-edx')}"/>
+    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['wellesley-college-joins-edx'])}"/>
     <title>Wellesley College joins edX</title>
     <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/wellesley-seal_240x180.png')}&quot; /&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;First liberal arts college to join edX&lt;/p&gt;</content>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     <id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/7</id>
     <published>2012-11-12T14:00:00-07:00</published>
     <updated>2012-11-12T14:00:00-07:00</updated>
-    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/gates-foundation-announcement')}"/>
+    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['gates-foundation-announcement'])}"/>
     <title>edX and Massachusetts Community Colleges join in Gates-Funded educational initiative</title>
     <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/mass-seal_240x180.png')}&quot; /&gt;
          &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     <id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/6</id>
     <published>2012-10-15T14:00:00-07:00</published>
     <updated>2012-10-14T14:00:00-07:00</updated>
-    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/ut-joins-edx')}"/>
+    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['ut-joins-edx'])}"/>
     <title>The University of Texas System joins edX</title>
     <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/utsys-seal_240x180.png')}&quot; /&gt;
          &lt;p&gt;Nine universities and six health institutions&lt;/p&gt;</content>
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
   <!--   <id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/5</id> -->
   <!--   <published>2012-09-25T14:00:00-07:00</published> -->
   <!--   <updated>2012-09-25T14:00:00-07:00</updated> -->
-  <!--   <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/elsevier-collaborates-with-edx')}"/> -->
+  <!--   <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['elsevier-collaborates-with-edx'])}"/> -->
   <!--   <title>Elsevier collaborates with edX</title> -->
   <!--   <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/foundations-of-analog_240x180.jpg')}&quot; /&gt; -->
   <!--     &lt;p&gt;Free course textbook made available to edX students&lt;/p&gt;</content> -->
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
     <id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/4</id>
     <published>2012-09-06T14:00:00-07:00</published>
     <updated>2012-09-06T14:00:00-07:00</updated>
-    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/edX-announces-proctored-exam-testing')}"/>
+    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['edX-announces-proctored-exam-testing'])}"/>
     <title>edX to offer learners option of taking proctored final exam</title>
     <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/diploma_240x180.jpg')}&quot; /&gt;</content>
   </entry>
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     <id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/3</id>
     <published>2012-07-16T14:08:12-07:00</published>
     <updated>2012-07-16T14:08:12-07:00</updated>
-    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/uc-berkeley-joins-edx')}"/>
+    <link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press_release', args=['uc-berkeley-joins-edx'])}"/>
     <title>UC Berkeley joins edX</title>
     <content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/releases/edx-logo_240x180.png')}&quot; /&gt;
       &lt;p&gt;edX broadens course offerings&lt;/p&gt;</content>
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Cengage_to_provide_book_content.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/cengage_to_provide_book_content.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Cengage_to_provide_book_content.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/cengage_to_provide_book_content.html
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/edX_announces_proctored_exam_testing.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/edx_announces_proctored_exam_testing.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/edX_announces_proctored_exam_testing.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/edx_announces_proctored_exam_testing.html
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Elsevier_collaborates_with_edX.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/elsevier_collaborates_with_edx.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Elsevier_collaborates_with_edX.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/elsevier_collaborates_with_edx.html
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Gates_Foundation_announcement.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/gates_foundation_announcement.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Gates_Foundation_announcement.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/gates_foundation_announcement.html
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Georgetown_joins_edX.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/georgetown_joins_edx.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Georgetown_joins_edX.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/georgetown_joins_edx.html
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Lewin_course_announcement.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/lewin_course_announcement.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Lewin_course_announcement.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/lewin_course_announcement.html
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/MIT_and_Harvard_announce_edX.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/mit_and_harvard_announce_edx.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/MIT_and_Harvard_announce_edX.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/mit_and_harvard_announce_edx.html
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Spring_2013_course_announcements.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/spring_courses.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Spring_2013_course_announcements.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/spring_courses.html
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/stanford_announcement.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/stanford_to_work_with_edx.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/stanford_announcement.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/stanford_to_work_with_edx.html
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/UC_Berkeley_joins_edX.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/uc_berkeley_joins_edx.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/UC_Berkeley_joins_edX.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/uc_berkeley_joins_edx.html
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/UT_joins_edX.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/ut_joins_edx.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/UT_joins_edX.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/ut_joins_edx.html
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Wellesley_College_joins_edX.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/wellesley_college_joins_edx.html
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/Wellesley_College_joins_edX.html
rename to lms/templates/static_templates/press_releases/wellesley_college_joins_edx.html
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index 5a4d4fa852..0ebdad54d1 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -117,51 +117,9 @@ urlpatterns = ('',
         {'template': 'honor.html'}, name="honor"),
 
     #Press releases
-    url(r'^press/mit-and-harvard-announce-edx$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/MIT_and_Harvard_announce_edX.html'}, name="press/mit-and-harvard-announce-edx"),
-    url(r'^press/uc-berkeley-joins-edx$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/UC_Berkeley_joins_edX.html'}, name="press/uc-berkeley-joins-edx"),
-    url(r'^press/edX-announces-proctored-exam-testing$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/edX_announces_proctored_exam_testing.html'}, name="press/edX-announces-proctored-exam-testing"),
-    url(r'^press/elsevier-collaborates-with-edx$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/Elsevier_collaborates_with_edX.html'}, name="press/elsevier-collaborates-with-edx"),
-    url(r'^press/ut-joins-edx$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/UT_joins_edX.html'}, name="press/ut-joins-edx"),
-    url(r'^press/cengage-to-provide-book-content$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/Cengage_to_provide_book_content.html'}, name="press/cengage-to-provide-book-content"),
-    url(r'^press/gates-foundation-announcement$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/Gates_Foundation_announcement.html'}, name="press/gates-foundation-announcement"),
-    url(r'^press/wellesley-college-joins-edx$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/Wellesley_College_joins_edX.html'}, name="press/wellesley-college-joins-edx"),
-    url(r'^press/georgetown-joins-edx$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/Georgetown_joins_edX.html'}, name="press/georgetown-joins-edx"),
-    url(r'^press/spring-courses$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/Spring_2013_course_announcements.html'},
-        name="press/spring-courses"),
-    url(r'^press/lewin-course-announcement$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/Lewin_course_announcement.html'},
-        name="press/lewin-course-announcement"),
-    url(r'^press/bostonx-announcement$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/bostonx_announcement.html'},
-        name="press/bostonx-announcement"),
-    url(r'^press/eric-lander-secret-of-life$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/eric_lander_secret_of_life.html'},
-        name="press/eric-lander-secret-of-life"),
-    url(r'^press/edx-expands-internationally$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/edx_expands_internationally.html'},
-        name="press/edx-expands-internationally"),
-    url(r'^press/xblock_announcement$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/xblock_announcement.html'},
-        name="press/xblock-announcement"),
-    url(r'^press/stanford-to-work-with-edx$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
-        {'template': 'press_releases/stanford_announcement.html'},
-        name="press/stanford-to-work-with-edx"),
-
-    # Should this always update to point to the latest press release?
-    (r'^pressrelease$', 'django.views.generic.simple.redirect_to',
-     {'url': '/press/xblock-announcement'}),
-
+    url(r'^press/([_a-zA-Z0-9-]+)$', 'static_template_view.views.render_press_release', name='press_release'),
 
+    # Favicon
     (r'^favicon\.ico$', 'django.views.generic.simple.redirect_to', {'url': '/static/images/favicon.ico'}),
 
     # TODO: These urls no longer work. They need to be updated before they are re-enabled