diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/halfnarp.js b/app/assets/javascripts/halfnarp.js
index f81ee46..07619fa 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/halfnarp.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/halfnarp.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         window.all_events = new Object();
         var myuid, mypid, newfriend = new Object();
 
+        /* Add poor man's type ahead filtering */
         $.extend($.expr[':'], {
             'containsi': function(elem, i, match, array)
             {
@@ -184,6 +185,9 @@
         } catch(err) {
         }
 
+        /* Initially display as list */
+        toggle_grid(true);
+
         /* Fetch list of lectures to display */
         $.getJSON( halfnarpAPI, { locale: $('html').attr('lang') })
             .done(function( data ) {