diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36e6329..0b31b4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # webqueue2
 A re-write of Purdue ECN's webqueue
 
-![UI Snapshot](./docs/UI%20Snapshots/UI-Snapshot%202020-09-22%20at%201.48.58%20PM.png)
+![UI Snapshot](./docs/UI%20Snapshots/UI-Snapshot%202020-12-03%20at%208.10.32%20PM.png)
 
 ## Stay Up To Date
 See what's being worked on with [the webqueue2 Project](https://github.itap.purdue.edu/ECN/webqueue2/projects/).
diff --git a/api/ECNQueue.py b/api/ECNQueue.py
index df564fe..8eb109c 100644
--- a/api/ECNQueue.py
+++ b/api/ECNQueue.py
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@ def __parseSections(self) -> list:
         for assignment in assignementLsit:
             sections.append(assignment)
 
+        # Checks for empty content within an item and returns and
+        if contentEnd <= contentStart:
+            blankInitialMessage = self.__initialMessageParsing([""])
+            sections.append(blankInitialMessage)
+            return sections
+
         # Checks for Directory Identifiers
         if self.__rawItem[contentStart] == "\n" and self.__rawItem[contentStart + 1].startswith("\t"):
 
@@ -1349,4 +1355,4 @@ def loadQueues() -> list:
     for queue in getValidQueues():
         queues.append(Queue(queue))
 
-    return queues
+    return queues
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diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index 1aaa908..d87bdac 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -1,22 +1,14 @@
-aniso8601==8.0.0
-astroid==2.4.2
-click==7.1.2
-Flask==1.1.2
-Flask-RESTful==0.3.8
-Flask-JWT-Extended==3.24.1
-gunicorn==20.0.4
-isort==4.3.21
-itsdangerous==1.1.0
-Jinja2==2.11.2
-lazy-object-proxy==1.4.3
-MarkupSafe==1.1.1
-mccabe==0.6.1
-pylint==2.5.3
-python-dateutil==2.8.1
-python-dotenv==0.15.0
-pytz==2020.1
-six==1.15.0
-toml==0.10.1
-typed-ast==1.4.1
-Werkzeug==1.0.1
-wrapt==1.12.1
+# See: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/pip_install/#example-requirements-file
+
+# General Utilities
+gunicorn
+pipdeptree
+pylint
+
+# API 
+python-dotenv
+Flask-RESTful
+python-dateutil
+Flask-JWT-Extended
+# Prevent upgrade to 2.x until Flask-JWT-Extended is updated to support it
+PyJWT == 1.*
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diff --git a/docs/UI Snapshots/UI-Snapshot 2020-12-03 at 8.10.32 PM.png b/docs/UI Snapshots/UI-Snapshot 2020-12-03 at 8.10.32 PM.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa66e5d
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diff --git a/src/components/ItemTable/ItemTable.js b/src/components/ItemTable/ItemTable.js
index e45dc63..6c4df69 100644
--- a/src/components/ItemTable/ItemTable.js
+++ b/src/components/ItemTable/ItemTable.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { ArrowDownward, ArrowUpward } from "@material-ui/icons";
 export default function ItemTable({ data, rowCanBeSelected }) {
     const [selectedRow, setSelectedRow] = useState({ queue: null, number: null});
 
-    const theme = useTheme(); 
+    const theme = useTheme();
     const useStyles = makeStyles({
         // Fully visible for active icons
         activeSortIcon: {
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export default function ItemTable({ data, rowCanBeSelected }) {
         {
             columns,
             data,
+            autoResetSortBy: false,
+            autoResetFilters: false,
             defaultColumn: {
                 Filter: ({ column: { Header, setFilter } }) => {
                     return (
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ export default function ItemTable({ data, rowCanBeSelected }) {
                 }
             },
         },
-        useFilters, useFlexLayout, useSortBy,
+        useFilters, useFlexLayout, useSortBy, 
     );
     const { getTableProps, getTableBodyProps, headerGroups, rows, prepareRow, } = tableInstance;
 
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ export default function ItemTable({ data, rowCanBeSelected }) {
                                 classes={{ root: (isSelected && rowCanBeSelected) ? classes.rowSelected : classes.bandedRows }}
                                 {...row.getRowProps()} >
                                 {row.cells.map(cell => (
-                                    <TableCell 
+                                    <TableCell
                                         classes={{ root: classes.columnBorders }}
                                         {...cell.getCellProps()}
                                     >