diff --git a/src/SEQTA.ts b/src/SEQTA.ts
index 1fb2c51d..84037667 100644
--- a/src/SEQTA.ts
+++ b/src/SEQTA.ts
@@ -1226,8 +1226,8 @@ async function AddBetterSEQTAElements(toggle: any) {
           console.error('Error fetching and processing student data:', error);
         }
 
-        var NewsButtonStr = '<li class="item" data-key="news" id="newsbutton" data-path="/news" data-betterseqta="true"><label><svg style="width:24px;height:24px" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" d="M20 3H4C2.89 3 2 3.89 2 5V19C2 20.11 2.89 21 4 21H20C21.11 21 22 20.11 22 19V5C22 3.89 21.11 3 20 3M5 7H10V13H5V7M19 17H5V15H19V17M19 13H12V11H19V13M19 9H12V7H19V9Z" /></svg>News</label></li>';
-        var NewsButton = stringToHTML(NewsButtonStr);
+        const NewsButtonStr = '<li class="item" data-key="news" id="newsbutton" data-path="/news" data-betterseqta="true"><label><svg style="width:24px;height:24px" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" d="M20 3H4C2.89 3 2 3.89 2 5V19C2 20.11 2.89 21 4 21H20C21.11 21 22 20.11 22 19V5C22 3.89 21.11 3 20 3M5 7H10V13H5V7M19 17H5V15H19V17M19 13H12V11H19V13M19 9H12V7H19V9Z" /></svg>News</label></li>';
+        const NewsButton = stringToHTML(NewsButtonStr);
         List!.appendChild(NewsButton.firstChild!);
 
         let a = document.createElement('div');
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ async function AddBetterSEQTAElements(toggle: any) {
         a.id = 'icon-cover';
         menu!.appendChild(a);
 
-        var menuCover = document.querySelector('#icon-cover');
+        const menuCover = document.querySelector('#icon-cover');
         menuCover!.addEventListener('click', function () {
           location.href = '../#?page=/home';
           SendHomePage();
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ async function AddBetterSEQTAElements(toggle: any) {
             .firstChild! as HTMLElement).classList.remove('noscroll');
         });
         // Creates the home container when the menu button is pressed
-        var homebutton = document.getElementById('homebutton');
+        const homebutton = document.getElementById('homebutton');
         homebutton!.addEventListener('click', function () {
           if (!MenuOptionsOpen) {
             SendHomePage();
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ async function AddBetterSEQTAElements(toggle: any) {
         });
 
         // Creates the news container when the menu button is pressed
-        var newsbutton = document.getElementById('newsbutton');
+        const newsbutton = document.getElementById('newsbutton');
         newsbutton!.addEventListener('click', function () {
           if (!MenuOptionsOpen) {
             SendNewsPage();