diff --git a/calendar/teachingdates/templates/paper-calendar-dates.xml.j2 b/calendar/teachingdates/templates/paper-calendar-dates.xml.j2
index cb406f4..0fdac68 100644
--- a/calendar/teachingdates/templates/paper-calendar-dates.xml.j2
+++ b/calendar/teachingdates/templates/paper-calendar-dates.xml.j2
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@
 				{%- for period, weeks in calendars.items() %}
 				<xsl:when test="$period = '{{period}}'">
 					<xsl:choose>
-						{%- for weeknum, the_date in weeks.items() %}
+						{%- for weeknum, date in weeks.items() %}
 						<xsl:when test="$week = '{{weeknum}}'">
-							<xsl:value-of select="format-date( xs:date( '{{the_date.isoformat()}}' ) + $offset, $format )" />
+							<xsl:value-of select="format-date( xs:date( '{{date.isoformat()}}' ) + $offset, $format )" />
 						</xsl:when>
 						{%- endfor %}
 						<xsl:otherwise>
@@ -201,15 +201,15 @@
 				{%- for period, weeks in calendars.items() %}
 				<xsl:when test="$period = '{{period}}'">
 					<xsl:choose>
-						{%- for weeknum, the_date in weeks.items() %}
+						{%- for weeknum, date in weeks.items() %}
 						<xsl:when test="$week = '{{weeknum}}'">
-							<xsl:value-of select="format-date( xs:date( '{{the_date.isoformat()}}' ), '[D]' )" />
+							<xsl:value-of select="format-date( xs:date( '{{date.isoformat()}}' ), '[D]' )" />
 							<xsl:call-template name="endash" />
-							<xsl:value-of select="format-date( xs:date( '{{the_date + eow_offset}}' ), '[D] ' )" />
+							<xsl:value-of select="format-date( xs:date( '{{date + eow_offset}}' ), '[D] ' )" />
 							<xsl:if test="$wrap">
 								<xsl:call-template name="newline" />
 							</xsl:if>
-							<xsl:value-of select="format-date( xs:date( '{{the_date.isoformat()}}'' ), $month-format )" />
+							<xsl:value-of select="format-date( xs:date( '{{date.isoformat()}}'' ), $month-format )" />
 						</xsl:when>
 						{%- endfor %}
 						<xsl:otherwise>