diff --git a/publichealth/static/css/modules/_articles.scss b/publichealth/static/css/modules/_articles.scss
index 947e6b2..e9e38ff 100644
--- a/publichealth/static/css/modules/_articles.scss
+++ b/publichealth/static/css/modules/_articles.scss
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@
 section {
   padding: 3em 0;
 
-  &:nth-child(odd) {
-    background-color: $gray-lighter;
-    color: black;
-  }
-
   h1 {
     font-size: 40px;
     text-align: center;
     margin-bottom: 1.5em;
     text-transform: uppercase;
   }
+
+  // Article zebra stripes
+  &:nth-child(even) {
+    background-color: $gray-lighter;
+    color: black;
+  }
 }
 
 // Stretch the top image
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ section {
   h5 { font-size: 22px; }
 
   line-height: 1.5;
-  background: white;
 
   img.full-width {
     width: 100%;