diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -264,3 +264,16 @@
   .problem-panel .problem-form {
     border: 1px dotted #99aaee;
     background: #eeeeff; }
+
+.notice-bar {
+  margin-top: 3px;
+  margin-bottom: 3px;
+  text-align: center; }
+  .notice-bar span.notice {
+    color: white;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    background: #000070;
+    padding: 3px 20px 3px 20px;
+    -moz-border-radius: 2px;
+    -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
+    border-radius: 5px; }