--- loncom/interface/lonaboutme.pm	2005/04/07 06:56:22	1.37
+++ loncom/interface/lonaboutme.pm	2005/06/06 02:29:46	1.38
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # "About Me" Personal Information
 #
-# $Id: lonaboutme.pm,v 1.37 2005/04/07 06:56:22 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonaboutme.pm,v 1.38 2005/06/06 02:29:46 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ ENDDOCUMENT
        foreach (sort keys %syllabusfields) {
           if (($syllabus{$_}) || ($allowed)) {
               my $message=$syllabus{$_};
-              $message=~s/\n/\<br \/\>/g;
+	      &Apache::lonfeedback::newline_to_br(\$message);
               $message
              =~s/(http\:\/\/[^\s]+)/\<a href=\"$1\"\>\<tt\>$1\<\/tt\>\<\/a\>/g;
 	      if ($allowed) {