diff --git a/judge/tasks/experiment.py b/judge/tasks/experiment.py
index 7867170..f2e4b2f 100644
--- a/judge/tasks/experiment.py
+++ b/judge/tasks/experiment.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def generate_report(problem):
 
 
 def import_users(csv_file):
-    # 1st row: username, password, organization
-    # ... row: a_username,passhere,organ
+    # 1st row: username, password, name, organization
+    # ... row: a_username, passhere, my_name, organ
     try:
         f = open(csv_file, 'r')
     except OSError:
@@ -37,10 +37,14 @@ def import_users(csv_file):
         reader = csv.DictReader(f)
 
         for row in reader:
-            username = row['username']
-            pwd = row['password']
-
-            user, _ = User.objects.get_or_create(username=username, defaults={
+            try:
+                username = row['username']
+                pwd = row['password']
+            except Exception:
+                print('username and/or password column missing')
+                print('Make sure your columns are: username, password, name, organization')
+            
+            user, created = User.objects.get_or_create(username=username, defaults={
                 'is_active': True,
             })
 
@@ -48,10 +52,18 @@ def import_users(csv_file):
                 'language': Language.get_python3(),
                 'timezone': settings.DEFAULT_USER_TIME_ZONE,
             })
+            if created:
+                print('Created user', username)
 
             if pwd:
                 user.set_password(pwd)
-            
+            elif created:
+                user.set_password('lqdoj')
+                print('User', username, 'missing password, default=lqdoj')
+
+            if 'name' in row.keys() and row['name']:
+                user.first_name = row['name']
+
             if 'organization' in row.keys() and row['organization']:
                 org = Organization.objects.get(name=row['organization'])
                 profile.organizations.add(org)
diff --git a/judge/views/submission.py b/judge/views/submission.py
index 5793ef1..6c7d9e6 100644
--- a/judge/views/submission.py
+++ b/judge/views/submission.py
@@ -139,18 +139,27 @@ def group_test_cases(cases):
 
 def read_head_archive(archive, file):
     with archive.open(file) as f:
-        return f.read(settings.TESTCASE_VISIBLE_LENGTH + 3)
+        s = f.read(settings.TESTCASE_VISIBLE_LENGTH + 3)
+        # add this so there are no characters left behind (ex, 'á' = 2 utf-8 chars)
+        while True:
+            try:
+                s.decode('utf-8')
+                break
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                s += f.read(1)
+        return s
 
 
 def get_visible_content(data):
     data = data or b''
     data = data.replace(b'\r\n', b'\r').replace(b'\r', b'\n')
+
+    data = data.decode('utf-8')
+
     if (len(data) > settings.TESTCASE_VISIBLE_LENGTH):
         data = data[:settings.TESTCASE_VISIBLE_LENGTH]
-        data += b'.' * 3
-    elif not data.endswith(b'\n'):
-        data += b'\n'
-    return data.decode('utf-8')
+        data += '.' * 3
+    return data
 
 
 def get_input_answer(case, archive):