wrap posts into div

hello,
i need to wrap every post i call in the sidebar in a div, so i can style better

now i have written this code (please dont kill me im a webdesigner)

<div id="sidebar" class="grid_4 omega">
	<div id="recent-post-widget">
		<?php	$the_query = new WP_Query( 'category_name=news'  ); ?>
		<div class="post-content">
			<?php while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>
			<?php remove_filter('the_excerpt', 'wpautop'); ?>
			<?php if( has_post_thumbnail() ) {?>
			<p class="post-thumb"> <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"> <img class="grid_4 alpha omega" src="<?php echo wp_get_attachment_url( get_post_thumbnail_id($post->ID)); ?>"/> </a> </p>
			<?php }  ?>
			<p class="post-date">
				<?php the_date('j F Y');  ?>
			</p>
			<p class="post-title"> <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
				<?php the_title();  ?>
				</a> </p>
			<p class="post-excerpt">
				<?php the_excerpt();  ?>
			</p>
			<?php endwhile; ?>
		</div>
		<?php wp_reset_postdata();?>
	</div>
</div>

BUT, it wrap all the posts in a single div….
sorry for the HERESY