mnuaboutOff = new Image();
	mnuaboutOver = new Image();
	mnuaboutTxt = new Image();
	mnuadmOff = new Image();
	mnuadmOver = new Image();
	mnuadmTxt = new Image();
	mnuacadOver = new Image();
	mnuacadOff = new Image();
	mnuacadTxt = new Image();
	mnuslifeOver = new Image();
	mnuslifeOff = new Image();
	mnuslifeTxt = new Image();
	mnunewsOver = new Image();
	mnunewsOff = new Image();
	mnunewsTxt = new Image();
	mnulifeOver = new Image();
	mnulifeOff = new Image();
	mnulifeTxt = new Image();
	mnualumOver = new Image();
	mnualumOff = new Image();
	mnualumTxt = new Image();
	mnuHoldOff = new Image()
	
	mnuaboutOff.src = '/images/main_mnu_about_off.gif';
	mnuaboutOver.src = '/images/main_mnu_about_over.gif';
	mnuaboutTxt.src = '/images/main_mnu_about_txt.gif';
	mnuadmOff.src = '/images/main_mnu_adm_off.gif';
	mnuadmOver.src = '/images/main_mnu_adm_over.gif';
	mnuadmTxt.src = '/images/main_mnu_adm_txt.gif';
	mnuacadOver.src = '/images/main_mnu_acad_over.gif';
	mnuacadOff.src = '/images/main_mnu_acad_off.gif';
	mnuacadTxt.src = '/images/main_mnu_acad_txt.gif';
	mnuslifeOver.src = '/images/main_mnu_slife_over.gif';
	mnuslifeOff.src = '/images/main_mnu_slife_off.gif';
	mnuslifeTxt.src = '/images/main_mnu_slife_txt.gif';
	mnunewsOver.src = '/images/main_mnu_news_over.gif';
	mnunewsOff.src = '/images/main_mnu_news_off.gif';
	mnunewsTxt.src = '/images/main_mnu_news_txt.gif';
	mnulifeOver.src = '/images/main_mnu_life_over.gif';
	mnulifeOff.src = '/images/main_mnu_life_off.gif';
	mnulifeTxt.src = '/images/main_mnu_life_txt.gif';
	mnualumOver.src = '/images/main_mnu_alum_over.gif';
	mnualumOff.src = '/images/main_mnu_alum_off.gif';
	mnualumTxt.src = '/images/main_mnu_alum_txt.gif';
	mnuHoldOff.src = '/images/trans.gif';
	
	
	
	function MnuOver(strMnu) {
		document[strMnu].src = eval('mnu' + strMnu + 'Over.src');
		document['menu_hold'].src = eval('mnu' + strMnu + 'Txt.src');
	}
	function MnuOut(strMnu) {
		document[strMnu].src = eval('mnu' + strMnu + 'Off.src');
		document['menu_hold'].src = mnuHoldOff.src;
	}
	
	var SearchBox = document.getElementById("search_box");
	
	// Ensure the text box exists.
	
	if (SearchBox != null)
	{
		// Wire up it's keypress event.
		
		SearchBox.onkeypress = CaptureKey;
	}
	
	// When a user clicks the search button in the template header, it calls this
	// function, which just redirects the user to the search page with their query.

	function Search(SearchBox)
	{	
		// Grab the search text box.
		
		var SearchBox = document.getElementById(SearchBox);
		
		// Check the text box for content.
		
		if (SearchBox.value == "")
		{
			// Alert the user to specify an actual search phrase.
			
			alert("Please enter a search term.");
		}
		else
		{
			// Perform the actual redirection, passing the user's query.
		
			location.href = ("http://search.ncc.edu/search?q=" + SearchBox.value +"&btnG=Search&entqr=0&output=xml_no_dtd&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&client=default_frontend&ud=1&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&site=default_collection");
		}
		
		// Stop the post.
			
		return false;
	}
						
	
	// The CaptureKey function is used to capture an user key
	// press from a user and call a specified function in response.

	function CaptureKey(e)
	{
		
		if (!e) { e = window.event; }
		
		// Ensure the event object is available,
		// and that the fired key was the enter button.
			
		
		if (e && e.keyCode == 13)
		{
			// Perform the specified function.
			
			Search('Query');
			
			// Ensure any posts are stopped.
			
			return false;
		}
	}