// The Array Function 

	function makeArray(len) {
	    for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) this[i] = null;
	this.length = len;
	}

	// This is where random quotes are pulled from. The number in parenthesis after 'makeArray' should be the same as the number of items in the list.

	sidebar = new makeArray(4);
	sidebar[0] = "<h1>Did you know?</h1>Cancer has impacted the lives of 1,375,000 US citizens each year since 1990.";
	sidebar[1] = "<h1>Did you know?</h1>The two leading textbooks on cancer research and treatment used in US medical school programs today were both written by physicians in our department."
	sidebar[2] = "<h1>Did you know?</h1>Our department is a leading participant in the National Cancer Institute's prostate cancer chemoprevention trials."
	sidebar[3] = "<h1>Did you know?</h1>Our Cancer Research Center was the first in Illinois to be named a &quot;comprehensive cancer center&quot; by the National Cancer Institute."


	// The random number generator.

	function rand(n) {
	seed = (0x015a4e35 * seed) % 0x7fffffff;
	return (seed >> 16) % n;
	}
        
	var now = new Date()
	var seed = now.getTime() % 0xffffffff