function newsAccInit(){

	var stretchers = $$('div.newsCarBox');
	stretchers.each(function(item){
		item.setStyles({'height': '0', 'overflow': 'hidden', 'visibility': 'visible'});
	});

		var togglers = $$('li.newsCarTab');
		togglers.each(function(toggler, i){
			toggler.defaultColor = toggler.getStyle('color');
		});

		var myAccordion = new Fx.Accordion(togglers, stretchers, { opacity: false, start: 'open-first', duration:300, fixedHeight:false, transition: Fx.Transitions.sineInOut,

			onActive: function(toggler, i){
				toggler.getFirst().setStyle('color', '#C36B07');
				toggler.style.backgroundImage = 'url(http://ssl2.msstate.edu/dev/emc/img/bg_carTab_on_600x44.gif)';
			},

			onBackground: function(toggler, i){
				toggler.getFirst().setStyle('color', '#003399');
				toggler.style.backgroundImage = 'url(http://ssl2.msstate.edu/dev/emc/img/bg_carTab_off_2x44.gif)';
			}
		
		});

 		myAccordion.showThisHideOpen(0);
	
	try {
		Window.disableImageCache();
	}catch(e){}
	
};