function initMenu()
{
	//alert("menu!");
	$('#sectionalMenu ul ul').hide();
	$('#sectionalMenu li:has(ul)').addClass('menuParent');
	var URLrequest = document.URL;
	var fileName = URLrequest.substring(URLrequest.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
	if(URLrequest.indexOf("?") != -1)
	{
		var fileNameNoQS = URLrequest.substring(0, URLrequest.indexOf("?") + 1);
		fileName = fileNameNoQS.substring(fileNameNoQS.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);	
	}
	var pathArray = URLrequest.split("/");
	var folderName = pathArray[pathArray.length-2];

	var currentItemID;
	if((fileName.length == 0) || (fileName.indexOf("print") != -1))
		{currentItemID = "#index";}
	else if((URLrequest.indexOf("?mi=") != -1) || (URLrequest.indexOf("&mi=") != -1))
		{currentItemID = "#" + URLrequest.substring((URLrequest.lastIndexOf("mi=") + 3));}
	else
		{currentItemID = "#" + fileName.substring(0, fileName.indexOf(".htm"))}
	
	var exceptionFolders = new Array ("catalog", "regidis", "library", "payment", "parents/faq", "residence", "housing_options", "values", "people", "media", "news/photos", "spotlight", "academic_camps");
	for(i = 0; i < exceptionFolders.length; i ++)
	{
		if((URLrequest.indexOf("/" + exceptionFolders[i] + "/")) != -1)
		{
			currentItemID = "#" + folderName;
			if(exceptionFolders[i] == "regidis")
			{currentItemID = "#catalog";}
			if(exceptionFolders[i] == "news/photos")
			{currentItemID = "#photos";}
			
			break;
		}
	}
		
	if(URLrequest.indexOf("edu/media/") != -1)
		{currentItemID = "#photos"}
	if((URLrequest.indexOf("faculty_page.htm") != -1) || (URLrequest.indexOf("faculty_bio.htm") != -1))
		{currentItemID = "#faculty_directory"}
	if((URLrequest.indexOf("arch_story.htm") != -1) || (URLrequest.indexOf("/news/archive.htm") != -1) || (URLrequest.indexOf("/news_search.htm") != -1))
		{currentItemID = "#releases"}
	if((URLrequest.indexOf("building.htm?stop") != -1))
		{currentItemID = "#facilities"}
	if((URLrequest.indexOf("admissions/office/") != -1))
		{currentItemID = "#staff"}
	if((URLrequest.indexOf("giftlegacy") != -1))
		{currentItemID = "#index"}
	var activeItem = "#sectionalMenu " + currentItemID;
	//alert(activeItem);
	$(activeItem).addClass('activeItem');

	
	$('#sectionalMenu li a').click(
		function()
		{
			//alert("in!");
			$(this).next().slideToggle('normal');
			$('#sectionalMenu ul ul').hide();
			if ($(this).attr("href") == "#") {
					return false;
			}	}
	);
	$('#sectionalMenu ul ul:has(' + currentItemID + ')').show();
}