[thelist] site layout critique

[ted serbinski]

whats up.

i'm working on a new site and am trying to get it up within a week or so.
i'm on an accelerated process and would like to stop and fix any major bugs
before i move on in each step, so that i don't waste a lot of time in the
end.

therefore i'm asking for anyones suggestions/comments on the following two
layouts and if i should use one of over the other or what to fix ect. or if
there is something inherently wrong that you see in one of the designs.

as of now, i'm leaning towards layout2, which does need a little cleaning up
(maybe that solid line under the logo to be gotten rid of).

http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/tss24/layout.gif
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/tss24/layout2.gif

thanks a ton
-ted