Can you guys help me out a bit?

I'm trying to code a brand new style of BBS by myself, and from scratch. you can check it out here, though it's a little broken: http://prime.programming-designs.com/test_forum/

My first question is if I should keep the front page a news page, or make it something like this:
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/6060/newindex.png

Also, if anyone is interested in becoming a part of this project please let me know.