.column {
    width:190px;
    float:left;
    text-align:left;
}

#home {background:#eeeefc; border-color:#00f;}
#home a, 
#home h2 {color:#00f;}

#gallery {background:#ddddee; border-color:#339;}
#gallery a, #gallery h2 {color:#339;}

#links {
    background:#f0e0ea; 
    border-color:#936
}
#links a, 
#links h2 {
    color: #936;
}

#favourites {background: #f9ebff; border-color:#93f;}
#favourites a, #favourites h2 {color:#93f;}

#messages {background: #ffe0f8; border-color:#c09;}
#messages a, #messages h2 {color:#c09;}

#academic {background: #e9f6ff; border-color:#69f;}
#academic a, #academic h2 {color:#69f;}

.section {
    border-style:solid; border-width:3px 0 0 0;
    padding:5px 10px 10px 10px;
    margin:15px 10px 23px 15px;
}

h2 {
    margin:2px 0 3px 0;
}

a {
    display:block;
    margin:0;
}