The visitors of the SRUP site will probably expect to see the most recently added items on the top of the page. Let's set the Parameters (Advanced) to organize things accordingly.
1. Navigate to Menus | Main Menu | Home. In the Menu Item Manager, click on Home to edit the settings of the home page. Click on Parameters (Advanced) heading to see which options it offers.
2. In the Primary Order drop-down box, choose Most recent first.
3. When ordering your articles by date you'll probably want to display the publication date for every article. Navigate to Parameters (Component) and make sure Created Date and Time is set to Show.
4. Click on Save and click on Preview.
When you check out the home page you'll find that the most recently added articles are shown first now. You control the order of home page items by selecting the appropriate Primary Order settings of the Front Page Menu Item (the Home link in the Main Menu).