/**
  * This is the default 'index' action that is invoked
  * when an action is not explicitly requested by users.
  */
 public function actionIndex()
 {
     // renders the view file 'protected/views/site/studentIndex.php'
     // using the default layout 'protected/views/layouts/main.php'
     $articleData = Article::model()->getBriefArticlesData(self::homePageArticleLimit);
     $slideItems = Slide::getSliderItems();
     Yii::log(CVarDumper::dumpAsString($slideItems));
     $this->render('index', array('articleData' => $articleData, 'slideItems' => $slideItems));
 }