Adding a 'box' to the front page

Is there any way to add a box to the front page through the admin system?
I don't just want to go into the code and start adding stuff.

Here's the site: http://www.testequipmentconnection.com

I want to put a news box underneath the 'specials' box. Also, in IE the specials are ALL OVER THE PLACE. How do I fix this?

No there is no way of adding such a box through the Admin. You would need to edit the templates to do this. But it looks as though somebody has already performed so extensive (and effective) edits to your template.

There is a general way of resolving your problem with the specials that involves changing some code, but I can't recall where I posted it. So here's an easier solution that will hopefully work for this specific site - try increasing your #mainWrapper width in your stylesheet to 752px.