Learning APA style, calculating a two-way ANOVA, collecting data, writing a term paper. The life of a college student can be a grind at times. If you are going to graduate school it could get even worse! One way to deal with the stressors in your life, and to achieve some balance, is through humor.  No doubt, you are surrounded by the humor impaired (including lots of faculty and an increasing number of students as they progress through our educational system).

A number of years ago, Dr. Joseph Palladino of the University of Southern Indiana and Dr. Mitchell Handelsman of the University of Colorado at Denver began writing a humor column for the newsletter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology. They have since expanded their humor writing in the form of another column, “On the Lighter Side”, for Division 1 (General Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. Their goal was quite modest (!) - to ensure that the next generation of psychologists is not nearly as humor impaired as the current one. So we invite you to follow the links to their columns and enjoy humor on such topics as testing, letters of recommendation, and the APA Publication Manual.

• "Admissions Committee Confidential" or "Four Sleepy People--a play, in one illegal act", by Mitch "Tennessee" Handelsman & Joe "Biff" Palladino
  
  
• And in Conclusion: Tips for Presenting Posters and Papers
  
  
• Brain Complexity and Specialization Throughout Development
  
  
• Classic Studies Revisited
  
  
• Creating Titles for Presentations: Beyond the Colon
  
  
• Excccuuuse Me: A New Web-Based Tool
  
  
• Giving Gifts to the Psychologist Who Has Everything
  
  
• In the Thick of Things: A Test of Humor Impairment
  
  
• International Symbols for Psychologists
  
  
• Internet Use Disorders
  
  
• Letters of Recommendation: A Guide for Students and Professors
  
  
• Meet Your Authors
  
  
• National Conventions: Some Do's and Some More Don'ts
  
  
• Our Last Column
  
  
• Psychology News Added to Cable
  
  
• Suggestions for a New Edition of the APA Style Manual
  
  
• Testing in the New Millennium: E-mail, Distance Education, and Game Shows
  
  
• Testing, Testing, Part 2: A Simple Guide to Essay Questions
  
  
• Testing, Testing: A, B, C, D, None of the Above
  
  
• The Gift of Humor
  
  
• Tips for Applying for Academic Jobs or Graduate School: Putting Your Best Foot Forward (or at Least Keeping it Out of Your Mouth)
  
  
• The Humor-Impaired Personality Disorder:  Diagnostic Criteria