Psychology Club, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays

Adviser: Ben LaCombe

Room: H211

The club will be participating in a series of activities centered around the idea of humor.

“Since our meeting falls on April Fools’ Day, the topic of humor seemed fitting for this meeting,” President Achilles Caranto said. “I believe it’s important to not only understand humor within our daily lives, but also to realize its connection to psychology.”

Club members will be able to learn new facts and ideas.

“I hope that the attendees can take away something interesting,” Caranto said. “The goal of the meeting is to have fun while learning about a lesser discussed topic of how the psychology of humor connects to April Fools’ Day.”

NHS, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays

Adviser: Laura Penrod

Room: Cafeteria

The upcoming meeting will be the first with the newly inducted sophomores and juniors.

“It’s going to be a larger than normal meeting with all the new members,” President-Elect Michael Haley said. “We’re going to have a little icebreaker along with some games to get to know each other. We’ll also be explaining some rules of the club as well as club positions in preparation for board nominations.”

As new members settle into the club, Haley hopes that they take the initiative to run for a board position.

“I want the people who are running [for a board position] to really want to make a difference in the club,” Haley said. “It’s good to have on your resume, but it shouldn’t be the main reason why they are taking the time to run for board. We want people who are going to be able to contribute to the club and I hope some people will take that initiative.”

Book Club, 1st and 3rd Thursdays

Adviser: Amy Lutz

Room: H213

The club will be wrapping up their discussions on their book for March.

“Our book for March was ‘The Nickel Boys’ by Colson Whitehead,” Vice President Dennis Buckley said. “It’s a historical fiction book set in 1960s Florida. We’ll also be voting on a book to read for April.”

Compared to the club’s other books of the month, their current novel has intriguing aspects that members were able to discuss and enjoy.

“I like the way that ‘The Nickel Boys’ deals with topics like racism head-on,” Buckley said. “It doesn’t try to minimize the violence or bigotry that the characters face, which I think is important so readers understand the injustice that the people these characters are based on had to encounter. The book was also recently adapted into a movie, so I’m curious to see how the story has been translated to the screen and how these themes are discussed in that different format.”