function resizeHandouts(newHeight){
	document.getElementById('handouts').style.height = newHeight + 'px';
}

function findTallestColumn(){
	var handouts = document.getElementById('handouts');
	var content = document.getElementById('content');
	var sidebar = document.getElementById('sidebar');
	
	if((content.offsetHeight > handouts.offsetHeight) || (sidebar.offsetHeight > handouts.offsetHeight)){
		var tallestColumn = (content.offsetHeight > sidebar.offsetHeight) ? content.offsetHeight : sidebar.offsetHeight;
	}
	
	resizeHandouts(tallestColumn);
}

window.onload = findTallestColumn;