Sudoku Players' Forum (clone)

Perhaps I'm just stupid, but...Is there any way to remove/minimize the navbar on the left side of the page? I can't figure it out...If there ISN'T a way to remove it, I think that would be a good change.

If you type in the address for the page you want to browse straight into the address bar (so to browse the forums for example, go directly to www.sudoku.com/forums instead of clicking on the link on the front page), then it'll load without the navigation bar.