It’s early November, and for those of us who are born procrastinators, that means all of the classes that we need have been filled to capacity and we are all screwed for spring.

Now, I have occasionally rambled on about this to the unfortunate souls who have nonchalantly asked me, “what classes have you signed up for next semester?” Where my response is usually “I hate my life,” followed by numerous innuendos of me leaving school to become a gangster rapper.

But to my point, NC State should invest in hiring more teachers and adding more classes for two reasons.

First and foremost, this is a college campus. A place to learn new things, have new experiences and find new interests. This, however, is very hard to do when you are restricted to the classes in your own major. As a communication student, I would also like to take art classes to widen my experience and skills here at NC State, but I have been turned away because I am not, “in the right major.”

Most NC State students I have talked to have experienced this, as they find new interests outside of their major but are unable to take a certain class because it is reserved for students under a different major. And that’s understandable, the students who need the class to graduate should have access to those classes. At the same time, we shouldn’t neglect others who have an interest in learning something new.

Secondly, I’m a Public Relations major, and for anyone who takes PR, you know that we are told what classes to take. We aren’t given a choice, we don’t get to select or even window shop, it is force fed to us and everyone in the same major concentration is gunning for the same class at the same time. So, of course it fills quickly. And for those of us who are currently third on the wait list, that means another semester of waiting for a prerequisite class that you need to take the 300 level class which is another prerequisite for the 400 level class.

For $16,000 a year, the last thing I want to hear is that a course on my degree audit is full and that I will have to wait until next semester to take it.

Investing in more class space and teachers could solve this problem, and I’m sure that it wouldn’t be hard to do. We’re constantly under construction and adding on upgrades anyway: Carmichael, Talley, but why can’t we spread that wealth to where it really matters, the classroom?