Had a hard time registering for classes?

During registration week (yes, a few weeks ago) I overheard a teacher say to some of the office staff:

"Don't you think we should have offered one more liberal arts class this semester? You see so much anxiety because it's not about getting the class you want to take but just getting into a class. You look at the list of closed courses and there really isn't anything you can enroll in. We have Ph.D. adjuncts in musicology. How hard can it be to find someone with a liberal arts degree to teach here?"

A staff member replied, "There have got to be smart people out there who are good teachers who would like to have an extra thing on their resume."

The conversation sparked my interest and, lucky for me, I happened to be with some form of pen and paper. But the party broke up and some went to get coffee while others went back to work.

Back to the point: this is hardly the first time students have had trouble finding courses suited to their schedules and interests. The registrar's and advisor's suggestions of "make an appointment and register ASAP" can only do so much. With all the money we are paying it would be nice to have great lessons, chamber music coachings, opera scenes as well as some cool classes.