Students of Notre Dame are in the process of registering for next semester's classes. Unfortunately, many students are having a ton of trouble getting the classes they want because all the student-athletes are given first priority.

The argument is that athletes need to schedule their classes earlier so they can make sure they have time for their demanding practices. That's understandable. But that doesn't give them the right to snatch all the easy electives before the rest of the school. Every student deserves the same chance of registering for classes like "Intro to Jazz" or "Marriage & The Family." My solution: when athletes register for classes early, each course should maintain a strict athlete to regular student ratio of 20%, at least until the reg's are finished registering. Yes regular student, I will be your prophet.

The prevailing belief at Notre Dame is that student athletes are entitled to more than regular students, much like how nobles are entitled to more than peasants. Besides being given the easiest classes, student-athletes are given free clothing from the athletic department and (some) free books from the bookstore. While we're giving athletes every privilege why don't we just refer to a feudal caste system and furnish every athlete with a complimentary serf-nerd to complete their homework for them?

Accepting this level of inequality is simply un-American. This school needs to develop more athleticism on campus, and not athleticism in terms of strength and agility, but in terms of a blatant prejudice against athletes. The only way we can equalize the administration's policies of reverse-discrimination for athletes is for students to increase the discrimination against athletes. It's the right thing to do. Athletes have their own work out facilities, but maybe we should give them their own classes, bathrooms, and water fountains. Ahh, the promise land.