Lucky for current Penn State students, the days of waiting in endless lines to schedule classes are long gone.

But, as we all know, technology in the form of eLion certainly did not relieve all the headaches caused by scheduling stress.

Classes still fill up. Degree audits are still ridiculously confusing. And late-night eLion visits still prompt the message "server is currently unavailable."

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Academic Assembly, however, might have an idea that could relieve at least a few headaches.

Their brainchild is to create a waitlist for classes that have filled up and, as classes become available, give priority to seniors who most need the credits to graduate.

At first glance, the idea seems like the best solution to a problem that can ultimately cost Penn State students thousands of dollars. Seniors who are missing a class or two are often forced to enroll for an extra semester to complete their requirements, which means they pay Penn State another hunk of change for tuition.

Maybe -- just maybe -- this waitlist could alleviate some of these problems.

However, this "solution" is not without some problems.

Academic Assembly has proposed that a combination of their organization along with the Department of Undergraduate Education and the University Faculty Senate would make decisions about which students should receive priority.

Involving a bureaucracy like the one Academic Assembly has proposed might be more trouble than it is worth. It's unlikely that faculty members would have the time to sit down and flip through pages and pages of transcripts and degree audits in an effort to make decisions that seem the most fair.

And there's also something to be said for leaving the process as it is. Students who want classes and are willing to put the time in to checking eLion constantly might really deserve those classes more than students who would rather not bother.

One way or the other, Academic Assembly should spend some more time developing their proposal to work out the kinks.

Otherwise, it's just another headache.