Hagen said juniors who did not get into a seminar this year could apply again as seniors, and that their previous rejection would be "taken into consideration" in next year's lottery.

"The seminars are crowded this year, but they're crowded every year...I'm confident that most juniors will still get their first choice," he said.

But students still expressed concern.

"I'm putting down one seminar that I want and three that I don't want, and I'm hoping for the best," Rosemary E. Scozzafava '98 said. "Unfortunately the one I want is the one that everyone else wants as well."

But government students were not the only ones to be affected by course changes.

The cancellations of Literature and Arts A-12: "The Story of Arthur," and Social Analysis 54: "American Society and Public Policy," caused scheduling problems for students.

Sanjeev K. Swami '98 said that his plan for the semester was affected when he discovered Tuesday night that "The Story of Arthur" was not offered this semester.

"I'm not really sure what I'm going to take now," said Swami. "They already didn't offer enough Cores. I was mostly pissed because I didn't realize it was canceled until last night. It should have been publicized better."

According to Susan W. Lewis, director of the Core Program, Literature and Arts A-12 professor Derek A. Pearsall had to return to England in August for personal reasons.

Professor of Sociology Mary C. Waters, who along with Professor of Government and of Sociology Theda Skocpol was listed as teaching Social Analysis 54, said the course's cancellation was a result of personal scheduling conflicts.

"We're both really eager to teach it, but coordinating the schedules of two professors is hard," Waters said. "We worked really hard to get this course into the Core, and we're going to teach it the first chance we get."

The class hopefully will be offered during the 1997-98 school year, according to Waters