Throughout the last few weeks, each class of students at Carleton has been registering for their classes. Most are quiet, speaking in hushed tones, not wishing to alert those around them to the existence of two remaining seats in Introduction to Aerobic Walking. Occasionally, a wail rises from the complex as an upperclassman, registering for a major requirement course with two seats left at the exact time of their appointment, gets that daunting waitlist alert.

For one junior, Tim Travlor, registration was off to a bad start when he forgot the day and snoozed his 7:18 alarm (the one that should’ve had him perfectly ready to register at 7:20). Waking up in a panic at 1 PM, Travlor hastily unplugged his laptop and opened it in bed, not even stopping to turn off the loud movie that he hadn’t finished last night as he navigated to Workday. Unfortunately, it was too late; Orgo III was long gone. It wasn’t that he was so excited about the class, necessarily, but this would totally disrupt his chemistry major, and graduation date. Travlor, who had not planned for this scenario, looked around, and in a panic, signed up for Physics 352: Advanced Electricity and Magnetism. 

But it’s not all bad news — Travlor loved the class. Loved it so much, in fact, that he switched to a physics major. Now, attentive readers might be wondering, wow, how do they know that? Or does anyone even edit this newspaper anymore? Well, Travlor himself explained it in an exclusive interview.

“My incredible experience in Electricity and Magnetism, physics started to call to me. I would dream about it. Switching my major was the easiest decision I ever made. After four more terms at the college, and incredible support from the department, I went on to complete a physics PhD, focusing on Einstein’s theories,” said Travlor. Eventually, I discovered an error and was able to use my knowledge to invent a working time machine. I was delighted with my progress and accomplishments over the last eight years, but the one thing I regretted was not making the most of my college experience. I spent so much time studying late, and then sleeping late, and I barely went outside during the day. So, I did what any logical person would do, and I went back and forcefully woke my past self up every day for the first month of college, and I guess my younger self realised just how much there was to see and do, and the habit stuck. Unfortunately, this meant that on February 26th, 2026, I ended up waking up on time, registering for a chem class, and never majored in physics or invented time travel. So, I guess this article should probably end here. You don’t have much of a subject.”