Given the current state of the budget, Skyline’s administration is left dealing with trying to sort out the lesser of two evils: cutting sections or cutting programs. By cutting small programs, the administration is afforded the option of turning away small groups of students in one swift move. By cutting sections, the administration is afforded the option of offering fewer classes for that section, yet falls into the typical trap currently within the state of California: overcrowded classrooms.We here at The Skyline View feel that the administration should look more at closing down very small programs rather than cutting sections. The lotteries that occur at the start of the semester are nothing but an exercise in frustration, not only for students, but for teachers as well.Fee increases offer Skyline the ability to subsidize the cost of maintaining pre-crisis class levels. At the same time, increasing fees forcing many people out of the community college system for the same reason students are forced out of other college options-cost. Fee increases also have the potential to force more students to prolong their stay at the community college level, as a result of the price tag rather than availability.Granted, if all the colleges within the San Mateo County Community College District cut sections based on their size, there is added potential for greater expenses in commute costs. For the students who are passionate about getting their diploma and are willing to do what it takes to make it happen, it is a small price to pay to get the education that is desired at their fingertips.Teachers are also caught in the middle of this mess. If classes are cut, a greater burden is placed upon their shoulders for the extra students they have to teach. If sections are restructured via careful cutting and absorbing by others, the potential for better programs can arise by the consolidation of the teaching force for that section. Good programs and good teachers would then have the potential to become even better.In general, cuts only serve as a drastic frustration to what is already a hectic schedule for all students attending college. With classrooms packed to the gills, students trying to crash the class outnumber the registered students by almost a two to one ratio, which makes many students feel that they are wasting their time trying to get their diploma. Section cuts and a more comprehensive catalog available to all would showcase not only what Skyline has to offer, but what all three colleges in the district have to offer to all students, making the task of sorting out what classes to take and where to take them less painful. The frustration of waiting in long lines or waiting for the e-mail or phone call from a professor to find out the results of a lottery would hopefully be only reserved for students who register late.There is no simple solution to this complex problem, but if the administration finds a way to utilize the schools and their programs in a cooperative fashion, in the end, students will benefit because more or improved class access.