SAU Honors College

The SAU Honors College was founded in 2003 by Dr. David Rankin, president of SAU. Dr. Lynne Belcher served as founding director and recently retired from SAU. The Honors College seeks and admits qualified students who seek to pursue a serious academic program with equally gifted peers and committed teachers. Honors classes are small and provide academically enriching opportunities for students and the faculty who teach them. Currently, SAU enrolls nearly 170 honors students and graduates about 66% of admitees in four years or less. Anyone interested in applying to the Honors College or seeking further information should contact the director, Dr. Edward P. Kardas at epkardas@saumag.edu or at 870 904-8897.

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Bigg, Alexander: Bucket List


            How do we pick a list of only a few activities to complete with so many years left to live? There are so many things that if we truly sat down and thought about we would want to do before we “Kick the Bucket” the list would be a mile long. The idea is to narrow it down to the top ten and do the ones that make it.
            The greatest historic sites in history are a marvelous idea to me for visiting one time before I die. Stonehenge and trying to figure its mysterious purpose, The Great Pyramids of Giza and walking through its maze of passages, or hiking the length of the Great wall of China. These sites have history, mystery, intrigue, and yet were all important in the ancient world. The battle at hell’s gate, Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans held off the Persian army for three days and killed half of the Persian forces. History can teach us much and how to not repeat mistakes. These magnificent structures show the power, intelligence, and ingenuity of humanity at its best. They are on display for all time and illustrate what people can do when they focus on more than war and destruction.
            When I have thoroughly explored and undertood the monuments and great places of history and their mysteries, the next activity would have to be trying to decode the secret of FTL, faster than light travel. Going into the stars and finding the many wonders and mysterious of the universe would accomplish that. The vast and gorgeous universe has been for the most part left alone and untouched. Seeing this sight even once with my dying breaths and to venture to the farthest reaches of time and space is a sight that is unconceivable and awe-inspiring.

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