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 is 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.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

West, Preston: Bucket List


            Every person has a list, whether mental or physical, of the goals they wish to accomplish in life. For some people, these goals are constructed with cautious thinking being the most important aspect. I plan to fulfill every single entry on my bucket list successfully, no matter how absurd or impossible it may seem. This is why I consider myself an idealist.
            Before I die, I would like to participate in a skydiving lesson. This seems to be the most intense and plausible of my goals. So, I decided to put it first in my list. I also believe that it is self explanatory why I would want to do this. The high that I would receive from the release of epinephrine by the adrenal glands is the only reason I am thinking about doing this.
            I would like to make at least a million dollars in my lifetime. This should be easy enough to achieve as long as I am able to acquire a job and possess the necessary skills and responsibility to keep it. Although it isn't mandatory to have a job, it can be considered an essential part of life, so this goal shouldn't require any extra effort.
            These next two goals are tied together. The first is traveling to the moon. I believe this opportunity will one day be available to everyone and should be taken advantage of if possible. The second is playing golf on the moon. Alan Shepard has almost always been an inspiration to me, and I would like to be able to imitate his most famous achievement at least once.

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