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.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Oakes, Randy: Bucket List


Although the idea may seem harsh, more often than not people who have passed from this world are remembered for the things they accomplished in their lives. As a nervous and already drained college student, I have come to the conclusion that this concept, as ludicrous as it may sound, is fairly accurate in determining a person’s goals and morals. The bucket list, an idea developed to complete predetermined challenges before someone dies; aims sights on life’s big questions. I want to accomplish something in my short time on Earth. The number one thing on my bucket list is to become a prosecutor.
As a child, I found joy in the art of arguing. Though the people surrounding me took a quick disliking to my continuous harping, somehow I grew fond of it. As I grew older, mentors and friends alike would jokingly state that I would make a good lawyer. Over time, I matured and set morals for myself, taking on a strong sense of social justice, and a career as a lawyer suddenly was not such a bad idea. Festering inside me, the thought brewed into a dream. After some research and planning, the dream became a goal. Before my time ends, I hope to own my possess law firm to defend the innocent and put the rest on trial.

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