Activism from Afar: The Syrian Revolution From a UA Professor
by LAUREN LEATHERBY Features Editor
Fayetteville’s Syrian revolution activists gathered Sunday night in the living room of Dr. Mohja Kahf, a UA professor of comparative literature and Middle East studies. Laptops glowed before each of the five. Conversation, heard between the click-clack of typing, was an amalgam of English and Arabic. Bookshelves lined the living-room walls with titles in Arabic, English and French. Islamic calligraphy and geometric designs were equally matched by American furniture - a reflection of Kahf ’s multicultural life as a Syrian in the United States. This summer, Kahf and her 17-year-old daughter went to Turkey to work with Syrian escapees. Before they could spend significant time there, they learned something: Syrian agents had offered 100 million Syrian liras – two million U.S. dollars – for the both of them. After more trusted sources confirmed the price on their heads, Kahf decided it was time for them to leave. Before they returned to the United States, however, Kahf saw Syria. She saw it from a roadside in southern Turkey, but she saw it. Kahf ’s grandfather, a member of the Syrian parliament, was exiled from Syria in the late 1960s. Shortly after his departure, Kahf fled the country with her parents in the 1970s. They were tired of living in constant fear of the police. The family sold its belongings and eventually moved to Indiana, deciding it best not to return to Syria under the Ba’athist regime.
Kahf has not been back. But Kahf ’s hopes of someday returning to her homeland were renewed when the Arab Spring began this January. President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled Tunisia, and Egyptian protesters were taking to Tahrir Square. “It was then I knew that Syria would happen,” Kahf said. Soon enough, protests broke out in the southern city of Deraa in March. “From that moment, I knew that everything would go into it. My life as I knew it was over,” she said. “This was a call, and a new day had begun. I was and still am willing to give up anything for this.” In the middle of the group was a low table filled with pistachio cookies, coffee, water, whole-grain chips and candy. Kahf made sure her guests were well-fed throughout the night, continually insisting they have more food or more coffee. “Sometimes I realize all I’ve eaten that day is one or two of those,” Kahf said, gesturing towards the bowl of funsize Snickers and Twix bars. “I don’t eat much these days. It’s called the revolution diet plan.” Toying with a piece of her oilier-than-usual hair, she smiled and sighed, saying that sleep, showers and meals have taken a back seat to opposition work. “By the time this is over, I will be at my ideal weight,” Kahf said with a chuckle. “It might still be a few months out.” “I don’t know where she gets the patience,” said Mojahed Ghadban of the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies, gesturing towards
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Kahf. “She’s truly an icon of the revolution.” “Oh, stop,” Kahf laughed modestly from across the room. “You’re too kind.” Her husband, Dr. Najib Ghadbian, is a member of the Syrian National Council. The council, with members from nearly every sect of Syrian society, gives the opposition a united direction in peaceful revolution. Ghadbian is specifically a member of the 29-strong General Secretariat. The Syrian National Council has already been recognized as the official Syrian government by Libya and Egypt, and it is poised to aid in the setup of a new government after Syrian ruler
Bashar al-Assad’s departure. “You are sitting in a room with the future prime minister of Syria!” said Oubab Khalil, a Syrian friend with a law background. He smiled, shooting a good-natured glance at Ghadbian. Ghadbian laughed. “Don’t you think about it,” Kahf said, though it appeared Ghadbian already knew quite well not to entertain the notion. “The focus of the council is to see to it that the government set up is the best possible; no self-gain.” One of the Syrian regime’s strategies to denounce the revolution is to say that the
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Email Scam Targets UA User Accounts by JASMINE REA Contributing Writer
The UA Information Technology Security Team officials are working to stop a phishing scam targeting university email accounts. The scam, which first appeared in early November and again Tuesday morning, appears to be sent from official “.uark” email accounts. “This fall semester, only six attacks have successfully made it past our defenses,” said Scott Fendley, information security manager. “In almost every case, we have a handful of users who take the bait and provide their account information to the scam artist. Attackers then use these compromised accounts to send out thousands of additional messages,” Fendley said. A phishing scam is a malicious effort to obtain a user’s log-in information, he said. “Unfortunately, email in and of itself does not provide any mechanism for ensuring the genuineness of the message,” Fendley said. “When email was developed at the beginning of the Internet, it was designed to mimic traditional postal mail.” Sending a physical letter anonymously or under a false name is as easy as writing that name on the envelope. The scam emails that have made it through IT security appear to come from the email addresses abuse@uark.edu and uarktech@uark.edu. These messages look like they come from official accounts, but actually originate elsewhere. “Phishing scams are not new to the university,” Fendley said. “IT security staff has been dealing with these scams for the better part of the last five years. Scam artists are constantly trying new techniques to evade our defense and trip
up the end user.” UA log-in information works across all university services, including the Integrated Student Information System. It is easy to steal personal information from an ISIS account if the user log-in is compromised, Fendley said. IT Services officials can track a spike in user activity like this and lock an infected account until the legitimate user contacts them. “The university will never ask you to reveal your username or password via email or a website. Never enter your account information on a website that does not end with ‘uark.edu,’”Fendley said. The new email requests, which appeared Tuesday morning, ask users click on a link to restore access to their accounts. As with previous attacks, IT Services officials encourage users to avoid messages that ask them directly for their log-in information or to change their passwords. “Your account credentials are very valuable. Please protect them like you would your wallet or similar valuables,” Fendley said. One UA student saw what he thought was a phishing scam Wednesday morning. “I think I got one of the spam messages this morning,” said Ryan Petruk, an undeclared sophomore. “It looked like a fake email right off the bat. I find it funny that some people would actually believe you could get a free iPhone or something from a weird, garbled email,” he said. Many UA students take proper precautions when they see strange emails in their inbox. “If I don’t know who the email is from, I don’t usually open it,” said Erin Lobban, a sophomore childhood education major.
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FEATURES EDITOR: LAUREN LEATHERBY ASST. FEATURES EDITOR: KELSI FORD
Study Abroad Student Association Photo Contest Winners
RAFAEL JAIME SENIOR, ENGLISH
GRAND PRIZE WINNER Culture: The ubiquitous matryoshka dolls in a Prague tourist shop.
CLINT SHOEMAKE JUNIOR, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ANTHROPOLOGY I took this picture when we were sailing on Lake Tanganyika en route to Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve two hours away. The boat was made of wood and we had quite a ride when the water got rough.
CLINT SHOEMAKE JUNIOR, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ANTHROPOLOGY On our first day in New Delhi, I visited a Sikh Temple. These people are cleansing themselves for worship before entering the temple.
Tulips in Parc de la Tête d’Or in Lyon, France. The Lyonnais (Lyon residents) throng to the park as soon as the first spring blooms begin to appear.
BRIAN GLAZER SENIOR, COMPUTER ENGINEERING The cathedral in Metz contains the largest collection of stained glass in the world. This is the eastern nave filled with natural light.
CLINT SHOEMAKE JUNIOR, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ANTHROPOLOGY This cow and calf elephant were the last stragglers of a large herd who came to drink at this watering hole in Serengeti National Park.
A New Rwanda: Peace and Basketball by EDDIE GREGG Staff Writer
GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Brothers Daniel Rugamba and Denis Rugira are UA students from Rwanda.
RAFAEL JAIME SENIOR, ENGLISH
Hoop Dreams The Rwandan National Basketball Team was down by double digits. Looking to the bench, the team’s coach called Daniel Rugamba off the bench. “I was like, me? The rookie?” said Rugamba, 24, recalling what went through his mind that day. “I can’t believe—I always dreamt of being here.” Rugamba was about to be center stage in Africa’s biggest basketball competition: the Federation Internationale de Basketball’s biennial championship last summer. The championships
have been going on since 1962, but last summer was only the third time Rwanda had competed in the games. The blare of vuvuzelas and thousands of fans filled the packed stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar, as he stepped onto the court. A teammate drove to the goal, lobbing a wild shot over a towering defender. The ball bounced off the rim. Rugamba followed the shot. Battling among the seven-foot defenders below the basket, the six-foot-five-inch Rugamba jumped up—tipping in his first goal. “Let’s do this—let’s play,” he
thought, running to the other end of the court. One Country, One People In 1994, genocide ripped through Rwanda. In 100 days, more than 800,000 people were murdered. Basketball was the last thing on anyone’s mind. “Everything was damaged because of the war,” said Rugamba, a UA student, sitting in RZ’s Coffee House in the Arkansas Union. “The houses were down, bullet holes everywhere, a lot of landmines,” he said, remembering what it was like being a child
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Libyan Student Follows Revolution from Afar by EMILY DELONG Staff Writer
RWANDA from page 2 in Rwanda just after the civil war. “Kids couldn’t play outside.� But that was then. Rwanda is a different country now. Since reconciling the people of Rwanda, the country’s government has created a strong vision for Rwanda’s future. In the late 1990s, the Rwandan government created Rwanda Vision 2020, a plan to reshape Rwanda and bring it into the twenty-first century economically, politically and socially. “You find that many people still look at Rwanda from the lens of conflict and genocide and misery and hunger,� said James Kimonyo, Rwanda’s ambassador to the United States, addressing an audience of several hundred people in the Union Ballroom during a recent Rwandan Immersion event at the UA. “It’s very important to tell the story of Rwanda,� he said. “What has happened in the last 17 years, the challenges we have been able to overcome... the starting point was to build together a divided people and ford ahead—one country, for one people.� Those on Rwanda’s national basketball team, which didn’t even exist in 1994, identify themselves by nationality—not ethnicity. “We all know we are the same,� Rugamba said. “We just don’t want to get back to what happened so we all see each other as equals. We are all Rwandans.� Commitment Pays Off Rugamba didn’t start playing basketball until he was 15. “My aunty bought me a basketball and said I’m becoming tall—I should play basketball,� he said. “He wasn’t very good at first,� said Denis Rugira, Rugamba’s younger brother, also a UA student. “[But] he’s really committed. “I remember him teaching me this jumping drill [for] increasing your vertical leap,� Rugira said. “It’s like doing 1,000 reps everyday. I used to stop at 200, but he used to go all the way to 1,000 every single day.� Rugamba’s dream was to play for his school, Lycee de Kigali, in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. He started skipping his French class and sneaking out to the gym to practice, he said. “I started playing half-court games with some of the guys,� he said. “I couldn’t play, no one would pick me on their team.� But he stuck with it. “One time I just decided I want to dunk,� Rugamba said. “It
BEN FLOWERS ASST. PHOTO EDITOR “Every day, I wake up early before school and watch the news. Before, I was not interested in watching the news,� said Amani Ayad, UA student from Libya.
Ayad came to the United States on a scholarship given to her by her country - a rare privilege for a native of East Libya, as these scholarships typically send natives of Tripoli, the capital city, abroad instead. Ayad managed to work as an assistant at a university in Tripoli for one year, which allowed her to qualify, despite being from the east. Ayad was lucky to receive the opportunity to study abroad. Many easterners, however, were not as lucky as she was and found no other solution but to protest. was like two months after I started [playing]. I got a volleyball. I tried, tried, tried—I was failing, but I finally did. A few days later I dunked a basketball.� But shortly thereafter his dad transferred him to another school in Kigali, Apred Ndera— which didn’t have a basketball court—in an attempt to get him to focus on his studies, Rugamba said. Even though the school didn’t have a court, it did have a basketball team, but the team hadn’t won a game in decades, Rugamba said. Not to be held back, Rugamba made a deal with the director of the school, headmaster Kalisa: “If I promised that we were going to win a game, he is going to give us the basketball court,� Rugamba said. “So I told him we will win the game.� The headmaster let him use concrete from a construction site on the school campus and Rugamba and his teammates built a basketball court. After building the basketball court, Rugamba, 17 years old by that time, didn’t just win one game—he led Apred Ndera’s team all the way to the national quarter finals. As the country has developed, basketball courts have become increasingly common in Rwanda, according to Rugamba. “Six or seven years [ago], people didn’t know about basketball,� he said. “[Now] every kid wants to play in the Africa Cup. There’s basketball courts everywhere in Kigali [and] around the country.� Advancements in education, infrastructure and foreign investment have helped the country develop at an exponential rate. The Rwanda’s per-capita GDP has nearly tripled since 1994. Last year the World Bank named Rwanda the top reformer of business regulations in the world, raising the east African nation’s rank from 143 to 67 on its list of easiest countries in the world with which to do business. That jump is the largest singleyear jump by any country since the list was created in 2003, according to the website of the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda. Kigali itself is a prime example of how much the country has developed. “I know the streets,� Rugamba said of the capitol city. “But they keep on changing. Every three months [new] buildings are coming up.� The Learning Curve
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"The city [of Benghazi] always complained about the president before the revolution and protested a lot," Ayad said. "But the police could control the situation. At the beginning, thousands of people died because of the police, and that's why people did not decide to stop fighting." Because of the violence the protesters met, rebel forces in the eastern part of Libya began to wage war against the leadership of Qaddafi, who resided in the western capital, Tripoli. Once the fighting began, the
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Amani Ayad is calm, collected and affable. She smiles a lot and speaks her mind. She is an international student, studies computer science and enjoys talking with her roommates. At first, it's hard to believe that Ayad, native to Benghazi, Libya, has had her life turned upside-down these past few months. With her family still living in eastern Libya, Ayad has been glued to the CNN homepage. "Every day, I wake up early before school and watch the news," Ayad said. "Before, I was not interested in watching the news." When the uprising first began, Ayad was unable to speak with her family. "The communication was cut for 4 months," Ayad said. "I didn't have any way of knowing what happened to my family. I just watched the news and I didn't know anything. I was worried and I was crying for 4 months." Before coming to the United States, Ayad grew up in the Libyan town of Muammar el-Qaddafi. As a citizen of the eastern part of the country, this meant few privileges. "The president was focused a lot on the capital and the city around the capital, and he never paid attention to the east, like Benghazi," Ayad said. "People were really angry about that, because they did not get advantages like those in Tripoli." These advantages included access to education, health care and good jobs.
country's economy was at a standstill. "I have brothers, who are students at the university, and they stayed at home during the period of the situation -- around eight months," Ayad said. "No working, just the hospital, and the bank —all the jobs and education were stopped." Libyans still have not gone back to work, although the time may come soon. "People plan to come back [to work]," Ayad said. "When I last called my mother, she said maybe
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in one or two weeks they would come back." Although schoolwork keeps her busy, Ayad misses her family greatly. Right now, Ayad cannot return to her country to see them, as the situation remains volatile. While she can’t wait to see her country again, she is bracing herself against the fact that many things will be different. "Everything is changing -- the flag, a lot of things, and also a lot of rules and laws are changing," Ayad said. "They even changed the names of the streets."
After Qaddafi died, things began to feel optimistic again. Although most Libyans rejoiced to hear the news of his death, Ayad felt differently. "When I saw him, when he died, I didn't like the way that they showed it," Ayad said. "When they cut him and killed him, even though he was a bad person, they shouldn't have done that. I cried a little, but I couldn't say that to my family. They were very happy because of his death. But me, when I saw that, the news, I didn't like it. It's better to catch him, give him a fair trial and put him in prison." With the government in transition, many Libyans are unsure of the next step to take. "There are lot of cities in Libya that are destroyed," Ayad said, "So I think that it will take a long time to rebuild. A lot of money should be spent to rebuild the new country." It is a bittersweet time for Libya; some find the newfound freedom to be glorious, and others are stuck in the misery of the past. “A lot of people miss a lot of their friends," Ayad said. "They don't feel better, they feel sad because they miss a lot of people who died in the war." Despite everything she has gone through, Ayad remains optimistic. "The president used to say 'I will do that, I will do that' and he would never do it," Ayad said. "When [the rebels] started the revolution they said they had a lot of plans that they wanted to do. Hopefully they will do at least half of those plans."
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Gender-blind roommates would have to agree to cohabit just as same-sex roommates do. There isn’t a link in sexual assaults and gender-blind housing. What we would see is sexual discordance among residents decrease. Everyone should have a right to feel comfortable while learning at UA, and embracing gender blind housing can help guarantee this. Of course, like every new plan, this one should start small, with one residence hall, and a smaller number of students. We must regulate it to where both men and women feel comfortable with a set roommate. Another caveat is that cases like Clementi’s aren’t going to completely vanish with gender blind housing, to do that we would have to end all extensions of LGBT bullying, but gender blind housing is a start. UA’s motto is “veritate duce progredi,” meaning, “to advance with truth as our guide.” Until we empower every student to have the optimal learning experience on our campus, we will never be able to do this. We allow every student an environment to succeed with gender blind housing; it’s time to move forward to ensure continued growth on our campus, and to maximize the potential in every UA student.
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turally, young people tend to be more liberal in social and political situations. On the same accord, there are many people young and old who are against the idea, championing the opinion of same-sex housing, yet, it’s time for everyone, regardless of age to embrace the idea that same-sex housing may not be the best idea anymore. Many argue that gender-blind housing can create a “sex culture” on campuses, yet this is a reflection of how policies in place now are purely heteronormative. LBGT couples could potentially room together now, yet as long as the policies have been in place in UA residence halls, there have been no dramatic problems. UA administrators should be empowering students to make decisions about who they want to live with responsibly, regardless of gender. Students should have the freedom of choice to make their own decisions. College is the beginning of students’ need to become responsible for their education, and housing should be a part of that responsibility. Another argument against gender-blind housing is the danger involved. Yet, we live complacently by thinking that sexual assault would increase on campus with gender-blind housing. This could be prevented at UA by precautions in place to promote the best living experience between roommates with status quo policies.
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One thing I was told that would happen to me in college is that my roommate, my best friend Mark Cameron and I would develope a hatred for each other after a few weeks of living together. Whoever told me that was wrong thankfully, but I’ve heard similar stories of those who aren’t so lucky. Whether it’s leaving piles of clothes on the floor, letting the fish die or stealing food (lock the cap to the peanut butter), some roommates are just unbearable. Divisions can be much more severe between roommates though, as seen in a case between Rutgers students, Dharun Ravi and Tyler Clementi. Clementi committed suicide in September 2009 after his roommate, Ravi, allegedly filmed Clementi and another man having a romantic tryst and then released the video over Twitter. Ravi has been charged with 15 criminal accounts in connection with Clementi’s suicidal jump off the
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George Washington Bridge between Manhattan and New Jersey. There are some roommate fights that go too far. There are some simple solutions to problems like these from occurring, such as refraining from bullying and respecting the privacy of others, but the problem goes deeper then this, calling for bigger solutions. It’s time for UA to join highranking universities across the nation such as Harvard and Dartmouth in slowly integrating gender-blind housing. For some lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, living in heteronormative dormitories is an uncomfortable option. Same-sex campus housing policies are often championed for alleviating sexual tensions between students, yet as we can see in Clementi’s case, and similar cases, this is an archaic thought. This is proven on both practical and empirical levels. First, putting two men or women together in a room doesn’t stop them from having sex, regardless of the gender of the partner. There are more places to have sex than a residence hall. I can see why administrators have negative beliefs about the program, especially since 18-to24-year-olds are nearly, “four times as likely as those age 55 and over to have a best friend of the opposite sex,” according to American Demographics. While all of our administrators aren’t necessarily that old, cul-
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UA Grad Student Teaches Students in Georgia, Adapts to New Life eign.’” Also, given the country’s Cold War history, Stoudenmire said the “thought of living in the former U.S.S.R. has a certain sort of thrill associated with it.” “Most of the historical processes I’m interested in studying are actively taking place in that country,” Stoudenmire said. While Stoudenmire chose to apply to Georgia, he did not choose to live and teach in Kutaisi; it was assigned to him by the U.S. Embassy who oversaw his grant. “Conveniently, they chose the city where my Georgian professor grew up, and assigned me to teach in the same school she had attended,” Stoudenmire said. Stoudenmire met Ketevan “Kate” Mamiseishvili, an assistant professor of Higher Education in the College of Education and Health Professions when he first arrived at the University of Arkansas in August 2008, during the same month the short August war between Georgia and Russia broke out. While he spent much of his time abroad in the classroom, some of Stoudenmire’s most memorable experiences occurred elsewhere. “I set foot on the African and Asian continents for the first time. I woke up one morning in Athens and went to sleep later that night in Rome. I visited my first Islamic country. I had dinner in the home of a veteran who served in the Soviet military while my own father was serving in divided Germany. I got pretty good at using squat toi-
lets,” Stoudenmire said. Stoudenmire called the country of Georgia and its people “awesome,” but there were still some cultural differences that he had to get used to. The Georgian culture is changing as the country adapts to a market economy, Stoudenmire said. “It’s fun to see that happen, and it makes it very easy to see immediate benefits in the work one does, even though the effects of cultural diplomacy are usually slow and invisible to the naked eye,” Stoudenmire said. Although he had to adapt to daily life in Georgia, Stoudenmire said he still had it “a little too easy” and was “fabulously wealthy” by Georgian standards. “I had direct support from the U.S. Embassy. Since I was assigned to work in my professor’s hometown, I had immediate access to her network of family and friends. Many of them were English teachers; they had an apartment waiting for me when I arrived,” Stoudenmire said. Stoudenmire said he has had a much more difficult time readjusting to life in the United States than he did adjusting to life in Georgia. “When you spend a significant period of time in a place with a much lower standard of living, it’s hard not to be put off by the huge amounts of waste and ‘first-world problems’ people complain about in this country,” Stoudenmire said.
“‘Freshman, get up. Time to jog,’” Mugabe would say, according to Rugamba. He would grab a sweatshirt, his running shoes and head into the dark. “It was cold,” Rugamba said. “Not as cold as here, but it was cold.” Together the teammates would jog towards Ankrah Hill, a forested hill in Mucono, Uganda. Once they got to the hill, it was time to start sprinting up through the dense foliage. “It was steep. We would see monkeys following us, jumping from tree to tree,” Rugamba said. “They were curious what
we were doing. I was scared they would come down and attack us or something.” “I never used to make it to the top. I would start walking,” Rugamba said. “He [Mugabe] just passes by me. We would do that everyday until I could go without stopping.” From the top of the mountain, the teammates could watch the sunrise and look out over the city, the university and their apartments visible below. “When you get up there, you feel like you’ve really achieved something,” Rugamba said. “That hill really
helped me with many things in life. It helped me push through.” Another Hill to Climb Rugamba’s tip-in was the only time he scored against Central African Republic in the opening game of the FIBA championship last summer— his team ended up losing the game 61-89. The team placed twelfth in the tournament. A tough defeat. But one that Rugamba said won’t hold him—or the Rwandan team— back next time around. It’s simply another hill to climb.
second thing, which is survivor’s guilt. It’s an intense guilt that what we’re feeling is not United States is orchestratnearly as bad as what they’re ing the opposition. Because feeling.” of this, the Syrian state media Regardless of the trauma has been giving the Ghadbian she may be going through, family air she keeps her attitude upbeat. time – but “Some of these prisoners “From that moment, I knew that not for the are exactly my daughters’ age. everything would go into it. My life as right reaHave you looked at the phoknew it was over.” sons. tos on the blog?” Kahf asked. - Dr. Mohja Kahf, UA Professor “The re“They’re so cute! I call them gime’s othmy future sons-in-law.” er line is that this is a U.S. im- dates,” Kahf said. “I do a bio One of her 30-year-old perialist plot,” Kahf said. of each person and that perfriends asked if there were Ghadbian looked up. son becomes a prism through any handsome, slightly older “Today was the second time which to see the struggle in men. Kahf told her to take a they mentioned me on Syr- Syria, so more people get inlook. ian state TV, saying I had re- volved with the struggle. It’s “Who knows. It could be ceived money from the U.S. about getting people to conthe next Match.com,” Kahf government,” he said, chuck- nect with them.” joked. ling. On the blog below each Kahf speaks animatedly. “I saw that,” Kahf laughed. prisoner bio, Kahf writes out Regardless of the gravity of “It said he received between a brief message for readers to the subject, she manages to $20,000 and $50,000. I want copy-paste into an email. Her keep a sense of humor, much to know where that money is. posts are complete with a list like the Syrian people for I could buy a new car!” of email addresses to which whom she fights. Though both Ghadbian and messages should be sent. “Syrians are very good at Kahf work for the cause of the Kahf, in her element, is sarcasm,” said Lama HamSyrian revolution, their con- not a distant activist. She is oudi, a Syrian doctoral stutributions are altogether dif- a world-renowned poet and dent at the gathering. “There ferent. author and a thinker with are so many Facebook pag“I’m more attracted to the editorials published with the es that are sarcastic and are grassroots side of this,” Kahf likes of CNN, The Guardian making fun of everything.” said. “I’m not in any kind of and The Washington Post. “We have to have a release,” formal group or position. I’m She is welcoming and Ghadban said. “Sometimes attracted to the grassroots en- enthusiastic, and she doesn’t you find yourself both laughergy and putting out my own allow the slightest window ing and crying.” energy to do whatever I can of opportunity for one to Kahf ’s work takes up any to help, and by doing that, I feel like a stranger. Her waking hour she does not get connected to other peo- demeanor brings to a room spend teaching class. It is teple.” what she brings to the Syrian dious and tiring, and it has its Kahf ’s work centers around revolution – a relatable, ups and downs. As she clacks political prisoners. Released human face. away at her computer, conprisoners have testified that In addition to her work tacting prisoners’ relatives, they knew the day when their with political prisoners, researching and translating, name was brought before the Kahf spends time promoting she never forgets to keep her international public eye, be- the agenda of head up and think “I don’t know where she gets the cause that was the day that non-violence, of the future, of the patience. She’s truly an icon of the they stopped being tortured, p r o t e c t i n g day when she can revolution.” Kahf said. When people send women’s rights return to Syria, her letters to the Syrian embas- and ensuring home. - Mojahed Ghadban, Damascus Center for Human sy, to the media or to orga- n o n - s e c t a r i Shortly after midRights Studies nizations like Amnesty In- anism in the night, the group beternational, prisoners stand a transition. ter told me about the term gan to gather their things and much better chance of being “The Syrian official posi- for this - vicarious trauma,” filter out one by one. Their released. tion on it, to justify shoot- Kahf said, “But what we go son, a second grader at a loKahf uses a blog to hu- ing protesters and things through is not nearly as bad cal elementary school, came manize and detail the stories like that, is saying, ‘These as what they go through in- upstairs rubbing his eyes. It of prisoners. Each prisoner are armed insurgents. They side, and that leads to the was far past his bedtime, but
too exciting a night to sleep. Ghadbian lightheartedly joked with his tired son and told his wife he would put him back to bed. Kahf sat back down at her computer. The night was young.
Stoudenmire’s teaching experience took place in the western Georgian city of Kutaisi. During the Soviet era, Kutaisi, which currently has about 200,000 people, was a major automobile manufacturing center. “The city is similar to Detroit in some ways, in that the major industry has disappeared and the city has had an associated decrease in wealth and prosperity,” Stoudenmire said. However, the Georgian parliament will relocate to Kutaisi next year in an attempt to “revitalize the city,” he said. Stoudenmire said he wanted to live and teach in Georgia because of his interests in history and teaching, and because he believes “national borders are pretCOURTESY PHOTO ty trivial in a progressive worldChase Stoudenmire, who taught in Georgia with a Fulbright scholarship, poses with his students on the view.” set of Beauty is a Beast, the English-language play that Stoudenmire wrote and directed for the “I had never lived abroad and students. wanted to do it, so I found an Georgians had a hard time un- on each of the 50 states, and or- opportunity to stay on track in by KELSI FORD derstanding why I didn’t want ganized a full production of an terms of my professional develAsst. Features Editor to drink vodka at 10 a.m. on a English language play with 15 opment while scratching a perhigh school students,” Stouden- sonal itch,” Stoudenmire said. When Chase Stoudenmire school day,” Stoudenmire said. Stoudenmire, a UA graduate mire said. arrived in Georgia, a country loStoudenmire was one of three Throughout his teaching ex- students teaching in Georgia as a cated on the dividing line of Eu- student studying history, spent rope and Asia, there were some 10 months - from September perience, Stoudenmire said he recipient of a Fulbright fellow“little things” that he had to of 2010 to mid-July - teaching knew that, for the first time in his ship from the U.S. Department of adapt to. He had to learn to live English courses to high school life, he had “made a significant State. with limited running water, do- and university students train- impact on the lives of a number “It was my choice to apply to ing laundry by hand, learning ing to become English teachers. of young people, providing them Georgia,” Stoudenmire said. “The to take “bucket baths” to con- He taught roughly 250 10th- with experiences similar to those thought of trying to go to Georserve water and a major aspect of and 11th-grade students and 40 that I consider most important gia first occurred simply because third- and fourth-year university and meaningful in my own per- I had a Georgian faculty member Georgian culture: alcohol. sonal story.” “In a country where every in- students. at the time.” “Those students with whom “In addition to classroom teraction with other people is a One of Stoudenmire’s other social interaction, and every so- teaching, I organized several I worked closely on certain proj- reasons for applying to Georgia cial interaction involves alcohol, projects, including a competition ects are my Georgian brothers was that it was “sufficiently ‘forwhere students produced reports and sisters,” Stoudenmire said.
RWANDA from page 3 Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, has said repeatedly that Rwanda’s greatest asset is its people. As part of Rwanda Vision 2020, Kagame has pushed for improved education in Rwanda. In 2009, 71 percent of Rwanda’s population above age 15 could read and write, up from 58 percent in 1991, according to the World Bank. Kagame created a presidential scholarship program to send Rwanda’s brightest students to colleges and universities in the
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United States. Of the hundreds of Rwandan college students in the nation, Rugamba, Rugira and 23 others are studying at the UA. Before coming to the United States, Rugamba went to Uganda Christian University. Even though he was only a skinny 19-year-old, three or four years younger than the rest of the guys on the team, he had no trouble making the team, he said. He said tryouts were easy, but he had a lot to learn if he wanted to be more than a benchwarmer. “They had a nickname for me, Freshman, because I was like the kid on the team,” Ru-
gamba said. Even though he worked hard in practice, he didn’t get much game time. “To the coach, I wasn’t ready to play—that was tough,” Rugamba said. “Sometimes I felt like quitting. Basketball is supposed to be fun, not like this.” But again, he stuck with it. In the off season, he started training with the team captain, Robert Mugabe. “He was Kenyan,” Rugamba said. “Kenyans can run.” Every morning at 4:30 or 5, Mugabe would knock on Rugamba’s door to wake him up for a two-and-a-half hour run.
comes to life with Kahf ’s meticulously researched bios, and each photo puts a face to the name to compel the reader to send a letter. “What I try to do is different. It’s not just names and
are armed gangs.’ The ‘armed gangs’ is their narrative,” Kahf said. “They say, ‘We are rooting out al-Qaeda.’” Despite the death toll rising past 3,000 and the regime’s publicity attacks on peaceful protesters, the opposition remains dedicated to non-violence. Kahf I publicizes the revolution’s non-violence by connecting journalists with protesters, spreading the word about the protests’ nonviolence. Along with promoting a non-violent agenda, Kahf works to promote non-sectarianism. While the majority of Syria is Sunni Arab, a significant portion of the population is of Kurdish or Armenian nationality or has Alawite, Druze or Christian religious views. Kahf seeks to publicize the importance of representation for all sects, as well as women’s role in the revolution. She estimates that two female revolution leaders alone have led more than 40 percent of the opposition. “I want to be sure that people know the contribution of women to this revolution. I don’t want them to be marginalized in the aftermath,” Kahf said. Being closer to Syria’s suffering in Turkey over the summer took a toll, and constantly researching prisoners doesn’t help. “What we also have to address and deal with in our activism is called - my daugh-
Mohja Kahf’s prisoner bios: supportsyrianfreedom.wordpress.com
Follow her on Twitter: @ProfKahf
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NEWS EDITOR: CHAD WOODARD
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
ASST. NEWS EDITOR: BRITTANY NIMS
Fayetteville Among Top Ten Digital Cities by NICK OLIVER Staff Writer
Fayetteville was named a top 10 American digital city by the Center for Digital Governments and Digital Communities Program in early November. Fayetteville is ranked 7th overall in cities with the population range from 30,000 to 74,999, according to the Digital Communities website. “The highest-ranking cities in the survey showed great strides in consolidating and enabling shared services, government transparency and communications interoperability,” said Todd Sander, director of Digital Communities. Among the city’s digital strengths is Access Fayetteville, the city’s official website, which has been transformed in recent years, said Don Marr, chief of staff. When Mayor Lioneld Jordan was elected, transition teams were formed and one of those teams focused on things that they would like to see the city do in terms of improving communication and its interaction with the public, Marr said. The website was one of the city’s first focuses, he said. “We wanted this to be a portal into our city and not just as a means to get information out,” Marr said. Public input was critical in determining changes to the website, Marr said. The site became more visually appealing and allowed citizens to watch government meetings, get updates on road construction and crime data, and use many other interactive features, he said. The city also has begun to use social media more effectively, said Julie McQuade, community outreach coordinator “Things that are put onto the website are immediately fed to Twitter and Facebook,” McQuade said. McQuade also helped build a new website called Community Link that allows citizens to sign up to volunteer in the community or post about volunteer events, she said. “The Community Link website allows users to con-
From ASG to Homecoming Court by SARAH DEROUEN Staff Writer
GRAPH BY NICK OLIVER
tribute ideas in pretty much anyway you can imagine,” McQuade said. “It is the citizens’ government,” Marr said. Another focus of the city was to eliminate the amount of paper that was used in daily government processes, Marr said. “We’ve tried to look at it
holistically. How many times does a human touch something? How many pieces of paper do we use, and how do we automate it?” Marr said. Now, city workers can request time online. Residents can pay their utility bill, complete paperwork and fill out city job applications, Marr said.
Residents are able also to pay for parking on Dickson Street by their phone if they sign up for the pay-by-phone application, Marr said. The system alerts users when time is running out on their parking space, and they can add more time by simply using their cell phone, he said. City officials also has in-
stalled cameras at traffic lights so that the lights are not on a timer where someone is waiting at the light for a long period of time with no other cars around, Marr said. “We aren’t focused on technology because of an award. It’s a great measuring stick, but we are focused on the citizen,” Marr said.
Crystal Bridges: More Than Meets the Eye
JACKI FROST STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Officials think increased tourism will bring in increased revenue. In 2010, Revenue in Washington Co. was almost $225 million, while Benton County was almost nearly $300 million in tourism travel expenditures, according to Fayetteville Business Bureau officials.
This year’s homecoming court members all had experience with Associated Student Government and Greek life, and these affiliations have raised questions for some students. The process for selecting the court is designed to promote fairness, the ASG director of homecoming said. Thousands of Razorback fans watched as Holly Hilburn was crowned 2011 homecoming queen Saturday, Nov. 5, during halftime of the Arkansas-South Carolina football game. Hilburn is a senior from Little Rock majoring in journalism and political science. “ I think it is fair for ASG members to be on homecoming court despite the fact that ASG members play a big part in organizing and presenting the event,” Hilburn said. “There were only a couple of us on the court who are actively holding positions. Now, that by no means is the reason they got on court. They got on court because of their service to the school and the time they give every day,” Hilburn said. The members of Hilburn’s sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, nominated her for homecoming court, she said. Homecoming court is open to all UA women who are nominated by a Registered Student Organization, according to the ASG website. “I believe only one of the girls that actually made it to court [top five] was nominated by her sorority. The rest of them were nominated by other organizations,” said Leah Nichols, ASG director of homecoming. Three of the top five candidates were nominated by a Greek life organization and one candidate was nominated by ASG, according to the ASG website. Director of Homecoming is a new position created by Lauren Waldrip, the ASG vice president who also was on the homecoming court. Waldrip said the position was created because she thought that there was a need to make improvement in some areas for the students. “Last year, homecoming was just kind of like another game, just not as exciting, just not as much fun,” Waldrip said. “In the past, the vice president has just had an assistant. I’ve taken basically most of the events that I’m in charge of and divided it up.” Following their nominations, homecoming candidates must submit written applications, which are reviewed by a panel of judges. The pool of 15 candidates who pass this stage is then narrowed to five by an interview process. These candidates can then campaign for queen, Nichols said. “Each judge represented diverse groups on campus,” Nichols said. “We tried to touch each base so it’s a fair judging.” The homecoming selection panel included people that represent different groups on campus including athletics, staff, Greek life, nontraditional students and international students, Nichols said. Having ASG experience and being on homecoming court is not a conflict of interest, Hilburn said. “The people that do the court selection process, they are independent of actual ASG. ASG just oversees court selection, but there is a bipartisan individual who oversees the process,” Hilburn said. “ASG is the largest RSO on campus, so it is natural for women who have been in ASG to be on the homecoming court,” said Rudy Trejo, ASG director. The homecoming court panel is a full representation of the student body, so that removes the conflict of interest, he said.
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LAUGH IT UP
Comics, Games, & Much Much More!
SUDOKU
Q: Why did the bald man draw rabbits on his head?
A: Because from a distance they looked like hares.
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Q: How do you have a party in outer space? A: You plan-et.
TODAY’S SOLUTION
Q: Why did the brain cell go to the other side of the brain?
A: I don’t know. It hadn’t really crossed my mind.
WELCOME TO FALLING ROCK
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THAT MONKEY TUNE
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BLISS
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CALAMITIES OF NATURE
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
SPORTS EDITOR: JIMMY CARTER ASST. SPORTS EDITOR: ZACH TURNER
No. 6 Arkansas at Mississippi State 2:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS
9-1, 5-1 SEC
War Memorial Stadium – Little Rock, Ark.
5-5, 1-5 SEC
Setup Game
Hogs can set the stage for LSU showdown with win over Bulldogs. by JIMMY CARTER Sports Editor
Sixth-ranked Arkansas has a looming showdown at No. 1 LSU with national title implications for both teams in the regular-season finale. The Razorbacks (9-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) have to take care of business against Mississippi State first, though. If the Hogs beat the Bulldogs it will setup a showdown with the Tigers that could create a three-way tie with Arkansas, LSU and Alabama for the SEC West title. “It’s “if ” we win on Saturday,” senior defensive end Jake Bequette said. “That’s the key. We can’t count our chickens before they hatch. We’ve got to keep coming to practice with the same mindset we’ve had all year, which is very dedicated, practicing
hard throughout the week very physically and just getting ready to play.” Mississippi State (5-5, 1-5) has struggled this season, but almost beat the Razorbacks in Starkville, Miss., last season, a game the Hogs escaped with a 38-31 double-overtime win. Arkansas is a 13-point favorite for Saturday, but the players are wary of overlooking the Bulldogs, a team ranked No. 20 in the AP and USA Today Coaches preseason polls. “Mississippi State is a great team,” senior receiver Jarius Wright said. “It has great athletes and they play really well. Their record might not show that, but we know a little bit about Mississippi State.” There’s more at stake against Mississippi State than setting up a clash with LSU. A win would give the Razorbacks just their third back-
to-back 10-win seasons in school history and first since 1989. The Hogs could also become the first team in school history to post consecutive winning seasons in SEC play, while keeping the opportunity to play for an SEC and national championship alive. “There’s a lot of teams out there talking right now,” Bequette said. “There’s probably 10 or 12 teams that think they have a shot, but only one team’s going to get it. If we want to be that team, we’ve got to win one game at a time and it starts on Saturday.” Arkansas is 7-0 at War Memorial Stadium under coach Bobby Petrino, including a 42-21 win over the Bulldogs two seasons ago. The Razorbacks could post an undefeated home record for the first
see FOOTBALL on page 9
GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas senior receiver Joe Adams, a Little Rock native, will play his final collegiate game in War Memorial Stadium Saturday against Mississippi State. The Razorbacks can complete their first undefeated home season under coach Bobby Petrino with a win against the Bulldogs.
Davis Not Returning Waiting His Turn Cobi Hamilton due for a big game
Running back “not playing.”
by JIMMY CARTER
by MONICA CHAPMAN
Arkansas junior running back Knile Davis will not play this season despite returning to practice three months after breaking his ankle, coach Bobby Petrino said on the SEC coaches’ teleconference Wednesday. Davis began practicing full time with the team last week, but hasn’t been hit since breaking his ankle Aug. 11 in the Razorbacks’ first contact scrimmage of fall camp, running backs coach Tim Horton said. “He is not playing,” Petrino said. “He’s been out there running around in practice for about three weeks. He’s not in a situation he can play.” Davis has been working to recover since having surgery the morning after the injury, but still has “hardware to be taken out of his ankle.” “Obviously [Knile] would like to play,” Petrino said. “He’s not in a position where he can play.” Davis ran for 1,322 yards and 13 touchdowns last season, earning first-team All-SEC honors.
For many Arkansas players, a game in Little Rock is special because it is close to home. For junior wide receiver Cobi Hamilton, it usually means a big game. “I saw him in the team meeting room on Sunday night and I said, ‘We’re playing in Little Rock this weekend. That means you should catch a few touchdowns.’ He just kind of smiled at me.” Hamilton has had some of the best games of his career in Little Rock. He has 18 receptions for 508 yards and six touchdowns in his five games played at War Memorial Stadium. “I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or it’s the fans or what,” Hamilton said. “I really don’t have an answer for it,
Sports Editor
Staff Writer
LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas junior running back Knile Davis will not return this season, coach Bobby Petrino said Wednesday.
Arkansas Faces Two-QB System by ZACH TURNER
Asst. Sports Editor
Last season it took double overtime to decide the Arkansas and Mississippi State game. This season the Bulldogs are just 5-5, but return 15 starters from last squad. Mississippi State has just one Southeastern Conference win this season and utilizes a two-quarterback system. “They don’t cut back their offense with either one,” Arkansas defensive coordinator Willy Robinson said. “Relf obviously is a bigger, stronger dual-threat guy but they haven’t cut back when Russell is in there, either. Russell is probably a little bit more of a pure thrower but Relf has improved in that area as well. So really there is not a lot of change. We are expecting both to play
and we have practiced for both.” Relf was the starter against the Razorbacks last season, but struggled early in 2011, giving way to coach Dan Mullen using him along with sophomore Tyler Russell in a two-quarterback system. Although the Bulldogs’ passing game has been inconsistent this season, their rushing attack has been propelled by senior Vick Ballard. Ballard ranks fifth in the SEC in rushing with 81.1 yards per game. “He is a stud,” Robinson said. “He is a very underrated running back. He runs with low pads and he has a great desire to get in that end zone. You are going to have to be the hammer because if you
see PRACTICE REPORT on page 9
see HAMILTON on page 11
Powell Leads Rout by JIMMY CARTER Sports Editor
Senior forward Marshawn Powell led six players in double figures with 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Arkansas to a 9168 win over Oakland at Bud Walton Arena. The Razorbacks (2-0) led by 28 at halftime and coasted to a convincing win over a Golden Grizzlies team coming off back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. “We came out and it seemed like everything we did was good,” Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said. “I thought our defense created a lot of opportunities for us. It’s like we just came out and delivered a punch in the first, looked up and we were up 28 points … I thought we played ath-
letic tonight and had them off kilter.” Powell scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half and made all eight of his field goal attempts in the first half. “I thought he took advantage of his size advantage and really found the basketball in the first half,” Anderson said. “Got some offensive rebounds, had maybe two or three stickbacks. When you can establish inside, it sure makes it easier to spot up outside.” The Hogs shot 54 percent from the field. Arkansas led by a double-digit margin for the final 33 minutes of the game and Oakland (0-2) never pulled within 20 points in the second half.
see BASKETBALL on page 10
RYAN MILLER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas junior receiver Cobi Hamilton has 18 catches for 508 yards and six touchdowns in five career Little Rock games.
BASKETBALL
LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas junior forward Marshawn Powell scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Razorbacks’ 91-68 win against Oakland.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
SPORTS from FOOTBALL on page 8 are not, he will be.” Senior safety Tramain Thomas, who had a career-high 14 tackles in the Mississippi State game last season, said Ballard is a tough tackle. “He runs harder in the fourth quarter than he did in the first quarter,” Thomas said. “We’ve got to come out and gang-tackle him, have a lot of hats around the ball and not let him get extra yards.” Thomas has helped the Ra-
zorbacks turn around their turnover margin the past few games. Arkansas has picked off seven passes in their last five games with Thomas having three in that span. The Razorbacks forced just four turnovers in their first five games, but have forced 11 in the past five games and are now plusone in turnover margin. “Like I said, I don’t really have an explanation for that,” Thomas said. “Everybody’s just been in position all season. They’re just now starting to come. I think it’s
a good time for them to come and I hope they just keep on coming.” Junior defensive end Tenarius Wright, who returned to action last week against Tennessee after missing five games with a broken forearm, said he can’t pinpoint the turnaround in turnover margin. “No explanation but we have to stay hungry,” Wright said. “We have to stay humble and not get satisfied; try to make things happen.”
SEASON OUTLOOK ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS (9-1)
RUSHING D. Johnson R. Wingo Jr. B. Green J. Adams PASSING T. Wilson B. Mitchell
No. 8 9 6 10
DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT
9-3 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-22 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26
Missouri State New Mexico Troy at Alabama Texas A&M Auburn at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt South Carolina Tennessee Mississippi State at LSU
W, 51-7 W, 52-3 W, 38-28 L, 14-38 W, 42-38 W, 38-14 W, 29-24 W, 31-28 W, 44-28 W, 49-7
Yds 508 380 153 138
TD 3 3 4 1
Lg 71 29 40 92
C-A Yds 211-342 2850 21-31 263
Int 5 1
TD 18 2
TD 10 2 1 2 2 2 0 0
Lg 68 67 38 54 31 39 19 19
DATE
Ast. Total TFL Sacks 44 82 10.0 0.5 28 64 2.5 0 32 63 10.0 3.0 32 56 2.5 0 25 48 3.5 0 16 45 0.5 0 18 43 2.0 2.0 23 35 2.5 0 18 29 0.5 0 12 28 5.5 1.0
9-1 9-10 9-15
at Memphis at Auburn LSU
W, 59-14 L, 34-41 L, 6-19
9-24 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26
Louisiana Tech at Georgia at UAB South Carolina at Kentucky UT Martin Alabama Arkansas Ole Miss
W, 26-20 L, 10-24 W, 21-3 L, 12-14 W, 28-14 W, 55-17 L, 7-24
RECEIVING J. Wright J. Adams C. Gragg C. Hamilton D. Johnson R. Wingo Jr. G. Childs J. Horton TACKLES Solo J. Franklin 38 T. Thomas 36 A. Highsmith 31 E. Bennett 24 J. Nelson 23 T. Mitchel 29 R. Rasner 25 B. Jones 12 E. Ford 11 T. Flowers 16
No. 53 43 30 25 20 18 10 9
Yds 906 568 338 405 258 184 120 85
MISSISSIPPI STATE OPPONENT
RESULT
MISSISSIPPI STATE (0-1)
RUSHING V. Ballard L. Perkins C. Relf N. Griffen PASSING C. Relf T. Russell
RECEIVING A. Clark C. Smith C. Bumphis R. Sanders V. Ballard M. Green L. Perkins M. Johnson
No. 1 1 9 3
Yds 811 322 262 105
TD 7 1 2 1
Lg 66 40 17 34
C-A Yds 94-158 1013 62-114 979
Int 6 4
TD 7 8
TD 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 2
Lg 37 24 78 22 18 50 17 32
No. 27 27 22 14 14 11 9 8
Yds 391 258 337 148 147 188 31 143
TACKLES Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks C. Lawrence 36 54 90 4.0 1.0 B. Wilson 36 45 81 1.5 .5 C. Mitchell 41 36 77 2.5 1.0 D. Skinner 18 34 52 4.5 0 J. Banks 33 19 52 4.0 2.0 C. Broomfield 29 18 47 3.0 0 J. Boyd 12 34 46 7.0 3.5 W. Bonner 24 21 45 1.0 1.0 F. Cox 20 20 40 1.0 4.0 N. Whitley 28 6 34 9.5 0
ARKANSAS - MISSISSIPPI STATE BREAKDOWN by TALON BRANDON & ZACH LIGI ContributingWriters
Arkansas run offense vs. Mississippi State passing offense Mississippi State run defense vs. Arkansas pass defense Arkansas averages 144.4 rushing yards per game, ranked No. 9 in the SEC. Junior running back Dennis Johnson has come on strong lately, averaging 98.8 yards per game and three touchdowns in his last four games. Junior Ronnie Wingo is helping out in the run game and has 42.2 yards per game and three touchdowns on the year. Mississippi State’s run defense is ranked No. 8 in the SEC, allowing 167.4 rushing yards per game. The Bulldogs are lead by junior linebacker Cameron Lawrence. Lawrence is second in the SEC in tackles, averFILE PHOTO aging nine per game. Advantage: Mississippi State
Arkansas pass defense vs. Mississippi State pass offenseArkansas is ranked No. 9 in the SEC in pass defense, allowing 203 yards per game. Senior safety Tramain Thomas leads the team with four interceptions, including one against Tennessee last week. The Bulldogs average 203.8 yards per game passing, ranked fifth in the conference. Senior quarterback Chris Relf was a preseason All-SEC selection, but has struggled this season, throwing for just 1,013 yards, seven touchdowns and six interceptions, while splitting time with sophomore Tyler Russell. Russell has thrown for 979 yards FILE PHOTO and eight touchdowns. Relf is coming off of a season-worst performance at Alabama, going 0 for 2 passing. Advantage: Arkansas
Mississippi State run offense vs. Arkansas passing offense vs. Mississippi State pass defense Arkansas run defense Mississippi State running back Vick Ballard has 811 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns this season. The Bulldogs have the No. 6 ranked rushing offense in the SEC, averaging 169.5 yards a game on the ground as a team. The Razorbacks have struggled at times against the run and have the No. 9 rushing defense in the conference, FILE PHOTO allowing 114.5 yards a game. The Hogs defense is led by run-stopping middle linebacker Jerry Franklin’s teamhigh 82 tackles.
Arkansas leads the SEC in passing. Junior quarterback Tyler Wilson is completing 62 percent of his passes and has thrown for 2,850 yards. He has thrown for 18 touchdowns and just five interceptions this year. Senior receiver Jarius Wright leads the SEC with 100.7 receiving yards per game and 10 touchdown receptions. Mississippi State’s pass defense is ranked No. 5 in the SEC, allowing 185.6 receiving yards per game. Junior defensive FILE PHOTO back Johnthan Banks is ranked second in passes defended and second in interceptions with five.
Advantage: Mississippi State
Advantage: Arkansas
Arkansas special teams vs. Mississippi State special teams
Mississippi State coaching staff vs. Arkansas coaching staff
Arkansas has been dynamic on special teams this season. The Razorbacks have an NCAAbest five special teams touchdowns. Senior Joe Adams leads the SEC in punt return average, freshman Marquel Wade leads the conference in kickoff return average, junior punter Dylan Breeding leads in punting average and sophomore kicker Zach Hocker leads in kicking points scored. Mississippi State is last in the SEC in kickoff return yards per game and have no touchdowns. Junior kicker Derek FILE PHOTO Depasquale has made just 9 of 15 field goals, ranked No. 11 in the SEC in percentage. Advantage: Arkansas
Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino is 2-0 against Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen, including a 38-31 double-overtime win in Starkville, Miss., last year. Petrino is 32-16 in four seasons for the Razorbacks, while Mullen is 19-16 in three seasons at Mississippi State. The Hogs have been deadly in November under Petrino, posting a 23-6 record, best among active league coaches.
Advantage: Arkansas
FILE PHOTO
With Wright back, along with Colton Miles-Nash, who recently moved back to defensive end from tight end, Arkansas once again has depth at defensive end.
from FOOTBALL on page 8 time in Petrino’s four years with a win Saturday. “That’s what makes this a big game for us,” Petrino said. “It’s something that has been a goal of ours since we got here was to win all our home games. That’s when you get started to be a difficult team to play against. We’ve certainly had home field advantage here all year long with our crowd and the excitement and energy that’s generated. “We’re looking forward to going down to Little Rock and having more of the same.” It will be the final game the Hogs’ 17 seniors will play in the state of Arkansas, in-
from HAMILTON on page 8 but I love playing in Little Rock.” Hamilton has just eight catches for 87 yards in the last five games. Senior receivers Jarius Wright and Joe Adams have gotten more targets from Wilson. Hamilton’s 405 receiving yards on 25 catches this season ranks third on the team. Wright and Adams have 53 and 43 catches, respectively, substantially more than the Razorbacks’ third starting receiver. “I am due,” Hamilton said. “There’s been a couple of games where Jarius has been hot, or Joe, and we spread that ball around, so hopefully it’s my turn this week. We’ll see.” Wilson has spread the ball around this season. Six players have at least 18 catches this season in the top-ranked
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“We are very athletic there, that’s for certain,” Robinson said. “We can keep them rested. Chris Smith is in the rotation and we have Flowers in the rotation. It’s
wonderful when you have that type of depth. You wish you had it all across the board. How they have developed is a tip of the hat to Steve Caldwell.”
cluding receiver Joe Adams and several other Little Rock natives. “It feels great to go back and play my second to last game at home of my season,” Adams said. “Basically the stadium is like a block away from my house. I always dreamed about playing there a lot growing up. To play my second to last career college game there is fun for me and the rest of the guys.” The Razorbacks are getting on a roll late in the season for the second consecutive year. The Hogs won the final six games of the regular season in 2010 and have won six straight this year. “What you do is just play one game at a time,” Petri-
no said. “That’s all you worry about. I think that’s where we’ve been good. We’ve been mature enough to just focus on our task at hand. That’s all we’re going to continue to do.” Win Saturday and the Hogs can focus on the matchup in Baton Rouge, La., competing for the division title and making a case for a berth in the SEC Championship. “I think the Arkansas Razorbacks are ready for the best,” Wright said. “If that’s SEC championship, national championship talk, then I think we’re all ready for that. We have to win each and every game and Mississippi State is a big game for us this week and that’s what we have to concentrate on now.”
passing offense in the Southeastern Conference. “He›s due for a big game,” offensive coordinator Garrick McGee said. “The coverages have been rotating in his direction here the last few games. We›ve been able to try to get him some hitch routes out there. As a matter of fact we called one, the one Broderick scored on the stretch route on the left side, that was really a play call for Cobi. He was running across the formation and probably would›ve scored, but they pressured and Tyler dumped the ball off to Broderick. “I know he likes the stadium. He enjoys playing the game. Hopefully we can go down there, get him the ball and he can have a big day.” Hamilton had a career high 164 yards and a careerhigh tying two touchdowns in the Hogs’ last SEC game in Little Rock, a 31-23 win over No. 5 LSU last season.
He caught three passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns in Arkansas’ last game against Mississippi State in War Memorial in 2009. “You can always expect a big game from Cobi Hamilton,” Wright said. “He’s not a guy that anyone should sleep on. Cobi Hamilton is a great receiver and has really good hands. You never know what to expect.” The Razorbacks have beaten the Bulldogs in the last two meetings, winning 38-31 last year in double overtime and 42-41 in 2009 when Hamilton had a big game. Mississippi State has the same starting cornerbacks this season as the last two years. “It’s the same guys we’ve been playing since my freshman year,” Hamilton said. “We’re going to attack those guys the same way we’ve been attacking them for the last two years, and hopefully we’ll come out with a big win.”
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
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Jimmy Carter Sports Editor
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Consensus
Against the Spread
Mississippi State at No. 6 Arkansas (-13)
Arkansas 38-20
Arkansas 35-17
Arkansas 42-17
Arkansas 45-10
Arkansas 42-17
Arkansas 42-28
Arkansas
Arkansas
No. 18 USC at No. 4 Oregon (-14.5)
Oregon 44-24
Oregon 48-31
Oregon 42-20
USC 42-41
Oregon 42-23
Oregon 30-14
Oregon
Oregon
No. 16 Nebraska at No. 18 Michigan (-3.5)
Nebraska 28-21
Nebraska 28-20
Michigan 27-24
Nebraska 24-21
Nebraska 33-27
Michigan 24-20
Nebraska
Nebraska
Vanderbilt (-1.5) at Tennessee
Tennessee 24-20
Vanderbilt 28-24
Vanderbilt 27-24
Vanderbilt 30-13
Vanderbilt 38-23
Vanderbilt 21-20
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
No. 5 Oklahoma (-15) at No. 25 Baylor
Oklahoma 45-28
Oklahoma 48-19
Oklahoma 38-28
Oklahoma 38-31
Oklahoma 41-31
Oklahoma 35-18
Oklahoma
Even
No. 13 Kansas State at No. 23 Texas (-9)
Texas 31-27
Kansas State 35-21
Kansas State 33-30
Texas 27-20
Kansas State 30-24
Kansas State 30-21
KSU
KSU
Carolina at Detroit (-7)
Detroit 30-20
Detroit 31-14
Detroit 31-21
Detroit 28-21
Detroit 35-21
Detroit 21-14
Detroit
Detroit
Cincinnati at Baltimore (-7)
Baltimore 24-13
Baltimore 31-28
Baltimore 28-17
Baltimore 24-14
Baltimore 37-27
Baltimore 28-21
Baltimore
Baltimore
San Diego at Chicago (-3.5)
San Diego 24-20
Chicago 24-13
Chicago 27-20
Chicago 21-17
Chicago 24-21
Chicago 28-24
Chicago
Chicago
Philidelphia at New York Giants (-4.5)
N.Y. 16-13
Philly 31-27
N.Y. 24-21
N.Y. 27-21
N.Y. 38-24
Philly 28-20
N.Y.
Philly
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