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ULM nursing school program renamed to honor lifelong supporter
Philanthropist Kitty DeGree devotes her life to supporting entities that significantly benefit the community, especially the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
In recognition of her unparalleled devotion, ULM President Dr. Nick J. Bruno requested to change ULM School of Nursing's name to the Kitty DeGree School of Nursing.
Bruno's request was approved at the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors meeting in Baton Rouge.
In his formal request to the board, Bruno wrote, "This honor will recognize a humanitarian of remarkable character and profound generosity. Over her lifetime, Mrs. DeGree has become the largest individual donor to ULM … Her generosity has benefited both faculty and students through substantial gifts that have established scholarships, endowed professorships and an endowed chair."
Discover more about Kitty DeGree's support of ULM . . .
ULM and Pennington partner in research
ULM President Nick J. Bruno, Ph.D, and Pennington Biomedical Research Center Executive Director Steven B. Heymsfield, M.D., sign a memorandum of understanding.
ULM President Nick J. Bruno, Ph.D, and Pennington Biomedical Research Center Executive Director Steven B. Heymsfield, M.D., have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining plans for collaborative research on geriatrics, botanicals, and pharmacology.
ULM pharmacy and gerontology faculty will work with Pennington faculty to expand existing sponsored research at both sites. Faculty will focus on the triggers for chronic diseases such as dementia, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
The agreement was signed May 25 at ULM.
Discover more about ULM's partnership with Pennington Biomedical Research Center . . .
ULM and LSU AgCenter sign new agreement
ULM and LSU AgCenter representatives, as well as Louisiana legislators after the signing of a collaborative research agreement.
The University of Louisiana at Monroe and the LSU AgCenter signed a memorandum of understanding that will establish cooperative research projects between the two institutions.
Both LSU AgCenter and ULM will contribute funds to jointly support research grants that include faculty from both campuses, said John Russin, LSU AgCenter vice chancellor and director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station.
Research teams will be invited to submit proposals that will be reviewed by both institutions, and each proposal will be required to include a faculty member from each institution, Russin said. The funding will come from the joint fund, with each organization managing the funds for the research in their own institution.
Discover more about ULM's and LSU's AgCenter agreement . . .
For more Good News about ULM, visit the ULM News Center!
Travel the World with your Fellow Alums!
See the world and travel with your fellow alums! The ULM Alumni Association has partnered with other Louisiana Alumni Associations to offer you the best in world travel packages.
Some travel packages are cruises, others are excursions, but all of them offer a memorable travel experience you won't forget!
To find out more about available travel packages, just click a destination below or visit ulm.edu/alumni/travel
ULM Alumni Association expands Social Media tools
Social media is a great way to stay in contact with fellow alums and the university. ULM and the ULM Alumni Association currently uses various social media outlets such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and RSS feeds to help you stay connected!
The ULM ALumni Association has assembled a listing of various alumni chapters with a Social Media presence.
Visit ULM's Social Media page - www.ulm.edu/socialmedia - for a complete list of the many types of Social Media you can use.
"Discover ULM" Magazine now available
The latest edition of the newly renamed "Discover ULM" magazine is now available.
Inside you'll find in-depth stories on ULM's 8th President Nick J. Bruno, you can rediscover ULM's traditions, and explore a tradition of excellence in ULM's faculty and staff, as well as read a tribute to ULM President Emeritus George T. Walker.
There's much more about ULM, your fellow alums and maybe even you in this interactive online edition!
Read The Hawkeye online!
Be sure to read the latest edition of the Hawkeye, the official student newspaper of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, at www.ulmhawkeyeonline.com.
There you'll find the latest breaking news, sports, photos, polls and in-depth features you can't find anywhere else.
If a story grabs your attention, you can also leave a comment in our "talk back" section online. Then check the next week's edition to see if your comment made it in print.
Of course, you can follow The Hawkeye on Facebook and Twitter, too. Thanks for your support, and keep reading the Hawkeye!
Have you ordered your ULM class ring yet?
Your journey began when you took your first steps onto the ULM campus.
Each step along they way, from student involvement to enjoying athletic and cultural events on campus, to your pursuit of academic excellence, has been filled with enough memories to last a lifetime.
Your journey now brings you to this moment in your ULM life — your eligibility to purchase and wear the official ULM class ring. ULM undergraduates with at least 90 hours towards graduation are eligible to wear the ULM class ring.
Wear it with pride as you begin the next great journey in your life.
Order your Official ULM Class Ring today!
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Keep up with all the "scoop" on ULM Athletics
Visit these Warhawk Fan Web sites to keep up with all the "scoop" on ULM Athletics.
Warhawk Report - The Warhawkreport.com is a part of the Rivals.com network that covers ULM Athletics and Recruiting. This alumni ran site is a way for fans to keep up with the latest news on the Warhawks and interact with other Warhawk fans on its message boards.
Subscriptions are $9.99 a month or $99.95 for an entire year which grants access to all sites on the Rivals Network so you can follow competing schools also.
For more information contact ULM alum Dusty Thibodeaux (BGS '06) at firstname.lastname@example.com.
WarhawkNation - www.warhawknation.com or http://ulm.scout.com is operated by Matt Wilson. Matt writes stories and features covering all of ULM's sports and regularly publishes interviews with current and former ULM athletes, coaches, and student athletes who are considering offers from ULM.
WarhawkNation is a member of the scout.com Internet publishing network which syndicates more than 1,100 pieces of content daily to more than 2.1 million subscribers. For more information contact Matt Wilson at email@example.com.
ULM's Career Connections offer employment services
The Office of Career Connections & Experiential Education at ULM (formerly Career Services) has an online job posting service serving ULM students and alumni.
The Web site, ulm.edu/careerconnections allows employers to post part-time and full-time positions as well as internship opportunities.
Anyone may browse the jobs, however, an active Campus Wide Identification number (CWID) will be needed to apply online. Alumni that graduated more than five (5) years ago should call Career Connections at 318-342-5338 to apply for positions.
Log onto ulm.edu/careerconnections and click on "Students: Browse & Apply for Jobs & Internships".
Employers will also find on the Career Connections Web site the link "Employers Submit Job or Internship" in order to post any job openings or internship opportunities at their organization. The Web site currently has over 800 positions available.
Visit ulm.edu/careerconnections for tips about resume preparation and interviewing skills. Please call 318-342-5338 for an appointment.
Help Fund ULM Scholarships with a Warhawk Plate!
When you purchase a Warhawk license plate, part of the proceeds help fund scholarships for future Warhawks.
And if you have an older NLU plate, you can even retain that plate number with your new ULM Warhawks plate!
For more information and to order your new Warhawk license plate, visit ulm.edu/alumni/licenseplate.
For more information about your Alumni Association, visit ulm.edu/alumni!
All About You! spotlights the many accomplishments of our great alumni. Send your accomplishments and successes to firstname.lastname@example.com, and please include a photo!
Dr. Ruby (Graves) Cheves (B.S. '81), has been named the 2012 National Mother of the Year® by American Mothers, Inc at its annual convention in Washington, D.C. on May 5.
Born in Baton Rouge, Dr. Ruby Graves Cheves matriculated to medical school at LSU Medical Center in Shreveport. After choosing Obstetrics and Gynecology, she trained at the Greenville Hospital Systems in South Carolina
Married to Georgia native Dr. Harry Cheves, they moved to Georgia to practice and raise their two children, Alex and Rebecca. The family later moved to Zambia, Africa to serve as medical missionaries. Together, they founded the Global Samaritans Children's Home.
Today, Dr. Cheves practices in Athens, Georgia, where she serves as medical director for a busy midwifery practice. She is the assistant clerkship director for OB/GYN at the University of Georgia Medical School.
Connell Branan, President of American Mothers, expressed admiration for the 2012 honoree. "For nearly 80 years, we have recognized mothers who are courageous, bold, innovative, and creative. Balancing motherhood, career, and community is truly an art form. We're honored to celebrate Ruby
. . . a vibrant woman painting bold strokes on her households, communities, and nation."
About American Mothers, Inc.
Since 1935, the American Mothers Committee (now American Mothers, Inc.) has bestowed a Mother of the Year® award upon a mom who embodies the highest qualities of motherhood. Sarah Delano Roosevelt, mother of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, presented Lucy Keen Johnson of Georgia as the first American Mother of the Year® in 1935 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
The organization celebrated its first Young Mother of the Year in 1968. Many outstanding individuals throughout America have served as officers, leaders, members, and supporters of this organization such as Sarah Delano Roosevelt, J.C. Penny, Mamie Eisenhower, Phyllis Marriott, Lindy Boggs, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1984 Arkansas Young Mother of the Year.
American Mothers, Inc. is a nonprofit organization for women and men who recognize the important role of motherhood through educational programs and community outreach. On an annual basis, American Mothers, Inc. selects the National Mother of the Year®, Young Mother of the Year, and Mothers of Achievement from candidates across the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
For more information about AMI, visit http://www.americanmothers.org or call 877-242-4264.
Lana (Robertson) Kelly (B.B.A. '01) was named Director of the West Carroll (La.) Parish Chamber of Commerce in April 2012.
"We are proud to welcome Lana as part of our team," Chamber President H. Doug Ainsworth said. "With Lana's extensive experience in community involvement, she makes a perfect fit for us at the chamber."
Kelly is married to Neal Kelly of Forest with two children, Owen and Clara.
Angela (Hudson) Middlebrook (B.A. '98), has joined the West Texas Rehabilitation Center's Hearing and Balance Center, located in San Angelo, Tex.
Middlebrooks received her Doctorate of Audiology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She is a member of the Hearing Loss Association of America and is ASHA Certified.
Middlebrooks enjoys working with patients on balance assessment, hearing aid fittings and treating tinnitus.
"The mission of West Texas Rehab Center aligns with my personal philosophy of treatment and work ethics," she said.
The West Texas Rehabilitation Center is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation founded in 1953 as a treatment center for children with cerebral palsy.
Jonathan "JP" Perry (B.A. '95), a Louisiana State Senator from District 26 has been chosen as the 2012 Kappa Sigma Fraternity (Theta-Chi Chapter) Alumni of the Year.
"I am very humbled to receive this award. I attribute a great amount of the success that I have had in the business and political arena to Kappa Sigma Fraternity." Sen. Perry stated.
While attending ULM, Sen. Perry became a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
"The Theta-Chi chapter of Kappa Sigma is honored to recognize brother Jonathan Perry as the Alumni of the year award recipient. Brother Perry is an outstanding example of the values and core beliefs of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, and we are extremely proud of the job he has done serving his constituents as a state Senator. AEKDB." said Ben Winkler, GM of the Theta-Chi chapter of Kappa Sigma, University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Senator Perry and his wife, the former Christine LeBeouf, reside in Kaplan with their four children.
Warhawks continue to make strides in APR
The National Collegiate Athletic Association released its annual Academic Progress Rate report and fourteen of the 16 ULM athletic programs achieved a higher single-year score in 2010-11 compared to 2009-10.
The two remaining programs (men's golf and women's tennis) still achieved positive marks after recording perfect scores the year before.
Overall, ULM's APR rates have increased steadily since 2006 as most teams exceeded the minimum requirements set by the NCAA.
The most recent multi-year numbers represent the best overall marks since APR was instituted.
An APR score is designed to measure the academic eligibility, retention and graduation of an institution's student-athletes and its teams.
The NCAA also approved a waiver submitted by ULM to reinstate eligibility for participation in postseason competition of men's basketball for the 2012-13 season and the full allotment of scholarships was also restored.
The squad will still continue to have limitations on practices and the number of contests for the upcoming year.
"We continue to make positive strides in our academic performance," said Bobby Staub, ULM's Director of Athletics.
"Our results should be credited to our coaches, academic counselors, and most of all, our student-athletes. The members of the President's Athletic Task Force are also to be commended for their contributions in time and effort. This has truly been a team effort."
ULM, with a 66 percent graduation rate in 2011-12, recorded the highest single-year federal graduation rate in the state of Louisiana.
ULM had a record 121 student-athletes named to the Sun Belt Commissioner's List (3.5 or better grade point average) and Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA) last year.
Additionally, 108 student-athletes were honored at the Maroon & Gold Society banquet in May, which recognizes student-athletes achieving a cumulative grade point average above 3.0.
Under the direction of first-year head coach Stacy Snider, the women's golf team has earned an average cumulative GPA of 3.736.
The average cumulative GPA for all student-athletes is approximately a 3.071, with over half of ULM's programs earning a team cumulative GPA over a 3.0.
Outback Steakhouse ULM Golf Classic and Auction Set for July 13-14
The annual ULM Outback Classic Golf Tournament and Auction is will be held July 13-14 on ULM's campus and at the Southern Pines Golf Club. The two-day event features a golf tournament, a dinner, a live auction and a silent auction to benefit the ULM men's and women's golf programs.
The dinner and auctions will be held in Fant-Ewing Coliseum on Friday beginning at 6 p.m., while the golf tournament will take place on Saturday, July 14, at Southern Pines (Pine Hills Course) with tee times set for 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
For those who don't wish to play golf, tickets for the dinner and auction are only $50 per person with the food provided by Outback Steakhouse. Pairings for the golf tournament will also be announced during the evening.
Some of the items up for auction will be trips to Cancun, Mexico and Aruba as well as various golf packages and luxury dinners.
The golf tournament will be a four-person scramble and teams can register for only $840 with prizes going to the top three teams in each flight. There will also be contests for closest to the pin and longest drive during the event. The field will be limited to the first 50 paid teams.
Refreshments on Friday and Saturday will be provided courtesy of Marsala Beverage and the Ouachita Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
To register for the tournament or to purchase tickets for the dinner and auction call 318-342-5531.
For complete information, visit ulmwarhawks.com or download an informational PDF here.
Warhawks Athletics announce Summer Camps
This summer several Warhawk sports will host summer camps for area youths. Camps still available include football, basketball, and soccer.
For complete information, visit ulm.edu/summercamps.
Warhawk baseball receives recognition from state government
Coming off of a Sun Belt Conference championship and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, both the Louisiana State Senate and House of Representatives honored ULM head coach Jeff Schexnaider.
The first honor was a senate resolution, from Louisiana Senators Neil Riser and Mike Walsworth, to commemorate the team's successful season.
ULM head baseball coach Jeff Schexnaider (center in white shirt) with Louisiana legislators and ULM officals.
The second, a resolution from the House of Representatives, was awarded by Frank Hoffmann and Bubba Chaney.
"These are great honors from the state government," said Schexnaider. "While I am the one accepting it, it was a team effort, my coaching staff as well as our players worked extremely hard this year. Their hard work paid off as we won the Sun Belt and played in the NCAA tournament."
Former ULM athletic trainer inducted into the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame
Robert Williamson was inducted into the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame on June 8 for serving over 30 years as an athletic trainer at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
The 2012 induction ceremony took place at the Hilton Garden Inn in West Monroe. Hollis Conway, Olympic Medal Winner, delivered the keynote address.
Williamson's career began in 1977 as a student trainer, and in 1983 he became the university's full-time assistant trainer until 2008.
He is currently the executive director for ULM's L-Club and also an instructor of Kinesiology at ULM.
A native of Pineville, Williamson became a student at ULM, receiving his B.S. degree in Health and Physical Education in 1981 and then a master's degree in 1983.
He is married to the former Emily Eaves of Monroe, who also graduated from ULM. Emily serves as the director of ULM's Child Development Center.
Anthony "Greyhound" Jones returns to ULM for graduation
ULM great Anthony "Greyhound" Jones returned to Fant-Ewing Coliseum in May, but this time it wasn't for basketball.
Jones, who starred for the Warhawk basketball team from 1987-91, earned his bachelor's degree in general studies during ULM's spring commencement.
"This is where I always wanted to come back and get my degree," Jones said.
"When I left school I needed 19 hours to graduate. After I started playing ball overseas, my 19 hours turned into 25. Eventually I needed 36 hours and I knew I needed to buckle down and get it done."
Jones is ULM's fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,817 career points. He earned Southland Conference Player of the Year honors and Southland Conference Tournament MVP during the 1990-91 season, guiding the Warhawks to their second of four straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
The native of Lake Providence, La., ranks second in school history in career steals (202), sixth in career field goals (644), third in career 3-pointers (195) and third in career free-throw percentage (.831).
Also known for his extraordinary athleticism, Jones finished third in ABC-TV's "Dunk of the Year" contest during his freshman season.
Following his collegiate playing career, Jones went on the play professionally overseas for seven seasons.
He currently serves as strength coach for a girl's high school basketball team in Dallas.
Warhawk 2012 Football Schedule
(home games in bold)
Sept. 8 | at Arkansas (Little Rock) – Away tailgating |
Sept. 15 | at Auburn |
Sept. 21 (Fri @ 7pm) on ESPN | Baylor |
Sept. 29 @ 2:30 pm | at Tulane – Away tailgating |
Oct. 6 | at Middle Tennessee |
Oct. 13 | Florida Atlantic - Hall of Fame Weekend/Alumni Association Shrimp Boil |
Oct. 20 | at Western Kentucky |
Oct. 27 | South Alabama - HOMECOMING |
Nov. 3 | UL-Lafayette |
Nov. 8 | at Arkansas State (Thursday) (ESPNU) |
Nov. 17 | North Texas – Chili Cook-off |
Nov. 24 | at FIU |
ULM releases free phone apps for Warhawk fans
Download the ULM iPhone app and get all the latest in ULM Athletics in a simple, interactive interface on your Apple or Android smart device.
Among the info included is latest news, scores and schedules, and rosters for all your favorite ULM teams! In addition, live stats are available for selected sports.
Upgrade to the Premium ULM app for access to exclusive on-demand video from Warhawks All Access, including press conferences, player and coach interviews, and much more!
Visit ulmwarhawks.com to download your free app for any Apple or Android smart device.
Are you an active member of the ULM Athletic Foundation?
The ULM Athletic Foundation helps raise awareness and financial support for the Warhawk athletic programs, positively promote all athletic events, grow our fan and donor base, and enhance the lives of over 300 student-athletes.
There are five ways you can help ULM Athletics!
1. Become and active member of the ULM Athletic Foundation and "Give 110%" of your previous year's giving.
2. Make a gift toward scholarship endowments or facility upgrades
3. Match your gift through ULM's matching gift program. Visit ulm.edu/giftmatch for more info.
4. Recruit friends and colleagues to buy season tickets and join the ULM Athletic Foundation
5. Include ULM Athletics when preparing or revising your will or estate plan.
And don't forget several new exciting membership programs: the "Young Grads" program and the "Jr. Warhawk" program.
More information about the ULM Athletic Foundation can be found at www.gowarhawks.net.
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ULM's Bry Gallery to feature student art through Aug. 3
This summer, ULM's Bry Gallery continues to be a place where quality student art can be observed.
ULM Senior Thesis Shows began May 21 in the gallery with works by Braiden Butcher, and will be on display until June 29.
Starting July 2, the gallery will feature two more artists, Kelsey Hargrove and Srdjan Marjanovic. This exhibition will be on display until August 3.
For more information, contact Professor Cliff Tresner at firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information on ULM's Visual and Performing Arts events, visit ulm.edu/vapa.
ULM program meets growing employment opportunities in accounting
Accounting and auditing will be among the fastest-growing occupations by 2018, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Business is launching a new program that will empower professionals to benefit from these expanding fields.
The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors approved ULM's proposed Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting at their meeting in Baton Rouge.
Accounting and auditor positions are expected to grow 16 percent by 2018 in northeast Louisiana. The average salary for accountants in the northeast region was $52,380 in 2010, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission
"This innovative new program is consistent with our strategy to address the workforce needs of our region," said ULM President Dr. Nick J. Bruno.
Discover more about ULM's Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting . . .
New ULM degree strives to improve workplace safety
The University of Louisiana at Monroe Department of Toxicology developed a new certification program focused on occupational health. The new program emphasizes occupational health and safety as opposed to mechanical or fire safety.
The desired result is safer work environments, said John Herrock, M.S., ULM toxicology instructor and industrial hygienist.
"This new program will provide a local and regional resource for health, safety, and toxicology education. This is especially important to small or family-owned businesses, which may not have the resources to send their employees to large cities such as Houston, Dallas, or New Orleans for the training."
The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors approved ULM's Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Occupational Health, Safety, and Toxicology on June 18 in Baton Rouge.
The program will begin with general—but important—courses, and as the certificate program evolves, faculty will develop a set of courses designed to meet the needs of businesses in north Louisiana and southern Arkansas.
Discover more about ULM's New Certification in Occupational Health . . .
ULM pharmacy professor named president of LSHP
University of Louisiana at Monroe's Roxie Stewart, assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy, was recently elected and installed as President of the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists (LSHP). The LSHP is one of two statewide professional pharmacist organizations.
The organization consists of approximately 900 members and strives to promote the value of the pharmacist as an essential member of the health-care team. The organization also represents pharmacy in the public arena and provides continuing education and other membership services to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
Discover more about ULM's Roxie Stewart . . .
ULM spring 2012 class sets record
ULM President Nick J. Bruno congratulates a ULM graduate as she receives her degree at ULM's Spring Commencement exercises.
In its largest graduating class ever, ULM President Nick J. Bruno, Ph.D., awarded 891 degrees during the University of Louisiana at Monroe's spring commencement exercises in Fant-Ewing Coliseum on the ULM campus.
Each spring commencement class size has increased since the spring 2009 commencement class of 639 graduates, and since spring 2005, each spring commencement class has exceeded 627 graduates.
In another first, ULM webcast its spring commencement.
A full recording of the event is now archived for viewing at www.ulm.edu/commencement..
Discover more about ULM's record commencement . . .
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However, I did link to them directly elsewhere on the site without nofollow because I was not using the link in a promotional sense, and don't suspect that link will ever attribute to a commission. I felt it was only fair that I send them a normal link where it was appropriate, because I do highly recommend them and don't think they should suffer a normal backlink from me just because they have an affiliate program.
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Oromia-Ethiopia: Human Rights Violations Against Oromo Nation by TPLF Regime
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Video: Mr. Tony Beasley, a representative from The Advocates for Human Rights, a Minnesota-based human rights group, speaks at the 4th Oromo Awareness Day at the University of Minnesota (UMN) on April 9, 2012 about the human rights violations against the Oromo nation by the TPLF regime, whose military occupation of Oromiyaa began in 1991.
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You can read a copy of the report Tony Beasley is talking about here: http://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/ethiopia_-_icescr_-_ethnic_discrimination_-_march_2012.html
His research report is somewhat interesting but the way he treated Oromo Population as a minority is totally erroneous. Oromo is the majority oppressed by western backed minority.


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This is not a new post, but is offered as a means to continue the comments thread to "Another Leak Props Up Government's Boston Bombing Narrative," called "post I" hereafter. The continuation is needed because the lengthy FDL server failure caused the comments thread to post I to be terminated before I could enter a comment I formulated yesterday morning but could not enter because the site was down. To be sure, others also may have wanted to enter further comments.
Another Leak Props Up Government's Boston Bombing Narrative II |
By: E. F. Beall Tuesday May 14, 2013 6:56 pm |
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To Provelt @ post I 37
I don't know how you got your comment in after the shutdown. By the time the site came up in the auxiliary server I am using now (it still has not come up in my regular server) FDL's software had cut off the comments thread.
I wonder what the incident you mention of the Russian expulsion of someone it calls a spy has to do with our case here, but there seems no way to say anything definitive about it.In the news, the Worcester, Mass. funeral director Peter Stefan has revealed that Tamerlan Tsarnaev's uncle Ruslan Tsarni demanded secrecy of him as soon as Tsarni and his entourage arrived to take charge of the funeral and burial of Tamerlan. The article reads as if this secrecy was a matter of hiding the location of the burial plot, but I wonder if it did not also cover commenting on the condition of the body, which Tsarni managed to dispose of before it could be photographed to see if its injuries were really what we have been told, in view of the video in existence that appears to show an ambulatory Tamerlan being taken into custody.
Also, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Kazakh acquaintances Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov have waived a show cause hearing on the charges of destroying evidence. The natural speculation, although the attorney for one of the two denies it, is that some sort of deal is in the works, as one also readily speculates in the case of Robel Phillipos, the person accused of lying to investigators. One might suppose that the government is willing to go easy on the three in exchange for their testimony against Dzhokhar.
Finally, in the category of it had to happen sooner or later, here is the National Enquirer's take on the case. Note especially the photo of the brothers' mother.
I'm off to bed but anyone who wishes can certainly hold forth. I won't have access to this auxiliary server tomorrow but I can hope that FDL will be up on my regular server by then.
The Domain Name System gods have finally smiled on my regular server (one of the last on which they have done so, I gather) and I can indeed access FDL this morning after the 2-day service interruption.
Not that that is of earth-shaking significance. The only news on the case that I've found today, such as it is, is that the Tsarnaev widow's hotshot new lawyer Joshua Dratel has spoken to the press. Apparently this was just to verify that he is on the case, since he refused to say anything except that she is cooperating with the investigation.
Having finally been able to get the comment @ 1 posted I am content to let this thread die if everyone else is. Speak if you disagree,
By "this thread" are you referring to II or I?
It looks like at some in Russia want to tie the busted cia spy to Boston! http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/us-agent-in-russia-sought-boston-intelligence-report/articleshow/20065624.cms -
EF, the whole reason unca' ruslan took control of the body was to prevent any further investigation. I mentioned that in the last big thread. Any idea that he is not tied to the cia or some other govt agency engaged in spying is simply wishful thinking.
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They're the same thread to me, P. I guess I don't get to kill it just yet, given you and one other commenter.
I saw a similar report. Actually, it looks to me more like Fogle was using investigation of the Tsarnaevs as a cover to infiltrate the
In response to BearCountry @ 4
I agree with you, BC; I wish we could prove it.
Throw the Boston FD chief into the pot and stir some more:
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/deputy_chiefs_declare_no_confidence_in_boston_fire_chief -
In response to ProveIt @ 7
I saw that too, P, but I don't think it's part of our "pot." As the article says, the chief's underlings have other problems with him. (We have a similar situation in Washington, which I've written about, where the union and others are are down on the fire chief.) It looks like local politics.
In response to E. F. Beall @ 1
Oh Uncle Ruslan, how smooth you are…
Loved the National Enquirer article. Good picture too.
In response to ProveIt @ 3
Here is RT on the US embassy spy. He was trying to recruit an intelligence agent who is a specialist in the Caucasus region, unsurprisinly.
Here is my unbridled speculation. The USG wants to know why FSB didn't respond to its inquiries for more info on the brothers. USG wants to know what Russia knows about the activities of "our guys", the Tsarnaevs, but also other NGO funded actors, in the Caucasus.
In response to E. F. Beall @ 8
I think it may be another, albeit small, tidbit of information to support the theory that there was something happening that day like a drill that may have given the Fire Chief a reason to take a more relaxed view of events.
In response to yellowsnapdragon @ 9
And @ 10
Hello again, ysd. It's clear that Ruslan is up to something. If I were an investigative journalist I'd try to get something out of one or two of those guys he took with him to Boston.
That picture of Zubeidat Tsarnaeva looks just like Margaret Hamilton in the Wizard of Oz.
I'd agree that Fogle was probably trying to find out what the Russians know about US secret operations in the Caucasus. The Tsarnaevs would be incidental to that desire if they really were part of the operations.
In response to yellowsnapdragon @ 11
OK, I admit that that possibility did not enter into my thinking, ysd. But if the fire chief is also in on the cover-up, it would have to be pretty big.
In response to E. F. Beall @ 13
Not saying "coverup". Just noting that Fire Chief guy may have been more relaxed if he knew that there was some kind of drill going on.
Have you seen this excellent recap of the issues in the Boston Bombing case?
In response to yellowsnapdragon @ 14
If the fire chief thought there was a drill and didn't say so after the explosions, it seems to me that he has to be part of a cover-up.
The link is great! EVERYONE, READ THE ARTICLE LINKED TO @ 14. I had not known of Russ Baker, but from the wiki he comes across as a younger version of Sy Hersh. Certainly his analysis of this subject is without parallel anywhere outside FDL that I've seen (including emptywheel and similar blogs). I only wish he would don the shoe-leather investigative journalist hat of his earlier days, and go try to interview people like the orderlies at Beth Israel Hospital.
In response to E. F. Beall @ 15
Thank you, and also yellowsnapdragon @ 14, for calling my attention to a great article! Russ Baker indeed neatly sums up a lot of questions about the April 15 bombing, and connects it with other episodes ranging from the Gulf of Tonkin to "WMD" in Iraq in 2002-2003 to the Bin Laden assassination (about which Baker has a number of outstanding articles easy to link to from this article).
I vote in favor of this thread either continuing here, or else being carried forward in a new and related diary, as has happened several times already.
In response to Margo Schulter @ 16
Good evening, MS, and you're welcome.
I've been thinking about the best way to proceed with this series (maybe a summary of what we know and what we don't), but haven't decided yet. (I was ready to drop this particular thread this morning but there have been too many comments to do that yet.)
Here's a piece of news. The lawyers on both sides are asking for a delay from May 17 to May 31 for the probable cause hearing for Robel Phillipos, the friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who's accused of lying to investigators. It sure sounds like a plea bargain is in the works. (I can't believe the government really wants to prosecute him: He's a cleancut-looking kid, and going after him would not stir up Islamophobia.)
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Hmmm we have discussed the "leaks" from unnamed "official" sources about DT's alleged confessions from his hospital bed before he was read his rights. Now there's word that his admission to the crime was scrawled in the boat (?) !!!! We are just now hearing about this convenient evidence against him:
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In response to yellowsnapdragon @ 14
TY ysn for great link. So few sites will even allow discussion of Boston, it's refreshing to see that some are still asking questions.
What ever happened to the sucide vests????
This, once it is forensically verified, would appear to resolve any doubt as to the Tsarnaev Bothers involvement in the Boston Bombing.
In response to ProveIt @ 18
And @ 20
Good morning, Provelt and all.
Your link is just what the doctor ordered for a new post.` Let's take further comments there.
Good question on the suicide vests. Someone else wondered about that but I can't remember who.
In response to oldgold @ 21
It certainly would, og, but it will not surprise you to hear that I think the new claim is phony, so that the "evidence" will never be verified, as explained in the new post linked to @ 22.


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Winners of the United Fresh retail produce manager awards come from 15 states plus Canada, and represent 12 supermarket chains, independent retailers and commissaries, according to a news release.
The trade show, United Fresh 2012, runs May 1-3. The managers and their corporate produce directors will gather at the chairman's reception and produce celebration dinner May 1 at the Hyatt Dallas at Reunion. Five grand prize winners will also receive $1,000 each.
The awards recognize efforts to increase produce consumption through merchandising, displays, promotions, customer and community service.
The winners are:
- Leslie Alex, Hannaford Bros., Dover, N.H.;
- Ricky Allemand, Brookshire Grocery Co., New Iberia, La.;
- John Ballard, Food City/K-VA-T Food Stores, Lafollete, Tenn.;
- Phil Burgess, Safeway Stores, Bend, Ore.;
- Brian Burrow, Brookshire Grocery Co., Whitehouse, Texas;
- Franklin Bys, Hy-Vee, Inc., Coralville, Iowa;
- James Campbell, Sunflower Farmers Market, Denver;
- Brian Collegnon, Rueben's County Market , Hartford, Wis.;
- Ross Corbin Conrad, Colemans Food Centres, Corner Brook, Newfoundland;
- Brian Corbitt, Bel Air Market/Raley's Family of Fine Stores, Sacramento, Calif.;
- Jolene Cyr, Food Maxx/Save Mart Supermarkets, Fairfield, Calif.;
- Ron Danielson, Raley's Family of Fine Stores, Woodland, Calif.;
- Chad Faulk, Harris Teeter, Charlotte, N.C.;
- John Heon, Big Y Foods, Lee, Mass.;
- Rich Jackson, Quality Food Centers, Sammamish, Wash.;
- Steve Kaminski, Jewel-Osco, Westmont, Ill.;
- Charmagne Kendrick, VG's Food Center/Spartan Stores, Fenton, Mich.;
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- Michael Kolek, Jewel-Osco, Schaumburg, Ill.;
- Brian Langdon, The Kroger Co., Cincinnati;
- Mike McElmeel, Hy-Vee, Inc., Silvis, Ill.;
- Elizabeth Myers, New River MCAS Commissary, Jacksonville, N.C.;
- Wanda Ivy Nicholas, Travis Air Force Base Commissary, Travis, Calif.;
- Nick Puleo, Vons, San Diego; and
- George Sanders, Price Chopper/Golub Corp., Barre, Vt.
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Banning scarves for a gym? For women? Costumes covering sexism and racism with tricky and silly policies. Baseball caps are allowed? When I work out I always have a head scarf for two reasons– to keep my hair out of my eyes and to keep the sweat on my head manageable. I say boycott Planet Fitness.
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Planet Fitness: Not Such a "Judgment-Free Zone" After All – Ban Women's Hair Scarves
By Stephanie Humphrey
I consider myself to be many things – friend, tech-life expert, daughter among others. I like to think that activist falls somewhere on that list, but beyond the sporadic addition of my name to a petition on Change.org, I don't regularly make very many causes a priority in my life. So while it might seem as if the mantle I've taken up is fairly trivial, I assure you it has implications much deeper than may appear on the surface.
My journey towards activism started a couple of weeks ago when I joined Planet Fitness. I needed a place to run indoors while training for a 5K, and this gym had a lot of great incentives as well as a monthly membership fee that was very amenable to my budget. I signed up online, and for a week I worked out without incident and was feeling pretty good about my choice of fitness outlet. Then one day I entered the gym as usual, was checked in by an associate, and proceeded to the treadmill the same way I had done the week prior. But today was different. No more than a minute after I stepped on the treadmill, I was approached by the same associate and told that I would not be allowed to work out that day because of the scarf I was wearing on my head. This shocked me a bit, as this was exactly the same type of scarf I had worn in the gym the previous four times I was there.
As it was explained to me, Planet Fitness has a 'no headgear' policy for all of its gyms, subject to the discretion of the individual owner/operator. A Facebook inquiry yielded the following response:
"…We have a corporate dress code policy, for all Planet Fitness locations nationwide.
- Dress Code:
- No jeans
- No head gear except baseball caps
- No boots/sandals
The above are all subject to our discretion. Exceptions are made for medical and religious reasons. We believe that this corporate dress code policy helps us to consistently promote a non-intimidating atmosphere at Planet Fitness where members can feel comfortable working out no matter which Planet Fitness location they are using."
While I appreciated the prompt response, something about this policy just didn't feel right to me. How was the decision made that headgear in a gym should be deemed 'intimidating'? And how was the further determination made that a baseball cap was less intimidating that any other headgear? But on an even more fundamental level, how could headgear possibly be disallowed at.a.gym?
Here's where I take a slight, albeit relevant detour. In full disclosure, I am an African-American woman. In print, on television, online, and anywhere else someone has been given a platform, much has been made of the "issues" African-American women have with their hair. You can read about this at your leisure here, here, and here. Let's just suffice it to say that our hair proves a challenge for a lot of people to understand and leave it at that. But just because you don't understand something, that doesn't mean respect and consideration shouldn't be given when a specific need is brought to your attention. My need is astonishingly simple: I wrap my hair in a scarf when I work out.
85% of all women have said that the maintenance of their hair is one of the reasons for inactivity
I am not the only African-American woman, nor the only woman for that matter, who does this for any myriad number of reasons. To protect the hair/keep it out of the eyes/prevent sweat from ruining the hairstyle/etc. And while I'm certain the phrase "What's the big deal?" immediately comes to mind for some who are reading this, there is actually more at stake than just vanity here.
It's been shown that in a survey of women that don't exercise regularly, 85% of all women have said that the maintenance of their hair is one of the reasons for inactivity. This becomes especially poignant for African-American women, who are at a higher risk of obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease than other groups. Last year U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin stressed the fact that removing any barrier to physical activity is crucial to the health of American women, particularly Black women. Is hair an excuse? Maybe. But it wasn't my excuse, or the excuse of hundreds of other women that were informed of Planet Fitness' policy while they were simply trying to improve their health.
I've always been a firm believer of when you know better, you do better. There is a chance that Planet Fitness wasn't aware of how important this issue is with such a large portion of their customer base. Could I just go to another gym? Of course, but that wouldn't solve the problem. Policies can and sometimes should change based on response to customer needs, and cultural sensitivity is a serious need that Planet Fitness must address. It's a little thing, but a big thing. I want to work out, and I want to wrap my hair. What's the big deal indeed?
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18 thoughts on "Planet Fitness: Not Such a "Judgment-Free Zone" After All – Ban Women's Hair Scarves"
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cj Hey Stephanie,
First I commend you for keeping it together and investing in yourself. Now I do not agree with Planet Fitness's policy but I do understand. As a teacher of healthy eating and working in different ethnic communities, I to was confronted with the head wear issues but by the kids as I taught my classes. Many communities have gang member and colors indicate who is who and can often pose a problem. It became a tricky situation for me and possibly what PF is going through since there has been an insurgence of PF popping up all over in various communities. Not sure but just my two-cents on the matter.↓ -
Cryssi Same here…I was asked to leave because I was wearing a silk scarf. The first time this happened, I just so happened to be wearing a hooded jacket so the employee told me he would allow me to stay if I wore the hoodie over my scarf. The next time I tried this, the manager wasn't so lenient. That same day I called corporate to complain and cancel and they backed up the staff saying this is our policy!!!
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Jar-Jar Binks Obvious racist policy is obvious.
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sharice It is their policy. They tell you the day you join. Wear a headband if you want your hair out of your face. And your "survey" is a load of crap.
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Kay My guy friend and I were working out, and he runs with his hood on, thats just how he works out and sweat. Well, one of the staff member tried to pull him off the treadmill because of his hoodie, upset he didn't budge and demanded to see the policy. Why wasnt this disclose prior times? So, to the above comment-I'm surprised they would have even suggested you to put huge hoodie over huge scarf, thats like a double headstone if they were trying to enforce their dumb policy.
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Reen I'm having the same issue at the planet fitness I attend. I've been going there for 3years…and no one has said anything to me…now they are
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K I was told that I couldn't wear a shirt on my head because it was considered a bandana… I asked if I could wear panties on my head and they said only ballcaps and beanies… I will try a truckers-cap next time…. BTW: I'm a male with long hair and I usually wear a du-rag when I exercise at 24hour fitness, but I only go to planet fitness when my gym is too busy. The only "good" planet fitness is an empty planet fitness lol.
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Tina I left Planet Fitness a couple years ago because of this. It makes no sense.
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Conrad Thanks people. Now I will NOT join. Yes I also say boycott them.
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JKinMX From a friend on Facebook: "I had to go cancel my Planet Fitness membership today and I only wish I could have done more than just stop giving them my money. There is a young woman we know who is currently undergoing chemo for breast cancer. During a recent work out, a Planet Fitness employee informed her she had to remove her "headgear"–a floral scarf concealing her hair loss. When she explained her situation to the employee, the woman wouldn't budge and quickly reduced her to tears. They have a policy about no "headgear" (save for baseball caps?)–Period. We got to deal with that same employee today when we canceled, and she clearly has no regrets. She even informed us, "I have a friend with cancer, too, but we can't discriminate against people who aren't bald from chemo." Wow."
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Sara Jo I have belonged to Planet Fitness in the past and my kerchief was never a problem. I joined two days ago and was told I couldn't wear it because "meat heads" wear them. I don't see them banning spandex or walkmans.
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SalemCat This just makes me like Planet Fitness MORE !
Wearing headgear INDOORS is just plain stupid. It ain't raining inside, folks !
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mrs bacon Wow this is the reason I stop going….however i am glad to have found this page….boycott boycott
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Lovely The latest thing is a woman in California wearing a tank top that showed her stomach and tights was told that her toned body was intimidating other guests. She was asked to put on a shirt. Her outfit was perfectly reasonable for working out. It bothers me that some silly staff member can just decide they don't like what you have on… That doesn't sound like a judgement free atmosphere to me.
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Neka The gym is a joke! I was asked to cover up and I had on a top baring my midriff and a running skirt which I had worn on previous occasions. I cancelled my membership because I'm a adult. No one is going to tell me I can't wear something that is perfectly legit workout wear . I'm sorry I offended everyone with my six pack. I thought I was in a judgment free zone.
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Tiffany This is a great page. I was going to join planet fitness but not now!!! As a black woman I know wearing a scarf goes beyond style. What people don't get is that when we get our hair straightened, moisture ruins it, leaving it kinky, and yes, nappy. Last time I checked sweat is moisture, has nothing to do with rain. These treatments cost us a lot of money and there is an emotional stigma attached to this. Nobody wants to pay $100+ for a relaxer only to leave the gym looking like Buckwheat! So for all of you people with straight hair who just don't get it… NO I WILL NOT JUST GET OVER IT!!!! P.S. my husband is Mexican and doesn't get it either!!
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bubba when they kicked me out of a PF for wearing a du-rag, the explanation given was that [a] gang members wear them, and [b] gang mbrs showing different colors at a PF might start a fight, thus violating the PF's "intimidation-free zone" policy, and [c] even if said gang mbrs are meek, mild, & under consideration for sainthood whilst wearing du-rags to a PF, some pathologically repressed and fearful PF mbr might suffer gross intimidation at the sight of such a person, thus experiencing a violation of the "intimidation-free zone" policy.
my response to all of that: YOU HAFTA BE FREAKIN KIDDING ME!!
i'm an old-f**t white guy who started wearing du-rags while exercising DECADES before the oldest gang-banger was even born. furthermore, it's not a style for me; it's simply a way to keep sweat from pouring into my eyes. (a head band doesn't cut it for this purpose.)
i freakin INVENTED the du-rag look, waaaaay before anyone else, and i'm highly p-o'd that some bunch of miscreant misanthropes have appropriated it for their own evil-nefarious purposes that in any case HAVE NUTHIN TO DO WITH ME!!
[1] anyone who's fighting at a PF, gang mbr or otherwise, should be kicked out and have their PF membership revoked, full stop. duh-Uuuuuuh!
[2] anyone who's intimated by some completely harmless dude/ette wearing a du-rag needs to to [a] get psychiatric counseling, stat, [b] suck It up, and [c] Get A Freakin Life!↓


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These recipes look fabulous! I cannot say I necessarily have a favorite seasonal soup. I have tried a pumpkin soup before which was very interesting. It had a sweet and spicy flare to it. One soup that I think is really delicious is Borscht. It is extremely healthy and the color of it is beautiful. I make a vegetarian borscht using red beets, potatoes, celery, cabbage and onion.


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Murder, they blogged
Bullying, murder and cannibalismthe online world is no playground; it mirrors our flesh-and-blood world in all its danger and ugliness. A series of recent tragedies and their ongoing legal developments remind us of just that.
Megan Meier, a blossoming 13-year old from a Missouri suburb, committed suicide after a jealous neighbor's mother allegedly masqueraded as a courting teenage boy and feuded with her on MySpace.
Rachelle Waterman, then 16, blogged about her difficulties with her mother on a remote Alaskan island. When she complained to her ex-boyfriends, the two older men lent a hand by killing her mother, and implicated the teenager.
Kevin Ray Underwood explored the darkest recesses of his psyche on his blog. At 26, the Oklahoman acted on these black desires, abducting, killing and raping a childwhom he was planning to eat.


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Identity Cards
Home Department
Nick de Bois (Enfield North, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has taken to ensure that licensed premises accept identification cards containing the PASS hologram as proof of age; and if she will make a statement.
James Brokenshire (The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department; Old Bexley and Sidcup, Conservative)
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The Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) is an initiative of businesses involved in the sale of age-restricted products. The Home Office supports this initiative and encourages licensed premises to accept identity cards bearing the PASS hologram. Acceptance of cards with the PASS hologram will be encouraged in Home Office False ID Guidance to be republished early in the new year. However, the types of identification accepted by a shop, pub or club properly remains a decision for the management of those premises.


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Go Back to Freshman Year
Those of you that are familiar with the series from Persona 3 or 4 will immediately feel pretty comfortable in the world of St. Hermelin High School. At the start of the game, you and a group of students are goofing around, and performing a summoning ceremony. Much to everyone's surprise, it works, and soon the world is turned upside down and demons are running around on the loose. Of course, it's up to you to find out what happened, and to stop it.
Gameplay is very typical classic JRPG. You walk around an overworld map, traveling to various location around the city. In this mode, you are essentially looking at a google maps image of the city, and your party is represented by a white triangle. When you get to one of the various locations, the game switches to a 3D first person perspective as you explore the "dungeons", shops, casinos, save rooms, and the Persona-staple Velvet Rooms. When combat occurs, you switch to a classic isometric perspective with grid-based movement and turn-based, menu-driven content. Much like every other JRPG made in the early 90's.
Combat can be a bit dull, and the battles happen FAR too often thanks to the never ending random encounters that seem to occur every 10-15 steps you take. It only takes about 5 minutes of wandering around before you realize how much you hate random encounters. Sadly, these happen both on the overworld map AND the dungeons, so you never escape it unless you are in one of the shopping malls. There are a few unique aspects to the combat engine, however. Characters (your party generally has 5 members at any given time) have a melee attack, a gun that they can use for ranged attacks, and up to three different Personae, who are essentially the magic system in the universe. A large part of the game, much like every game in the series, is exploiting the elemental weakness of your enemy, while trying not to let your own weakness be your downfall. Your strengths and weaknesses are directly affected by the Persona you are currently equipping, and balancing these throughout your party is by far the best way to win battles. Melee and guns are generally secondary skills in this world.
Combat is not your only means of dealing with your foes, thankfully. SMT : Persona has a conversation system (removed from later iterations of the series) that allows you to engage the demons in a little bit of banter before you start your battles. Every demon has personality traits, like moody, joyful, foolish, etc.. and each member of your party has four actions unique to them. One person might be able to bribe, pontificate, lie or dance, while another might be able to seduce, cringe, sing or plead. By selecting one of these, you sway the demons emotions toward angry, scared, happy or eager. Get them angry enough, and they will attack without warning, if they get scared they might run away (saving you the chore of battle)(and who knew demons could be such pussies that a little bit of pontificating would frighten them). Your best bet is to get them eager, whereby they will offer you money, items, or a spell card. These spell cards can be taken to the Velvet Room to fuse more powerful Personae for your party. In practice, you can use this system to avoid many of the battles, but it is sort of a moot point since the negotiations can take as long as the fight would, and you don't get any experience. You do get some humorous dialog options this way though.
When you aren't in combat, which isn't too often, there really isn't much going on. You can visit the stores to upgrade your armor and weapons or stock up on healing and buffing items, you can play the casino games to win more armor, weapons and items, and every once in a while talk to someone to advance the story. Then there are the Velvet Rooms. These are scattered throughout the town and the dungeons, and you will get to know them well. This is where you can take the spell cards you negotiated out of the demons, and create new Personae that are far more powerful than the ones you start with. Anyone familiar with the SMT series will recognize the compendium of Personae you can create, although the roster is quite a bit smaller than in the newer games. The game helpfully lists every fusion you can create with your current card collection, and a big part of the game is deciding which fusion will give you the best stats and spells for your party. Often times different cards will fuse into the same persona, but the base cards will affect what spells are available after the fusion. Thus you might be able to make a Jack Frost who can cast Ice Spells, debuff enemies and do a spin kick, but another combination of spell cards might make a Jack Frost who can cast Ice Spells, Wind Spells, and increase the magic of your party. Your ultimate goal is to create a balance of Personae throughout your party that can attack any weakness in the game.
As I said, anyone familiar to the Persona series will see a lot that they recognize in SMT : Persona. However, there is also quite a bit missing. First and foremost, the entire social aspect of the game is gone. There are no S.Links to raise, no classes to go to, no charm to build, no need to study every night. You can't choose when to enter dungeons, you can't really select your party. It's just combat with the occasional cutscene. Unfortunately, the story isn't as compelling as in later games, and your fellow students tend to be fairly annoying when they do talk. Considering how heavily character interaction plays into later installments, it can be a bit of a rude surprise to find out it doesn't exist at all in Persona. I often found myself wishing I could hang out with Junpei and talk about girls or listen to the gourmet king expound on his manly prowess. Instead I'm stuck traveling with the same 4 clowns who do nothing but complain.
Apart from the social aspect, the dungeon crawling also has some drastic differences. Gone is the free-roaming 3D movement, with monsters roaming around for you to avoid or attack as you please. Persona's first person dungeons harken back to Bard's Tale or early Ultimas, where pushing left or right turns you 90 degrees and you press up to move one square forward. Combine that with the fact that almost all battles are random unavoidable affairs, and you seriously want to pull your hair out, especially since the dungeons tend to be mazes with lots of dead ends and backtracking, and the encounter rate is sky high. The game does feature a "fast" mode that greatly shortens the animations in combat, but you will still spend 5 minutes or more on encounters, especially early on.
The graphics are what you'd expect from a PS1 era game. Clearly they have been enhanced a bit for this port, but it doesn't matter too much because the sprites are very tiny, even for a PSP. Dungeons feature dull repetitive textures that are entirely forgettable. The music, however, is fantastic, generally lending great atmosphere to the game, despite some of the songs getting a bit repetitive after awhile. It is a pleasant mix of ambiance music with decent J-Pop thrown in during battles. It is important to note that while the game will be available on both a UMD, and direct download (a week later), the UMD version comes with the soundtrack on 2 CD's.
Persona historians (do these exist?) will be happy to know that the game features not only a bad and a good ending (and the good one adds several hours of gameplay to the game) but it also features the Snow Queen quest, which was removed from the North American version of the original. Essentially an entirely different game that branches off from the main story right at the start, it is very comparable to The Answer in Persona 3:FES, both in terms of difficulty and its heavy focus on combat.
So, should you play this game? If you are into the Persona series, then almost definitely. It's a fantastic trip back to the roots of the series. If you are into SNES and early PSX JRPGs, it's probably an even better bet you will enjoy the game. For anyone else, there isn't a whole lot here that will grab your attention and pique your interest. The game tends to be plodding and frustrating when you realize it will take you 30 minutes to travel one floor of the dungeon because you'll get into 10 unavoidable fights. I would estimate I spent 30 hours on my playthrough, although it's impossible to say because the game has a quirk where the game clock still runs when the PSP is in sleep mode, so it said I had played for 420 hours when I finished. I'd love to say that was 30 hours well spent, but the reality is it was about 10 hours of fun, and 20 hours of frustration, backtracking and tedious repetitive combat. Sadly, Persona without the social aspect really isn't that compelling.