Owiee!!!
July 3, 2009
Um happy 4th!!!
I think it's not a good idea to wear a bikini while BBQing.
Just not a good idea at all.
Have a good vaca weekend!
TOodles!
Vee
GSU accused of anti-Muslim bias
July 2, 2009
Student alleges she was harassed by a senior faculty member
The director of Georgia State University’s Middle East Institute resigned Tuesday and accused the college of failing to respond to anti-Muslim bias.
Dona Stewart said Wednesday the college failed to address complaints from a Muslim-American doctoral student and visiting faculty member who said she was harassed by a senior faculty member at Georgia State last August.
The student, Slma Shelbayah, was repeatedly asked by a GSU professor whether she was carrying any bombs under her hijab, an Islamic headscarf, Stewart said. After that, Shelbayah complained she was stripped of her privileges, such as no longer being allowed to lead a previously approved student-abroad program, Stewart said.
Stewart said she also was subjected to retaliatory actions after refusing to fire Shelbayah.
Stewart, who remains a professor at Georgia State, and Shelbayah have filed complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, said their attorney, James Radford.
Georgia State officials are fully cooperating with the EEOC, spokeswoman Andrea Jones said.
“The university takes very seriously any claims of discrimination,” she said. “In no way was retaliation taken against Professor Stewart nor the student as a result of the complaint.”
Jones said Shelbayah’s complaint was addressed and action was taken. Jones said federal privacy guidelines prevent the college from providing additional details.
I cannot believe this! This was actually one of my classmates! Wow! I can't believe it happens at GSU. Anyways, Slma is a really strong gal!
Vee
Soooooooooshi!
June 29, 2009
I am terribly annoyed right now.
I'm going thru something quite personal and only a few people have known about it.
Well, to have realize that two of these people that know this…have told other people…and in front of other people…
Irks me quite well!
And I'm not overreacting because my close friends have told me that some people are just insensitive.
Anyways…I do have to give a shoutout to SUPRAMAN, Austin, and Tee for their amazing support.
Anyways, I went to eat Japanese yesterday…
We went to Koichi in Tucker…
Got the miso soup…it was ok. Miso soup is always ok…unless you make it yourself and put a bunch of stuff in it.
Next we got Gyoza…which are just dumplings…it was ok.
SUPRAMAN said we could've made better dumplings…they tasted frozen!
Then we got a sushi sample…it wasn't bad but each piece was so small!
I think I'm just spoiled by making our own sushi.
And next SUPRAMAN got the Yakisoba…
It is so freaking good! I know it looks like chow mein but it's NOT!!!
They put like crack in it or something.
And I got a bento box.
I love bento boxes.
It had a little of everything in it.
All in all Koichi was not bad. We give it an 8. Service was great.
Toodles! 
Vee
Stumble It!