Y 2 Friday, September 25, 1992 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Study Abroad adds program By Muneera Naseer Kansan staff writer Two more parts of the world have opened up to KU students. The KU Office of Study Abroad will offer students two new programs that will allow them to study for a semester in Paraguay and Leicester, England, in Spring 1993. Sarah Min, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, gets information about studying in Korea from Barbara Gearthr, assistant director of KU Study Abroad. Since 1976, individual KU students have been able to study in Paraguay, but it will be the United States' first university-organized student exchange with Paraguay. Students will live with host families and attend the Catholic and National universities in Asuncion, capital of the South American country. Charles Stansifer, professor of Latin American history and one of the organizers of the Paraguay program, sad perfecting Spanish-speaking skills would be the main attraction for students. Stansifer said students would find a variety of research opportunities, including gender and family issues, environmental studies and human rights. The program will be helpful to students — especially those studying politics — since the country will hold a civilian election in May 1993 symbolizing a transition to democracy, he said. From 1954 to 1989, Paraguay was ruled by Alfredo Stroessner, a military dictator. "In these 35 years, there was a suppression of human rights. Freedom of expression and academic research was virtually impossible," he said. "Paraguay is virtually unstudied by American institutions. It's been neglected by North American scholars, mainly because of the dictatorship. In a sense it's virgin territory for social sciences." Students participating in the University's new exchange program with England will study at the University of Leicester. Channing Nuss, Mulvane senior, said he wanted to go to Leicester because he wanted to learn more about British culture and how it related to him. "It's an opportunity to learn and grow as an individual and to see different parts of the world," he said. requires financial and emotional planning. David Turner, Chicago senior, studied on his own in Leicester last year. He said he was out of money in the fourth month of his 10-month stay. But living in a foreign country "I was surprised how expensive the country was," he said. Turner said that if students spent time at bars or at other social events, they could spend about $50 a week. Despite all the preparation to go abroad, no one is prepared for the return home, he said. sad. "The most difficult part is returning home because I don't know when I'm going to see them again. It's tough." Costs for students wanting to study in Paraguay for one semester would be $3,490 for room and board, tuition and administrative fees. "I made a lot of close friends," he About $4,500 will cover the same expenses for the Leicester trip. Nancy Mitchell, organizer for the Leicester program, recommended that students take $2,000 to $2,500 for personal expenses. KU scholarships and financial aid can help cover the costs. Witnesses' testimony supports allegations By Lynne McAdoo Kansan staff writer Two witnesses testified yesterday that Emil Tonkovich behaved inappropriately when he helped take her apartment and back to her apartment after a party. In the fifth day of the dismissal hearings of law professor Tonkovik, Barbara Dresser, a 1919 law school graduate, said that during a party in February 1990, she became intoxicated. She said she did not remember how she got home or what happened in her apartment after the party. She said that the next time she saw Tonkovich in the law school he repeated her address and told her not to forget it next time. "I remember feeling uncomfortable" she said. During cross-examination of Dresser, Tonkovich said that the comment he made to Dresser was in reference to events after the party when he helped a student drive Dresser home. He said that they had to stop at one point because Dresser could not remember where she lived. Dresser's former roommate, Heather Brown, a third-year law student, said she heard Tonkovich and another student enter the apartment that night. She said that she was pretending to be asleep when she heard them open the door to her bedroom and then shut it. Brown testified that Tonkovich never identified himself while he was at the apartment. After they left, she checked on Dresser, whom they had left on the couch. A few minutes later, Tonkovik returned and rattled the dorknob as if he was trying to get in. Brown said, "We were going to the war was in the apartment, Brown said." "I thought it was a bit strange," she said. "It was the same voice I heard in the apartment. I was kind of surprised he was asking me that." Tonkovich said his motive for returning was Dresser's safety. "If I knew that you were home," he told Brown, "how could I possibly have bad intentions?" Nancy Dahal, a member of the hearing committee, asked Dressier why he had not been asked to testify. Dresser said that if Tonkovich were really concerned, he would have woken Brown up and identified him. The police officer that he had brought Dresser home. Also testifying was John Cowles, a 1983 law school graduate. He corroborated Kari Schmidt's testimony from the first day of the hearings, saying that Schmidt had told him in Fall 1982 about Tonkovich making sexual advances toward her. "Someone who cared about me would not have acted that way," she said. Power company gives neighborhood a reply By Kristy Dorsey