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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.102,NO.11
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1992
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Second witness testifies in hearing
1991 law school graduate says Tonkovich used grades to pressure her into oral sex
By Lyne McAdoo and KC Trauer
Kansan staff writers
A 1991 KU School of Law graduate yesterday testified that law professor Emil Tonkovich used comments about grades to pressure her into performing oral sex.
In the second day of dismissal hearings for Tonkovich, Tammee McVey said that after a party in the summer of 1988, Tonkovich intimidated her into performing oral sex at a campus parking lot and two months later made two harassing phone calls.
Lisa Ford, Tonkovich's attorney,
tried McVey performed oral sex for
them.
McVey testified that she waited to voice her complaint to Robert Jerry.
dean of the law school, until the day after she graduated because she feared retaliation from Tonkovich.
She first supplied a written statement about the alleged harassment to Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for academic affairs, on Aug 21, 1991.
McVey testified that in July 1988, her first year in law school, she was invited to a classmate's party, where Tonkovich was also a guest. At the party, McVey talked at length with Tonkovich outside and later inside the apartment, she said.
Tonkovick conducted McVey's cross-examination and used that time to attempt to rebut McVey's testimony. Questioning her account of the party, he referred to two affidavits from students at the party that stated
McVey flirted with Tonkovich throughout the evening. She denied he students' allegations.
Mcvey said that when she left the party to go home, Tonkovich walked her to her car and asked whether grades were important to her.
"It made me feel uncomfortable that I was talking about grades with me," he said.
Meyved said that Tonkovich asked her whether she wanted to go for a ride in his car and that she accepted the offer. She said that Tonkovich took her to the parking lot behind Carruth-O'Leary Hall and that then they walked to Potter Lake.
"Walking down the steps, he put his arm around me," she said. "I felt uncomfortable, but I didn't say anything. I didn't want to make any waves. I did not want to offend him." During their walk, Tonkovicht asked about grades at two separate occasions and also kissed her, McVey said.
MeyVey said that after they got back in the car, Tonkovich unzipped his pants, pulled out his penis and said, "Why don't you do something for me?"
MeyVenth said, "I didn't think I had any choice. We had talked about grades and then it all just kind of clicked in my head. In the few seconds we were talking, I felt that I was backed into a corner and I didn't have any choice."
She also testified that while she was performing feliatio, Tonkovich put his hand down her pants.
Tonkovich said that there were discrepancies between McVey's testimony yesterday, her written statement submitted to Brinkman and an April 23 Kansan article that featured her allegation.
Tonkovich, who last week accused McVey of having an "ever-changing" story, said that McVey's written statement did not include some details of her testimony, including her accusation that he put his hand down her pants. Through questioning, Tonkovich established that McVey also did not write anything about a walk to and from Potter Lake.
Ney said her written statement had merely summarized her allegation. She said she did not give all the details because she thought it was not necessary and because she was humiliated and embarrassed about what had happened.
The Kansan article also did not include the part of her allegation detailing the walk to Potter Lake and Tonkovich putting his hand down her pants.
Tonkovich alleged through questioning that McVey had made additions to her original statement to bolster an otherwise implausible story.
McVey testified that one night in
September 1988, Tonkovich telephoned her asking to see her at her home. She said she refused.
He called ten minutes later and again asked to come over, this time suggesting they go for a drive, she said. She again refused, and he hung up.
After Tonkovich completed his cross-examination, two members of the Tenure and Related Problems Committee asked McVey questions.
Mcvey told E.P. Johnson, professor of educational psychology and research, that she had not received in writing any grievance procedures from the Office of Affirmative Action.
John Michel, professor of speech-language-hearing, asked McVey why she told her story to the Kansan and the Kansas City Star.
"I went out of frustration with the administrative process," she said. "It seemed the University was trying to sweep the whole issue of sexual harassment under the rug."
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Doug Hesse | KANSAS Kansas fullback Chris Powell tries ProCap, a covering that guards against concussions
By David Bartkoski
New protective gear prevents head injuries
Kansan sportswriter
Sophomore fullback Chris Powell had a rough time during preseason last year.
He suffered a mild concussion during two a-day practices and a more severe concussion about 10 days later.
Lynn Bott, director of sports medicine at Kansas, said that Powell suffered amnesia, headaches and dizziness from his second concussion.
The trainers and physicians wandered what to do with a player who had suffered two concussions in two weeks, Bott said.
Bott recommended that Powell use a product called ProCap, a lightweight, firm, foam pad that covers almost the entire surface of a helmet. The product was designed to prevent injuries such as concussions. Bott said.
"The helmet takes away from the blow," he said. "The defense kind of likes it because its softer than a regular helmet."
Powell said he gave the product a try and has used ProCap ever since he received his second concussion. He has not suffered any concussions since using the product, he said.
Bott said that most teams ordered the product, which costs $30, only when there was a serious injury.
"This kind of product has been marketed a long time," Bott said. "One year in practice, the entire Oklahoma football team wore a
protective foam piece in the middle of their helmets. It looked like a mohawk."
Phil Cohen, president of Protective Sports, Equipment, Inc., which makes ProCap, said that his company's cap had been on the market for about two years.
The equipment company, headquartered in Erie, Pa., has sold about 1,000 units to colleges, universities and high schools, Cohen said. They have also supplied ProCaps for several professional teams, he said.
"One player who wears it to every practice and game is Mark Kelso of the Buffalo Bills," he said. "But we sell more of them to colleges and high schools, simply because there are more of them than there are professional teams."
"Most programs are using it as a rehabilitative measure. We are trying to encourage them to use it as a preventive measure," he said.
Cohen said that more than 100 colleges and more than 500 high schools used ProCap. A high school in Ohio that bought 18 ProCaps is the biggest purchaser of the product, he said.
Bott said most finger fractures in football resulted from slapping a hard helmet.
Cross country struck by car
Players probably will continue to use hard helmets in the future, Bott said. The situation will change only if the rules change, he said.
"A helmet is the hardest thing a football player will run into," he said.
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