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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102, NO.11
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 restified that law professor Emil Tonkovich used comments on the pressure he into performing gossip.
In the second day of dismissal hearings for Tonkovich, Tammee McVey said that after a party in the summer of 1888, 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,
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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
She first supplied a written statement about the alleged harassment to Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for academic affairs, on Aug 22, 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.
Tonkovich 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 the students' allegations.
McVey said that when she left the party to go home. Tonkovik walked her to her car and asked whether grades were important to her.
"It made me feel uncomfortable that he was talking about grades with me," she said.
McVey 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 good."
thing. I didn't want to make any waves I didn't want to offend him.
During their walk, Tonkovich talked about grades at two separate occasions and also kissed her, McVey said.
MeyVay said that after they got back in the car, Tonkovik unzipped his pants, pulled out his pens and said, "don't you do something for me?"
Mveyen thought, "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 told that I was wearing a corner and I didn't have any choice."
She also testified that while she was performing fellatio, Tonkovich put his hand down her pants.
Tonkovich said that there were discrepancies between McVeys' 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.
He 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 which putting his hand down her pants.
Tonkovick alleged through questioning that McVey had made additions to her original statement to bolster an otherwise implausible story
MeVey 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
After Tonkovich completed his cross-examination, two members of the Tenure and Related Problems Committee asked McVey questions.
McVey told E.P. Johnsen, 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."
By David Dorsey
Kansan sportswriter
Linemen get dirty job done down in trenches
Trench warfare.
Trench warfare.
Blood, guts, and sometimes mud.
On a football team, the offensive line does most of the dirty work. The quarterback and running backs depend on the line's blocking to perform, yet linemen rarely receive credit if a team is successful.
"We're getting hit every play, and people don't look at that because they're always looking at the ball," said Dan Schmidt, a junior center who started all 11 games last year. "It all falls down on the offensive line, more or less, and the line has to set the pace for the entire game."
Schmidt said that the lack of attention from media and fairs did not bother him.
"Recognition is not important," he said. "If we do our job we know our backs will get their job done and we'll win."
Senior Keith Loneker, who has started at right tackle for the past two seasons, agreed with his teammate.
"The No. 1 concern here is the team," Loncher said. "I know the guys in the trenches are appreciated by the team and the running backs, and that's all that really matters."
Senior quarterback Chip Hilleary said he was as confident as he has ever been in the men who will protect him this fall.
"Tony Sands will tell you as well as I will," Hillery said. "That offensive line is probably the best."
In last year's season final against Missouri, tailback Sands set two NCAA rushing records. Sands rushed for 306 yards in 58 carries.
Fifty-eight carries for Sands meant that the line created nearly that many holes for him to run through.
"We did get recognized after that game, and it felt good," Schmidt said.
That game, however, is in the history books, and this year's line has to replace former four-year starting left tackle Christopher Perez.
Perez was drafted by the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League last year.
Kansas offensive line coach Pat Ruel said that sophomore Christopher Booth and freshman Rod Jones were competing for the starting left tackle position.
"It's a good battle, better than I expected," Ruel said. "Right now both of them are giving good effort and playing pretty well."
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The starting line will probably consist of either Booth or Jones at left tackle, sophomore Hessley Hempstead at left guard, with Schmidt anchoring the middle. Sophomore John Jones may start at right guard, with Loneker holding the right tackle spot.
Overall, Ruel said he was pleased with his squad's potential.
"We have some question marks," he said. "But we feel like we have some experience, and everyone's pretty strong."
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