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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 Lynne 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 Tonkovick, Tammee McVey said that after a party in the summer of 1988, Tonkovick intimidated her fromforming oral sex at a campus parking lot. She was later made two dangerous phone calls.
Lisa Ford, Tonkovich's attorney,
denied McVey performed oral sex for
the law professor.
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 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,"
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 uncomfortable, but I didn't say anything. 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.
MeVey said that after they got back in the car, Tonkovich unzipped his pants, pulled out his penis and said, "my don't you do something for me!"
MeyVenny 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 tellato, Tonkovich put
Tonkovic 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.
McVey 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
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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. She again refused, and he hung up.
McVey told E.P. Johnson, professor of educational psychology and research, that she had not received in training as an educator 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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VERO BEACH, Fla.  — While a Pell Grant scandal and Hurricane Andrew have made this preseason a nightmare for the Miami Hurricanes, the chief threat to their reign atop college football may be much more mundane.
Miami has an alarmingly young offensive line.
Inexperienced line is concern for Miami
The offensive line is a concern I'll have for about 15 weeks," coach Dennis Erickson
"We've got a couple of question marks," said defensive end Rusty Medearis, who gives the offensive linemen headaches in practice. "It's tough on them right now, but we're going to play day by day the coaches going against our defensive line. That's wearing, it gets to you."
From tackle to tackle, junior Rud Barber is the lone returning healthy starter. In Saturday's season opener at No. 16 Iowa, he'll likely be joined by a second-year freshman, two third-year sophomores and one senior.
"They have all the talent in the world," Torretta said. "The only thing is experience." Injuries eliminated two projected starters. Senior tackle Mario Cristobal, a returning
The top-ranked Hurricanes, who relocated to Vero Beach because of hurricane damage to their campus, now have less than a week to jell. If they can't protect quarterback Gino Torretta, it will be difficult for him to get the ball to the team's dangerous receivers. Keeping Torretta healthy also is a concern for the young linemen.
They have been replaced by sophomore Zev Lumelski and freshman Alan Symonette, who changed positions to fill the gaps. Sophomore center Tirrell Greene and senior tackle Kipp Vickers are also new to the first team.
Size is not their problem — the front five averages 279 pounds. But at Iowa, in front of 70,000 Hawkeye fans and a national TV audience, lack of savvy could hurt.
"There are going to be mix-ups," Barber said.
The junior guard, a starter in nine games for last year's national championship team, is struggling to get comfortable in a leadership role.
"Everyone's looking at you to do everything right and go 110 percent," he said. "You can't be the one to be lagging and dragging At times it is hard."
Barber said opponents will try to confuse Manu's line with a lot of blitzing. Torretta sank, but the defense was too low.
"I could take a five-step drop, and no one would get to me before I throw the ball," Torreta said. "If they're going to blitz us, they've got to give us back our receivers. That opens it up for big plays."
All Torretta needs is a little time. Defense
and Medearis need the linemen, young
players.
"If they can block us, they can block anyone in the country," Mdearis said. "They can."
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