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Wednesday, November 9, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Stephan vows to stay in office, fight verdict
Attorney general wants to keep options open
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — Attorney General Robert Stephan said yesterday he would continue in office and would fight in court a breach-of-contract judgment against him.
He said if he ultimately loses the
case, he will not ask the state to help him pay any damages he is assessed.
"I have violated no laws of this state or done anything else to violate my oath of _office." Stephan said. "I am the attorney general, and I intend to remain attorney general."
Stephan
gellerai.
He addressed speculation that he might resign in the wake of Monday's verdict by a federal court jury that he broke a confidentiality agreement not to disclose a 1985 settlement of a
sexual harassment suit brought by former employee Marcia Tomson Stingley.
The jury awarded Stingley $200,000 in compensating damages.
Stephan said Kansas taxpayers will not foot any of the bill and no fundraising efforts are under way to raise money either to pay the settlement or cover the costs of further legal fees.
Stephan told a news conference at the Kansas Judicial Center yesterday afternoon that he was disappointed at the size of the judgment but said he understood "how the jury felt under the instructions they were given that there was evidence to find a breach of contract had occurred."
"I plan to file a motion to point out to the court that the jury was not informed of what properly constitutes damages in a breach of contract suit." Stephan said in prepared remarks he read at the news conference.
"The judgment should be limited to pecuniary damages and the jury should have been told that."
The attorney general said he chose to have Assistant Attorney General Carl Gallagher help represent him in the breach-of-contract trial. "I felt it was reasonable." Stephan said.
Stephan said he would "assume all legal responsibilities" for future litigation in the case."
Stephan added, "After the appropriate legal proceedings, if there is a judgment, it will not and should not be the responsibility of the state. In other words, I accept responsibility for all obligations henceforth."
Stephan has served as attorney general since January 1979. He won re-election to four-year terms in 1982 and 1986.
the attorney general said he received several calls from supporters yesterday morning offering to contribute money for the settlement
New club to be informal Group will focus on American Indian culture
By James Farquhar Kansan staff writer
It's been three years since the last KU American Indian club disbanded.
KU American Indian club弥逊堡
But Sunday, nine KU students met for the first meeting of the new campus American Indian club.
The club is for all students, faculty and staff interested in Indian culture at KU, not just for Indians, said Owen Le Beau, an Eagle Butte, S.D., graduate student who organized the group.
At its first meeting, the group talked about the goals of the club, introduced each other and scheduled the next meeting. The group's next meeting is tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 17 in the International Room at the Kansas Union.
"We want the group to serve as a support group for American Indians and Indian culture at KU," he said. "But the group is open to anyone with
a vested interest in Indian culture."
Organizers sent letters about Sunday's meeting to all 148 American Indian students on campus. Organizers couldn't get a list of the 39 Indian faculty and staff members, although Le Beau said he wanted to invite them. American Indians compose the smallest minority group at KU.
Le Beau said that future meetings would include speeches from people from the University community and that involved in those cultural events.
calm.
"We'll be involved in the Cultural Awareness Week next semester, and we might try to sponsor a powwow in the spring," he said. "But for now, we're just slowly getting off the ground."
Le Beau said that he planned to ask Student Senate for money for the club next semester, but that the club didn't have many expenses right
Le Beau said the Indian student group on campus three years ago, the intertribal Alliance, had a political slant. This group, however, will remain politically and religiously neutral to avoid alienating people.
"From my experience, you can't speak about politics or religion without discord," he said. "We don't want to take a stance that would keep one Indian student from feeling comfortable.
"Although I know with Indians, it's tough to separate social aspects from religious ones."
now.
Michael Skenadore, a Keshena,
Wis., sophomore, is the group's
interim president until more formal
guidelines for the club are established.
"The feeling I got from the first meeting is that the club is going to be very informal." Skenadore said.
Kansan staff writer
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