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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, November 6, 1995
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Tribal chairman: Learn from life
Student's father talks about enhancing understanding
Kansan staff writer
By Hannah Naughton Kansan staff writer
Billy Horse believes that learning comes from living.
Horse, a 65-year-old Kiowa tribal chairman, shared his songs of experience at the Multicultural Resource Center Friday afternoon.
Horse addressed an audience of about 20 people in honor of Native American Heritage Month. His talk wasn't limited to any certain issue or topic. It ran a little over an hour, and he used the resource of his decades of living to tell people what he thought was important in life.
"I speak of what comes from in here, and in here." Horse said, pointing to his heart and his head. "To enhance you in your understanding, that's all I want to do. To enhance is to add to what you already know."
The audience sat behind tables which formed a horseshoe. Horse stood at the open end, and as he spoke, he wrote key words on the board behind him. He often referred back to the human head he had drawn and the word "thinking."
"I've learned how to use my brain," Horse said. "When I was a kid, I took away color. I took away words that told me, 'You can't do it.'"
Horse also spoke about institutions. Some are buildings you can go into, such as nursing homes, he said.
"We throw away the most valuable resource, the elderly," he said. "They are rich in mind."
Another institution he wrote on the board was racism.
"The state of mind creates racism," he said. "You have to search for the knowledge to unravel those kinds of questions you have in mind.
"I'm just telling you what works for me," he said.
"I hope I've kind of opened your mind to race or racism," Horse said. "It's not even there if you don't want it. It's there if you want to make an issue of it."
Horse said individuals made personal choices to go beyond the barriers of racism, to not lock themselves in.
Horse made other observations about life. He said he liked to look at flowers because they were beautiful. He liked to dip his hand in a stream because it felt good.
"The world is a playground, and you can't take it with you," he said. "It wouldn't fit in your casket."
Bessie James, president of the Native American Student Association, organized the event. Horse is her father, and she knew he would be in town, so she asked him to speak, the Carmine, Okla., junior said.
"I just thought he'd be an interesting speaker since he's older," James said. "He can share his knowledge."
Nell Goodloe, Kansas City, Kan. junior, said he eniowed Horse's talk.
"He had a very interesting style," Goodloe said. "It was more poetic than anything in my opinion."
Horse did wander through subjects from Native American mascots to Columbus to making money for his tribe, with the hope that his audience might learn something from his own perspective on life.
Generations unite at Haskell powwow
"I'm no professor, I don't hold a degree," Horse said. "I believe in myself and the man above."
Kiowa cultural group holds annual celebration
By Tara Trenary Kansan staff writer
Music, singing, dancing and brightly colored outfits filled the large sports complex at Haskell Indian Nations University where a Kiowa Indian powwow was held last weekend.
"It's a celebration," said Tammy Lowe, president of Haskell student senate.
The Kiowa Cultural Organization, a Haskell student organization started about five years ago by Haskell Kiowa students, held its fourth annual powwow Saturday at the Haskell Coffin Complex.
Kiowa elders and Haskell alumni from around the country came to Lawrence to participate.
Tables for arts and crafts, raffles and food surrounded the large auditorium where about 10 singers, led by Daniel Cozad, Kiowa tribe member from Anadarko, Okla., played drums and sang ancient Indian songs, such as the Gourd dance, which is a healing dance.
People slowly formed a circle around the singers and danced to the rhythm of the drums.
Later in the evening, Kiowa dancers Charles Horse, Carnegie, Okla. resident; Thalia Twins of Clinton, Okla.; Chuck Flyingman, Lawrence resident; and Tori Thomas, Wichita resident, performed with the singers.
"It's a way to present Kiowa culture to other students," said Freda Tapedo, representative of Haskell student services. "It's also a chance for the elders to give back to the students."
She said the powwow was meant to be fun and was a good chance to bring people together.
Brady Tapedo, Haskell sophomore and president of the Kiowa Cultural Organization, said that only one or two powwows were held each year at Haskell and that the Kiowa powwow was for the students. Members of the club could meet and spend time with their elders, he said.
To raise about $2,000 for the event, the club performed for the city of Lawrence, the University of Kansas and then at different places in the Lawrence area.
Kansan rated one of top five newspapers
Kansan staff report
The University Daily Kansan has been named one of the top five daily college newspapers in the country for the fourth year in a row. The Kansan won a Pacemaker award, given by the Associated Collegiate Press and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation on Saturday at the National College Media Convention in Washington, D.C.
The award is considered to be the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism and is given each year to five daily college newspapers on the basis of writing, reporting, editing and design.
The four other daily college newspapers that received the Pacemaker this year were The Daily O'Collegian, Oklahoma State University; The Oklahoma Daily, the University of Oklahoma; The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University; and The State News, Michigan State University.
The Kansan also placed third in the Associated Collegiate Press best of show competition. The Kansan was the only paper to both win a Pacemaker and place in the best of show competition.
Seven Kansan staff members traveled to the four-day conference in Washington, D.C.
Colleen McCain, Kansan editor, said the Pacemaker award was an important honor for the Kansan staff.
"I'm really happy that the hard work of all those who work on the Kansan was recognized," she said. "Winning the Pacemaker for a fourth consecutive year is a great feeling."
Boresow family has 14 Jayhawks in nest
By Josh Yancey
Kansan staff writer
Now that's school spirit.
Each of the 14 children also graduated from or attended the University of Kansas.
The Boresows, a family from Prairie Village, have 14 children. A rarity in itself, most would agree.
"It was kind of set down for us," said daughter Amy, a sophomore. "It was the Jayhawk tradition. I never considered another school."
The Boresows were honored at Parents Day-Family Weekend ceremonies before Saturday's football game against the University of Missouri. Chancellor Robert Hemenway; Fred Williams, president of KU Alumni Association; and Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, director of new student orientation, gave Jayhawk paperweights to parents Donald and Harriet and children Daniel, Amy, Sara and Jennifer, all of whom attend the University now. Daniel is a freshman, Amy is a sophomore and Jennifer and Sara are graduate students in counseling psychology and special education, respectively.
"They treated us like royalty," Harriet Boresaw said. "It was a pleasure meeting the chancellor."
The Boresow children range in age from 19 to 37. Oldest son Mike graduated with a degree in education in 1981, when the youngest son, Daniel, was 5 years old.
There was never any question that the kids would attend the University, Harriet Boresow said. They didn't even ask about other schools.
"If they did, we didn't pay any attention," she said. "It was like when I was making lunches for 14 kids. I couldn't ask what they wanted — I'd never finish."
Neither parent attended KU, but the Jayhawk tradition goes back to the 1921, when Donald's father, Abraham, spent a year at the University.
Abraham Boresow ran out of money and had to drop out, but he returned to the University on a work program during the Great Depression and helped build Memorial Stadium, Donald Boresow said. The children earned scholarships, received loans and worked summer jobs to help pay for their college expenses — the grand total of which the parents have no idea.
"I don't think we want to know," Harriet Boresow said. "It doesn't matter, though. Every penny has been worth it."
Edmee Rodriguez / KANSAN
The Boresow family, all whom have attended the University of Kansas, were recognized before the Kansas-Missouri game on Saturday. The Boresows have 14 children.
The Boresow children, their years and majors at the University of Kansas, and their current occupations:
Michael Allen, 1981 education graduate president of Boresow Chemical Co., Prairie Village.
Susan Helaine, 1982 journalism graduate regional marketing manager with McDonald's Corp., Chesterfield, Mo.
Dennis Craig, attended with class of 1986, director of human resources with Southwestern Bell Mobile System. Dallas.
Steven Joel, master's degree in engineering management and 1984 engineering graduate, energy manager with AT&T Corp. Overland Park...
Now, that's a lot of tuition!
City, Mo.
Mark David, attended with class of 1988,
owner of Boreso's Lawn Service, Kansas
Lawrence Brian, 1990 business graduate, owns Boresow Land Management, Kansas City, Mo.
Lori Boresw Glaser, 1989 journalism graduate, employed with Women's Self-Help Center, St. Louis.
Jerome Paul, attended with class of 1993, owns Boresh's Lawn Enforcement.
Shawnee.
Robert Joseph, 1993 business graduate senior investment accountant with Investment Trainee for IBM.
Jennifer Lynne, master's degree candidate in education counseling and 1993 education graduate, teaches at Westridge Middle School, Overland Park.
account executive with KATZ television. Kansas City, Mo.
Rebecca Marie, 1994 advertising graduate
Sarah Beth, 1995 liberal arts graduate and master's degree candidate in special education.
Amy Ruth, Prairie Village sophomore, advertising major.
Daniel Aaron, Prairie Village freshman, plans to major in business.