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THE Daily MISSISSIPPIAN Monday, November 18, 2019 theDMonline.com Volume 108, No. 37 Too little, too late Second-half push falls short 212 JARED REDDING [email protected] John Rhys Plumlee broke Even with an explosive the record for rushing yards second half of offense and by an Ole Miss quarterback a record-breaking perfor- in a single game. mance from quarterback John Rhys Plumlee, the Ole Miss football team had very few answers for the Joe Burrow-led LSU Tigers. Plumlee, a true freshman, set the Ole Miss quarterback single-game rushing record 614 with 212 yards and four touchdowns, but LSU’s fire- power prevailed in a 58-37 Second straight game with victory over the Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium over 600 total yards and on Saturday. 400 yards rushing Plumlee is the first quar- terback to run for over 200 yards against LSU since Cam Newton in 2010. The Rebels drop to 4-7 overall and 2-5 in SEC play with doubtful postsea- son hopes, but the come- back attempt sparked in 4-7 the second half against the top-ranked Tigers was a sign Record setting of improvement for the Ole performances didn’t Miss offense. “The guys played hard. I translate to a victory as the do think that we will be sick Rebels’ comeback fell short. watching the film on a few drives,” offensive coordi- nator Rich Rodriguez said. “The effort was good, but the BILLY SCHUERMAN / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN John Rhys Plumlee crosses the goal line for his third touchdown in the 58-37 loss to LSU. Plumlee ran for over 200 yards SEE QUARTERBACK PAGE 8 in the game, including two runs of over 50 yards. STUDENTS HOPE TO OPEN CHAPTER OF CANCER- SUPPORT CAMP AT OLE MISS University to open new center Camp Kesem is a student- run camp that supports children with year-round for racial reconciliation services when their parents have cancer. The William Winter Insti- WILL STRIBLING tute moved to Jackson on SEE PAGE 2 [email protected] “The university did a April 1, 2018, after nearly two great job of getting it on decades on campus. The University of Missis- The search process to solid ground and getting sippi is planning to launch the find an executive director Open Society Initiative, a new the institution started. for the Open Society Initia- REBELS ROUT WESTERN center for racial reconciliation. Our relationship with the MICHIGAN, IMPROVE TO 3-0 tive is currently underway. A The purpose of the new center university spokesperson said university is positive, and The Ole Miss men’s is to build upon the founda- that whoever fills the position we are evolving on good basketball team overcame tion of the William Winter will “connect and coordinate a slow start to defeat Institute for Racial Recon- terms.” Western Michigan 85- its activities in research, ciliation and “continue the - Bill Bynum education and engagement 58 at home on Friday. university’s work in modeling Former board Chairman of Winter around the issue of racial civil discourse and enhancing Institute SEE PAGE 4 healing.” race relations,” according to a When it was announced university spokesperson. SEE RECONCILIATION PAGE 3 that the Winter Institute PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 18 NOVEMBER 2019 Cancer support This week on campus at Ole Miss MADDY QUON Students hope to open chapter of [email protected] There’s a lot happening cancer-support camp at Ole Miss on campus this week. We don’t want you to miss out on any of it. Study Abroad meeting: Anyone considering studying Fries said. “It took me four KARLY TRIMBLE abroad in Dubrovnik, Croatia years to realize it was okay to (also known as King’s [email protected] miss my own mom, and I regret Landing in the HBO series waiting until I was 18 to finally An Ole Miss freshman “Game of Thrones”) should attend Camp Kesem.” who struggled to cope with stop by the interest meeting. Counselors at Camp her mother’s death from Students will be studying Kesem are college students cancer hopes to establish an issues in international who are screened through “a Oxford chapter of a national security, cooperation and competitive interview process organization that helps policy. and undergo extensive training children affected by their Time/Location: Tuesday, prior to camp,” according to parents’ illnesses. 5:30 p.m. at Deupree Hall 131 the camp’s website. Each of Kate Fries, a freshman Batman night: The Ole the camp’s locations is staffed studies student from Michigan, Miss men’s basketball team with nursing and mental PHOTO COURTESY: KATE FRIES and her sister attended Camp is playing Seattle, and the health professionals to provide Kesem, a five-day children’s Kate Fries attended Camp Kesem, a five-day children’s summer first 500 people to show up at support for campers. summer program in Milwaukee program in Milwaukee, as a teenager. She later became a counselor. the game get a Batman cape. A typical day at Camp when they were teenagers. Time/Location: Tuesday, Kesem includes singing, The camp is free and has been 6:30 p.m. at The Pavilion dancing, doing arts and crafts, involved in establishing a the chapter, said another hosted by college chapters in Basic Mechanics of playing sports and swimming. Kesem chapter in Oxford is important factor in creating off-campus facilities for 19 Sewing workshop: This Time is dedicated once during that her pre-medical track a chapter in Oxford is years. workshop gives hands-on the week to acknowledge why gives her an “ongoing desire to conversation. “The word ‘kesem’ means experience with operating campers and staff are there. help the sick or hurting.” “Right now we’re just trying magic, and there truly is no a home sewing machine. Campers talk to each other According to the American to get the word out about Camp other way to feel it other than Students will learn how to about their stories, fears, Cancer Society, there will be Kesem in any way we can,” attending camp for yourself,” thread a machine, wind a feelings and accomplishments. an estimated 1.7 million new Linscott said. “I’ve just been a Fries said. bobbin and adjust stitch According to the cancer cases diagnosed and part of talking to people about After Fries’ mother had length and width. organization’s website, Kesem 606,880 cancer deaths in the it and getting the word out.” brain cancer while Fries was in Time/Location: served nearly 9,000 children United States in 2019. For Camp Kesem to become middle school, she had breast Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. at in 2018. The website said 99% Knowing the impact a reality at the university, the IDEAlab of the J.D. cancer. She died when Fries cancer has on communities, Fries needs to demonstrate was a freshman in high school. Williams Library Spears said she knew that the that other students want to be Sift-A-Thon: Volunteer Fries said that one of the “Camp made me see organization could change involved, and that the program worst parts about losing her for the Sift-A-Thon and help that I wasn’t alone, and many lives. would have the support of out the university’s compost mother was that while her “When Kate brought it up, it university leadership. classmates were aware of what that I was allowed to miss program. Students can also was as if I just knew in my heart If Fries’s proposal becomes earn volunteer hours and was going on in her life, she her the same way all these I was placed there to help guide a finalist, it will have to win in still felt alone. She felt like she win prizes. The shifts are other kids do.” and facilitate this organization an online voting competition flexible and transportation was constantly being referred - Kate Fries in any way Kate needed help,” in January. to as “the girl whose mom is available. Counselor at Camp Kesem Spears said. “I believe every kid who has Time/Location: passed away.” Spears also found a endured watching a parent go Fries added that, for years, Thursday, 1-4 p.m. at of parents felt that their child greater appreciation for through cancer should attend she thought that nothing Maynard Quimby Medicinal benefitted from attending her grandmother’s cancer Camp Kesem, and that is why I could help relieve the pain of Plant Garden Camp Kesem, and 86% felt recovery. am working to bring this to not losing her mother to cancer. Sand Rock: Ole Miss their child was “more confident “She had breast cancer, and only the Oxford community but She thought that it would be a Outdoors is putting on a in their ability to address yet Jesus knew the work he had the surrounding communities “never-ending roller coaster” weekend trip to go to Sand their cancer experience after for her was not yet finished,” as well,” Fries said. of wishing she could see her Rock, Alabama, and put rock Kesem.” Spears said.