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P u b l i cThe final plans for theMercyhurst Campus Centerwill be made public onMonday, March 1, in a seriesof sessions in the ] facultylounge, Preston H all.All three sessions will beopen to the entire M ercyhurstcommunity. They are at 1, 2,and 3p.m. | g ;Each session will consist oftwo presentations. The firstwill be given by RobertPrather, Vice-President forDevelopment. . It will dealwith the financial aspects ofthe Campus ^Center projectand fund-raising - efforts todate. ,The second presentationwill -be given by HermanWeber, of the architecturalfirm of Weber 4 & Murphy.Weber will present thevarious architectural sketches for the ne w center, alongwith an explanation of "thedesign of th e center. k*According to Prather, theCampus Center project is stillrunning on schedule. Complete surveys and soil testing

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v> P A C EDr. Alfred Farrell, dean ofstudents at Lincoln University, will be on campus onMarch 4 and jj 5 as arepresentative of theDepartment of (Education toevaluate the MercyhurstCollege PACE Program. \ \This program is fundedthrough a grant 'from m'4 President Marion Shanesaid that hopefully there willbe a comprom ise! betweenwhat PHEAA requests andwhat the governor's budgetallows. "Wefare quite confident thatjit will stay at the$12 million level," PresidentShane said. ,.If only $6 million wereallocated to I A G , Mercyhurstwould receive $80,407, approximately half this year samount.

Last week the MercyhurstCampus Ministry underwentevaluation by! -FathersFrancis M. Holland and JohnJ.Bendik. ^ ^r.MThis*evaluation, aimed atgiving J the Campus Ministryan objective view of itself inorder to see their worth aswell as j their limitations,began Sunday, February 15,and j ended [Wednesday,February 18 . | | | * ; iT h e result of th e evaluation,given to the ministers, Rev.Guy Patrick land f DaveBlanchfield. lincluded observations # from the interviews of various Mercyhurstc o m m u n i t y T m e m b e r s ,problems observed considered j& independent! ofCampus R Ministry, andsuggestions for the additionsto or improvement: of thepresent program. | P'Observations obtained fromi n t e r v i e w s L i n c l u d e drecognition by administration, faculty, andstudents of the importance ofthe Campus Ministry and theavailability and ap-proachability of? campusministers. >Other observations in

clude d; their successfulpresentation of programs ofreligious value such as theSoup Kitchen, Genesis II,Retreats, Liturgies, and theideal location for campusministry operations.| The independent! variablescited as problems for theCampus Ministry included thelessening in number ofclerical personnel and lack'ofprivacy for personal -counseling. * iMI Suggestions Imade by thevisitors were such things asprovision for private counseling and organising different persons to meet on aregular basis for the purposeof prayer and spiritualguidance. These twoespecially Fr. Patrick sees aschanges that could easilycome about in th e near future.Other recommendationsinclude the full-time orjpart-time employment of a womanin the Campus M inistry, moreorganized program s providedwith students assuming someresponsibility, and theprovision, for ministerialservices for non-Catholicstudents, ;

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PAGE 2 MERCYHURST COLLEGE FEBRUARY 27,1976Kirk As "Don Quixote"

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Mercyhurst Dance Dept. presents Gala de Dance Feb. 29.I would like to dedicate my bers. rcolumn this week to dancesince it wilhbe "curtain up"on Gala de Dance \ at TechMemorial High School, Feb.2 9 . r"\ i l lJThe dance, an expressiveand involving art form, willcome alive in r IsmetMouhedin's direction of Galade Dance.One of M ouhed in's; objectives for this "gala" eventis- "to expose the Erieaudience to different types ofdance." j^Incorporated in this dancepresentation are a classicalballet, Symphony in C Minorby George Bizet with soloistsConnie Curry and Jay Kirk aswell as 25 other cast mem-

Another classical balletwith a Spanish flavor is DonQuixote Pas Deux performedby soloists Connie Curry andJay Kirk. 11 J j ftMoreover, to add spice tothe production, soloist DeniseCorbin and Bob Mikrut willperform a festive Ukraniandance; and Connie Curry andAllan Kinzie will perform heCorsaire Pas Deux with anOriental flavor. | I Concluding! the Gala deDance will be "Sunday 1900"with music by Johann Straussand 16 year old* Liza Owensand Allan Kinzie as the soloistdancers.The Mercyhurst DanceDept. | has been in rehearsalR.U.S. MEETING

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since Janu ary and now all is inreadiness for the Gala deDance.Performances at TechMemorial will be onFeb. 29 at3:00and 8:00 p.m . \Tickets to all Mercyhurststudents, staff J and administration are *free andshould be picked up at IsmetMouhedin's ^office $ secondfloor of Weber Hall.Other students, Iseniorcitizens and ch ildren a re $1.00and adults $2.50.

Jay Kirk has the distinctionof being one of the few dancers who has received all histraining at I MercyhurstCollege.Before coming to {thecollege, Kirk? had neverdanced in his life."My mother dragged me tolessons with my sister, but Iwas too young -1 hated it," hecommented. " $Kirk came to MercyhurstCollege as a visitor in thespring of 1974 and saw aperformance by the dance,department.^He subsequently'entered!the college that falland began taking danceclasses. '';Through many long hoursand hard work, he Had advanced from the ranks of abeginner to the level of theprofessional. ? |Kirk is attending Mercyhurst on a dance scholarship.He hopes to someday becomea professional dancer."It's like a goal - somethingI'm really working for.When asked what attractedhim to dance, Kirk responded,"Dance seems to be growingal l i the time. Largeraudiences fare attendingdance productions and thereis more visible activity." jj ."Three years ago I mightnot have noticed dance, letalone thought of becoming adancer." For the | F e b . 29 performance Kirk will be soloistin "Symphony inC."He will also be partner toChris Cottman in the "DonQuixote" Pa s de deux.

Jay KirkTickets are free to theMercyhurst community forthe two shows at 3 p.m. arid 8p.m., Sunday, Februar y 29.Regular prices are $2.50 foradults and $1.00 for students.Reservations can be made bycalling 864-0681, ent. 204.

R o c h e s te r G l e e C l u b G iv e s P e r f o r m a n c eFriday, March 5, theUniversity of IRochesterMen's Glee Club will bring toMercyhurst College when the55-man chorus performs"Songs of Our Politics," aselection of fmore than 20campaign songs arranged byGlee Club director RogerWilhelm. F j )The concert, which is partof the Gleef Club's annualspring tour, will begin at 8:15p.m. in Zurn Recital Hall onthe Mercyhurst Collegecampus. Admission is freeand open to the "public. Areception for local alumni,

prospective students, andfriends will| be held at theCollege following the concert."Songs^of Our Politics ,, isonly one of the unu sual worksby Am erican composers!thatform the repertoire for thespring tour. Heading[ the listof other works^s "The Spiritof 76" by Kirke M echem. \The repertoire for the spring

tour also includes Mechem's"English|Girls, Opus 39," "Ibought me a cat by AaronCopland, Randall T hompson's"Tarante l la ," and "The

Univ ersity; of RochesterMedley," arranged by LarryCrosley. In addition, theYellowiackets, UR's 12-manensemble specializing inmusic with the popu lar of folktouch, will perform .In its 100 years of continuous existence. TheUniversity of RochesterMen's Glee Club has touredfrom Boston to Colorado. Thegroup has actually performedhowever, from coast tocoastvia a guest ap pearance on a nation-widetelecast of the Ed SullivanShow. T

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Tired of switching on th tradio and hearing the; samesontfs over and over again? Itseems that everv decentstation in the Erie areacontinues to play the typicaltop40 (mostly old top40) withabsolutely no diversity. Don'tbe discouraged, for onTuesday night, March 2,you'll ha ve the opportunity tohear 11VE some of r t he mostfantastic progressive rookever to hit Erie, By the way,the band responsible for sucha w loomed change is knownas J ONAH! They 11 be here atthe 'Hurst, in concert ...at 0:30p.m. inZurnltecital Hall |JONAH originates fromErie and is composed of touryoung men and one woman,all mult i talented in the musicfield.& Angelo Natalie, theoriginator of JONAH, is-thelead vocalist and kovhoardplayer. He, incidentally,composes ana arranges mostof JONAHs originalmaterial^ Natalie also makesuse of an "Elks" which is anelectronic device capable ofsimulating strings. Thismachine has a tendency ofsounding very "spaco^liko,'1creating a tremendous effect.Tom stone, the man behindthe drums, exhibits an ex*ceiient working knowledge ofhi s f musical ; abilities,Surrounded by a percussion

tree (bells* triangles, gong)*conaas, temple blocks* inaddition to a massive drumset, stone adds an excitingdimension to the overallsound of JON AM, ^ t f ^Mike VVatson, bassguitaristi is ; the only bandmemt>oe who never playedprofessionally he fore hisaffiliation with JONAH It'srealty hard to believe, for hisplaying bleiKls well with themore experienced musiciansof the group, \$Watson contributes morathan Just his musioai talent tothe hand, Ho is the producerand announcer of a programaired on WMIH radio'everySunday called "streetLevel. ^ Because of histraining rin iradio, VVatsonhrlugs to J O N A I I a growinginsight of the music scenetoday," s TT kv S*fePaula tirack, the groupsfemale vocalist^ creates avast array of | moods H bycapitalising on her extremelyversatile singingirange. Shecan effectively breach anaudience by singing either insoft, almost whisper like,tone or in a good oiv-rock androll walll In any case* Paulahandles it well. :,Bob Tome, lead guitarist, Istht most recent addition toJONAH. Hf, tOO. is a veteranIn 1 the mUSlC scene, i thuscombining his know-how with

J O N A H Will |wi fiif iii ll* /i n H Hro ll ul Hul l Tt t rai t t ty, Mtti oh 0 A I I I H U Q I O I I will It*11 HIthe Other I individuals Hoproduce a truly unique styleand presentation, MSpeaking of JONAH'S style,s a m e t I t i n g p ( | m o r especifically, Momeone) hawgrea t iv influenoad theirmaterial - the Lord, .ION A His Kile's Christianrock^band,bringing the saving mew wageOf Jesus to everyone via) the'inrert stage, f| f i^lIIINow, don't get paranoid!JONAH win noi (WILL NOT)/ores theirTbeliafs on anyoneIn the audience, They simply

S p o o n B e c o m e s R e a l i t ySpoon River 'Anthology, a |collection Of Short character|sketches, will bo performed!March 4,5, and 0 in the L ittle!Theatre. , 1 k %Mwritien by EdtfaH LeogMasters, the sketches [ firstsappeared In the newspaper,11 Iteedy's Mirror1' on May 29JI9i4c| ;/' T m : . 1 1Characters which! willJ ho)ortrayed are supposed to beiving in the mythical town ofSpoon River. i I R ^ i i P ^Because of the numerousreferences to!the state ofIllinois, WinCim assume thatspoon River is located there.Helationships: between theIndividual charucters will beportrayed and the cast willinclude -'ii actors and lac*tresses. I 'f&J, . JAmong the women who winbe Mrformlng are MarlpatRanerty, Delia Mlrachi,Mnryann ROZSS*, Pat Sobelland Kosic Colette. "%J ohn DiOanal, Torn Jtouer,Fred Null, John Stark, HickStuart and Jean Klnert will beamong the male performers.Each actor and actress wintake on between six and eightdlfferentnCharacters, Tney

will be wqylred? Uh becomethese individual charactersIvith only a slight changa inmakt*upandce*fUtt) WW^The production will he freeto students] at* i the Mercyin iftti community A f iM^iU*jf To maka reservations, youmay call ext/271 or slop by(iary Wriiiiilh'H | Office \ 1Hi 'rest onM9S^^S^^^^U^M:f

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Letters To EditorCongratulations Lakers basketball season will be\ remembered asJ the year that the Lakers recaptured theOn* February 23, 1976, RUS sent the imagination of Mercyhurst and Erie alike.following letter to Mr. Davtd Markey, head The change which took place on thisbasketball coach at Mercyhurst. It is campus as the winning streak grew longerprinted here f for the ^Mercyhurst Com- was noticeable. A special spirit of unity andmunity.Dear Coach Markey: pride grew on this campus with each newvictory. That the 4'impossible dream" wasOn behalf of myself, \the other officers, almost achieved this year gives us trem-and all of the members of the Mercyhurst dous hope for next year, f ; IRepresentative Union of Students, I wouldlike to congratulate the Lakers and theircoach on their tremendous winning streak . Thank you, Coach Markey and theLakers for giving Mercyhurst the mostexciting season in its short basketballThe remarkable achievement which the caree r. Here s to next year!Lakers performed, under your leadership,in the closing two months of the season, hasnot been eclipsed by our heart-breakingloss to Point Pa rk. Instead, f the 1975-76

Yours truly,Pa t WeschlerSecretary, RUS J...and all the members of RUS;\

Guest Edi tor ialord dges YouthThe scope of this editorial goes beyondthat of the Mercyhurst community.However, being that we are all a partjof alarger community (our country), I feel thatthe message delivered below bearsrelevance.

the inconsistencies between theory * andpractice in our'government. We learn ofcorruption in all of the highest positions. Wehear promises, we see no action. Even whenwe; voice our opinions (as in|;peacefuldemonstrations) weare most often shunnedWhat I heard from one of President as radical youths not worthy of attention.Ford 's recent speeches (and I didn't botherto listen to much of it because, as you'llsoon learn I'm in the alienated and cynicalgroup as concerns our government) wasthat he feels many young Americans arealienated and cynical as concerns ourgoverment. Is this true?

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atrocities, and we've seen those to blameSfor these acts swagger away, with theirhands swinging freely at their sides,1whistling "God Bless America." Are weexpected to simply look the other way,smile, and say *'America is good?" I thinknot.Anyone might respond that I (that we)should work to right the; wrongs that existinstead of just griping \ about them.However, to say this would be wrong in thea salvation for us. Mr. Ford calls upon the fcontext of this letter. For, I believe that we

our youngthai I'm somewhat! acquainted with, themajority seems to be in the group with me.But, have no fear. Our Pres. has devisededucators (teachers, professors and thewhole lot of them) to come forwardUnd alienatedpoint of silence as regards the wrongshelp bring we young ^Americans into our government. If, indeed gripersawareness wrongsmental system. He is sure that this will Ford should try to help the American youthbring the proper image into|our minds("America the beautiful," "from sea toshining sea," and so on.) 1 | jHowever, it occurs to me that youngAmericans today are very much in tunewith the way in which our government is setup, the issues it deals with and the actionsthat have taken place as a result of itsdecisions. I'm quiteteure that the twentyyear old today is much more informed thanthe twenty year old of our fathers' day. The

wrongat least) of alienation and]cynicism. Theonly way to do this is to have a leader andan entire structure of government that willdeserve faith and respect from us. We dohave the men and women with this potentialand they may find their way into thenational picture. Such people could jpu11many of us out of the alienated state. |For now^though, Mr. Ford, '11 remainalienated No educator cangreat haDemonstrations (particularly! of the late60's) show the fgreat! extent of youngAmerica's awareness and involvement.So why the alienation! and cynicism?Simply because we are aware, as othergenerations before us haven't been. We see

change my state. Any that tried would mostprobably only reenforce it. sFaith and respect in our government wUlonly be restored when we are made awareof affirmative changes in its practices. Weare already aware of its>present state andfu rationings. JohnE. Palmer

LRC CurtainsTo the Editor, \ [I-would 1 ike to report a "burnt curtain' inthe LRC basement quiet study room [andother areas of the building. At the beginningof this; term our French class noticed thatthe edge of the curtain where the clothbarely meets the radiator is charred andeach week this progresses. Pml afraid thatthe curtain might reach kindling point andwe may one day find a par t of the LRC amound of burnt rubble. I'll bet if someonecut the curtains a few inches it would solvethe problem, as the curtain could have noc ha nee of igniting.lEsther Mar ie Schreiber

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Carol QuartuccloOlivia Longof] Maryann CrowleyChris VanWagenenSuaan BarrioMelissa McMurrayDarla Ma loneBobRonksleyNancy WllllaJ | m VarliolWRITERS AND CKKATORS: ! Darlono Keith, Pat Weschler, Torrl Flumara. TonyManeuao. Holly Chlappaisl, Richard Fraica. hatherSchreiber, Dave Wallln, Martin Mlgllorettl. J im Varhol.Don Berger, Terry Kelly, Cindy Ja reab, Oerard NeCasiro,I'utCondrln. * ?!BUSINESS MANAGER Bonny Merr Ik enFACULTY CONSULTANT William Shelley

The Merc lad accepts, In fact encourages, the sub*mlaalon of articles, idlers, and stories from any ami allmem beri; of the Mercyhurat College comm unity:students, faculty, admlnlatratora, trustees, and friends ofHie school. However, as responsible journallste we muilreserve the following righ ts:1,. The right to revise copy Into standard English j2..The right to revise copy Into correct journalisticform; I3,;And, finally, the right to revise copy (but not changemeaning) to fit layout design.In addition* Letters to the Kdltor must be signed, mustbe factually verifiable, and must be written In good taste.Names will be withheld upon request, but false names willnot be used, .1

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A l u m n i D is c u s s e s S e r v i c e s

Officers of the Alumni Association a r e : seated left to right: RickFessler, secretary, and Mrs. John F. Dickey, president, and Ms.Eileen Quinn, vice president. m "M

| The recently elected officers of the MercyhurstCollege Alumni * Associationmet at*Mercyhurst for anexecutive planning \ meeting.Topics discussed at themeeting included the role ofalumni, its \ service i to thecollege, recruitment of newstudents, and fund raisin g.I The role of alumni includesorganizing tthe eleventhAnnual Alumni fund drivewhich; provides funds forvarious projects {throughouttheyear. i \Therreason why the Alumnifund drive is only in ^ itseleventh year is becauseprevious to 1 9 6 5 , alumni used

S e l e c tio n s b y P a t W e s d i le rIn I960, the editorial page ofthe I Merciad| was||a livelyplace.f&Editorial writers inthat year*had no qualmsabout speaking out on {themajor social issues of the dayand when the paper chose atarget for its attack, it) wa sthorough and! merciless indealing with it.jj | |Among the Merciad'sfavorite targets in 1960 were :World Communism, the"myth" fof the PopulationExplosion, and those who

favored the elimination ofcapital punishment and B irthControl. gH I if 1The editorial argumentswere strong, and the writersbacked their arguments withfacts, which true or untrue,backed up theirj arguments:"Contraception is a cause ofs t e r i l i t y , ^ n e u r a s t h e n i a ,venereal disease and fibroidt u m o r s " | | asserted oneeditorial written inj March,1 960 , to prove the damnableevils erf birth control. *""tin April of 1960, thefollowing editorial appearedunder the headline: NOMORE RADICALS.

We of Mercyhurst havebeen challenged! In hi s\ ar ticle! in the! March 19,11960issue of America, IAndrewGreeley say s th at we- thinkonly of beer, talk only of sex ,and want only to get ma rried.He adds: "The young peopleof the 1960,s| may? drinkf toomuch and fmay be |morerelaxed about sexual talk, ifnot sexual morality, but atheart they are died i n t h e woolconservatives."To those who believe tha tit is the function of the youngto dream d ream s and to injectnew life into a tired society,this is a disturbing situ atioa "The author lists | examplesof W formerly factiveorganizations which i havefallen by the wayside becausew e are not interested in them.Y.C.S. (Young I CatholicStudents) is mentioned amongmovements that have losttheir fire.jjWe don't even getexcited about sportswitnessthe poor attendance at highschool and college footballand basketball games and thepredominance of adult \ fans

among those w ho do attend.Giving* u s a final stab, Mr.Greeley says that we knowwe 're apa thetic ! and ifsomeone attacks*us for beingindifferent, "we take a fewneat notes,, applaud politely,and then wind our way back toour comfortable homes ." *Can we rise to thischallenge? Do we dare J todream dreams? Are ^weconcerned only with obtainingthe ! secure little niche insuburbia or d o we really wantto do something \ with| ourlivessomething big anddifferent. Potential radicals,arise and b e counted! 1 tM.|? Looking at that article inretrospect, I can only say thatthe Merciad seemed to havemore influence on thebehavior!of college studentsin Ithe ^lMO's j thanf Mr|Gr ee ley ! | By? 1965, fewpeople would have dared tocall the students of the 60'sthe most conservative inhistory. * fPPerhaps if M r. Greeley hadlocked Ms editorial away forfifteen years...?

b y M a r y A n n C r a w l e y Ito pay dues, and some giftswere pledged b y alumni to theschool. Because of the s inconsistency of incomingmoney, the Alumni fund drivewas introduced.&>-.*|Alumni are also responsiblefor contacting legislators fortheir support in the appropriation of federal aidr. toMercyhurst. *Anothe r role of Mercyhurstalumni is to alert the Collegeof changes in public values.For exa mple, if some collegesand universities] were .moreaware of social unrest in the1960's. much campus turmoilcould nave been eliminated.Alumni | [* are alsorepresentee of MercyhurstCollege in variousprofessional organizationssuch asjmedical associationsand Chambers of Commerce.Mercyhurst College, in turnha s an obliga tion! to itsalumni. The school mustconvey all new facts and newsto alumni so that can portraya true picture to others whodo not know about Mercy

hurst. j ! *The College Community isresponsible for listening to itsalumni, for their opinionsmay be valid in improvementof the school.-i The college helps its alumniby keeping it s 'academicstandards high. According toSister Carolyn Herrmann,R.S.M., director of alumni,"this degree is only worthwhat Me rcyhurst College is."Thefofficers of the Mercyhurst College % AlumniAssociation^are Erieite RickFessler, secretary; and Ohioresidents, Mrs. John F.(Kathy) Dickey, president;and Mrs. Eileen Quinn, vicepresident. iFess ler, a 1972 graduate ofMercyhurst, is the college'sfirst male alumnus to hold anoffice fin the [MercyhurstAlumni |Association. Duringhis college years, Rick wasthe first captain of thecollege's basketball team andin his senior year wasrecipient of the Dean GarveyAward a s athlete of th e year.

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Was the whistle blownbefore or after the shot?Tha t's what Mike Molnar andth e Miracle Gang were askingas Mercyhurst found them

selves defeated Saturdav 80-77 by a stubborn Point Parkball club.After eight consecutivewins in a row the Lakers, if

j N.WillisGood-bye, Jesse . J esse Campbell battles w ith number 54(unknown) of Point Park for the last time. CampbeU is currently a |senior at Mercyhurst. I |

b y C h r i s V a n W a g e n e n |y o u c a n believe it , are withouta play-off pos ition.With 12 seconds remainingin the game, Point Park'sKevin Walls drove for a lay upjiving the Pioneer's a 78-77ead. |Mike Molnar then drove thelength of!! the court scoring abucket that most Mercyhurstfans believed to be good. ButMolnar's basket was no goodand in the midst of screamingPoint Park fans, Molnar foundhimself 'willdetermine \ the champion in

single game play among allsix until the last two are left.The tournament championship w ill ibe decided atthis time. 4Chris Van Waaenen

It was the kind of game where you just wanted to yell.wWe've been robbed." For the Mercyhurst Lakers andespecially Mike Molnar, you * almost had to feel disgustedthat such a team could have ever been beaten.When Saturday's fiascojended and the dust settled, Ialmost felt like going up to Molnar and saying "Mike, youstill played one hell of a game." ^ | fBut somehow; y o u knew nothing you'd say or do wouldmake Mike feel good.Still the fact remains Mike played hisheart o u t Saturday a n d n o one candeny that. *There is a l o t o f discussion as to whether or not the refereeblew the whistle before o r after Molnar's shot. jWell, it appeared to me that the referee did Mow thewhistle after the shot. Either he wasrscared of the PointPark fans o r h e w a s just blind. Probably both.Maybe I'm over reacting just a bit, but somehow I d o feelth e Lakers were indeed robbed of a play-off position. , /*I; believe it is time^ifor Mercyhurst students tocongratulate their team on a job well done. The Lak ers didgive them hell in Pittsburgh but no w only time will tell. JCongratulations, L akers, on a job well done. And to JesseCampbell, good luck in pursuing your basketball caree r. InI