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A 20-year story that has been built with memories – the good and the bad – has finally come to an end. The last chapter of this story ended Wednesday on “Mamba Day” at Staples Center as Laker great Kobe Bryant waved goodbye to the sold out crowd and concluded with the words, “Mamba out.”

In sports there are fans who the teams rely on to show support by attending games, buying merchandise and even trash-talking with the fans of rival teams. Sometimes the trash-talking can escalate to violence, like the incident that happened after the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Opening Day victory against their rival the San Francisco Giants.

The synthesized sounds of electric guitars and the booming drums with Jon Bon Jovi nowhere in sight. The huge video screen blocked the audience’s view. It slowly rose to reveal the album’s cover art, a square red face smiling with attitude.

With the freedom of summer just a few finals away, a number of University of La Verne students are making plans for their two and a half months of summer bliss.

Another summer is upon us, and concert promoters are throwing every package they can conjure into local venues, expecting us to fork over increasingly asinine percentages of our revenue for the privilege of sitting in the same room with some of our favorite artists.

Campus and community arts events for the week of Sept. 21, 2001.