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Tuesday, October 27, 1998 Vol 16, No 8 LIBERTY AMPIO; •V:'^:':-' -',•..;./'• '-.""v"- •*" : "• rV-T '•'-.••'.•'•' • N Guitarists strum NATIONAL a captivating u D A tune for Liberty audience Abortion battle continues An abortion doctor In Amherst, N.Y. has been BY CHRIS EDWARDS killed by a sniper's bullet through his kitchen Champion Reporter window after returning home from the syna­ The trio of Wes King, Phil Keaggy gogue. and Out of the Grey rolled Incon­ Dr. Barnett Sleplan. 51, has been the target of spicuously Into the Schilling Multi­ anti-abortion groups since the 1980s. purpose Center Friday night New York Gov. George Patakl called the killing Not a lot of fanfare. Just a big "beyond a tragedy ... an act of terrorism," and stage and lots of guitars. vowed to seek the death penalty for the killer. But after the concert, stu­ Prolifers condemned the attack as well. dents, faculty and many families No arrests have been made In the murder yet from the community realized they had heard three of the best guitarists in Christian music, If not the music world In general, Bombing victims remembered on one stage. Ground was broken for a memorial site this The group, King, Keaggy and past weekend In remembrance of the 168 people Scott Dente of Out of the Grey col­ who died In the Oklahoma City bombing. laborated on "Invention." The Thousands were in attendance, Including Vice Instrumental album captured the President Al Gore and Attorney General Janet Christian Music Association Dove Reno. The two Initiated the ground breaking with Award In that category. The tour a shared shovel of dirt features the group playing songs The bombing took place In the spring of 1995 from the album. in the Murrah Federal building by convicted Before uniting to play, the trio bombers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. teased the audience with material McVeigh faces the death penalty for his role In from individual projects from the the attack. past and present Wes King opened the show with a look at his past with songs like "Sticks and Stones" and Thalidomide conies back "Simplify." His Intricate guitar After being banned worldwide for causing horri­ work faded and his heart opened ble birth defects, the drug Thalidomide has once with "Thought You'd Be Here," a again gained FDA approval. song that chronicles the struggle Previously, over 12,000 babies In the United he and his wife have been endur­ States, over the past 35 years, have suffered ing In their quest to have a child. severe effects from the drug. Without a pause, King intro­ The drug is no longer being sold as a sedative for duced the husband and wife duo pregnant women, but is instead being used to TED NEUMANN GHOULISH GUESTS - The empty house on Carroll Avenue, known fondly as ScareMare, hosts a vari­ of Scott and Christine Dente: Out help patients with bone marrow cancer and lep­ of the Grey. The duo continued the rosy. The drug was at one time known as the ety of ghostly visitors this month. From the Insane Asylum (pictured above) to the Crucifixion Room, youth Introspective theme, with "Dis­ world's most notorious drug. groups, teenagers and other brave souls were escorted through this "house of death" over each week­ appear" from their new album "See end. Hundreds of people were saved every night that the house was in operation. Please see page 8 for Inside." Scott Dente showed his more information on the event. , artistry with the acoustic guitar on Netscape tackles Microsoft "The Deep" and Christine comple­ Netscape Communications Corp. claims mented the male theme with ener­ that Microsoft tried to keep them from com­ getic and lofty vocals. peting with the Microsoft Windows 95 pro­ Scott Dente called for Phil gram by dividing the browser market. Keaggy, said by some to be the The U.S. Justice Department has initiated Former LU prof begins best guitarist in the world, to litigation against Microsoft, accusing the soft­ come to the stage. As he calmly ware giant, of unfair trade practices and try­ said hello, pulled out a pick, ing to shut competitors out of the market. chose a guitar and launched Microsoft's defenders point out that Into "John the Revelator," the Microsoft controls a large share of the market voyage for the lost ark crowd was mesmerized. because it produces a product consumers like. The piece seemed to last forever as Keaggy tickled th strings of his Hall hopes to find the final resting electric guitar. The crowd roared approval of his mastery, fitting for Serbs ignore deadline place of Noah's ark at Mt. Ararat a man who has been honored by Less than 24 hours before a NATO-imposed "Guitar Player" magazine and "CCM" magazine as a top guitarist deadline for Serbian forces to pull their troops BY BILL MEYER The only other local man In Keaggy was also the 1998 recipient back from Kosovo, observers report that Serbs Champion Reporter Ark Research Ministries is are instead reinforcing their positions. Lynchburg-based photographer of the Nashville Music Award as The deadline agreement was reached on Oct Jim Hall, an LU biology professor from Robert DeVaul. He will provide "Guitarist of the Year." 12. Serbs have been fighting to suppress ethnic 1976 to 1994, has assembled a team that still photography if the team Keaggy also played from his Albanian rebels In the renegade province. will travel to Mt Ararat In search of finds and approaches the object current self-titled release, and Albanians outnumber Serbs 9-1 in Kosovo. Noah's Ark. of Interest. after intermission the trio unit­ NATO will now have to decide whether to follow The expedition will take place In "If we find the Ark, it'll be exciting ed on stage. up on their threat of alrstrlkes to help the rebels. August of 1.999, within the few weeks to provide photographic evidence to First explaining that the when the weather around the 17,000 foot substantiate the claims of the "Invention" album was mostly mountain allows some degree of accessi­ Bible," DeVaul said. Instrumental, the trio wowed the audience with various songs writ­ bility. A helicopter with ground-penetrat­ Hall recently returned to ten by the three. For 45 minutes in Jackson considers 2000 run ing radar, as well as other sensing Lynchburg after meeting with the two-and-a-half hour show, Former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson devices, Is expected to be used In the Ini­ Turkish officials. He Is confident they played, and after an encore, says he may run for the White House In 2000. tial phases of the operation. that he will be granted permission the trio ended with a fitting tribute Jackson, who also sought the Democratic nomi­ Hall, who was the associate director for to search Mt Ararat to a fallen friend and artist . nation in 1984 and 1988, said he Is "leaning In that the Center of Creation Studies before If the team can find the Ark, Like Michael W. Smith, who direction. The groundwork has been laid for a real leaving Liberty, founded Ark Research Turkish officials plan to cash-in on PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEWS & ADVANCE serious challenge," he added. Ministries In February and has assem­ what will clearly be a source of AND THE RAIN CAME DOWN - Former LU ended his September show at LU Jackson stated his contention that the bled a team of 13 scientists and techni­ with a tribute to Rich Mulllns, Phil biology professor Jim Hall shows some of the Keaggy closed the show with "Hold Democratic ticket should Include a black candi­ cians to assist him. Please see ARK on page 2 evidence for creationism. date in 2000, said he Is not yet certain hell make Me Jesus," a Mulllns song. the run. Republicans, for their part, are thought to be considering black Congressman J.C. Watts for a spot on the GOP ticket Late nights add fatigue to college life nurse with the Virginia Second in a Series Health Department says, "Staying awake (to study) WEATHER will cause you to lose BY DJ WRIGHT energy so you can't func­ CORNER Champion Reporter tion or think properly." Stress can make stu­ Thomas Edison once said, "A man doesn't need dents lose sleep, which any sleep." Edison may have invented the electric In turn causes further light bulb, but his views stress, on sleep were far off the resulting in mark. Your a vicious Tuesday: Wednesday: "It's completely wrong," cycle that Partly sunny Mostly sunny. said Dr. Richard Lane of Health can prove High; 70 Low: 40 High: 70 Low: 45 Light Medical Services. destructive. Jennifer Fonteyne, a Needs Many stu­ registered polysomnolo- dents try glst (sleep specialist) at to make up Virginia Baptist Hospital adds, "We definitely for lost sleep by crash­ need sleep in order to live and function properly." ing on the weekends.