Volume20
Issue 19
February 13, 1998
News Alabama rep faces conflict because of Metro
student Page 3 Nelson Papuccl
Commentary Paying the Metro Athletics Fee
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Features Jenny Sparks/The Metropolitan
Arlana Martinez, 1, longs for the plethora of candy on display Feb. 11 at Hammond's In the Tivoli. Arlana's mother, Denise, picked ~ut some treats for her and her daughter just In time for Valentine's Day on Feb. 14.
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Heavy metal and art,
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Dispute ends in arrest
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-¡) Metro student denies assaulting computer store employee By Jesse Stephemon and Perry Swamon The Metropolitan
Auraria police arrested and ticketed a Metro student Feb. 6 after an employee at the campus computer store told officers the student threatened and assaulted him. Lynn Spence, a Metro criminal justice major, said he only wanted to recover the computer that he left with John Amole, the store's former computer repair technician, for repairs a week and a half earlier. There was no threat of violence, he said. Spence said he brought his laptop computer to Amole at Campus Computers for repairs at the end of January. The two agreed that Amole might not be able to repair the computer. But Spence said they agreed he would pick up the computer if Amole could
not fix it. "That clearly would not be in the ''That was the only agreement," Spence employee's scope of authority," said. "Fix it or not- I'll be back in a week." Schlichenmayer said. "Personally, I think When Spence went back to the store (Amole) went too far because for one, we Feb. 6, he said Amole told him that his com- don't traffic used computer parts. puter could not be fixed and that he'd given When Spence found out Amole gave the hard drive to a department at Community away his hard drive, he refused to leave the College of Denver. store until the computer was put back togethAshwin Bhavikati, a Campus Computers er and demanded to talk to store manageemployee who saw the transaction, said he ment, he said. Schlichenmayer said the situation escadoesn't remember an agreement between Spence and Amole to give out the laptop's lated until Amole left the store in search of ABC security. parts if it was irreparable. Spence said Amole was gone for about "What I do remember is that 'Lynn said it's OK to take as much time as needed to 10 minutes and called campus police when repair the computer," Bhavikati said. he returned. While he waited for the police, Ed Schlichenmayer, director of the . Spence said he stood in the door to a storeAuraria Book Center, which runs Campus room with Amole inside. Spence said Amole Computers, said Amole erred by giving parts then charged at hitn, hitting the door as he away. see ARREST on 3
Colorado Christian
shocks Metro
women in OT Page 15 Stephanie Allen
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