The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Print Edition
Letter to the editor submissions
Have a strong opinion about something happening on campus or in Fort Collins? Want to respond to an article written on The Collegian? Write a Letter to the Editor by following the guidelines here.
Follow Us on Twitter
Crypto Exchange Listing: Types of Exchanges and Compliance Requirements
March 25, 2024

The crypto industry continues to evolve, fueled by the increasing institutional adoption of crypto. Today, numerous companies are entering the...

Key Service mural in Lory Student Center takes Tony Frank under the sea

Have you ever wondered what Tony Frank would look like as character in “The Little Mermaid”?

Kailey Buttrick eats lunch in front of the mural featuring Tony Frank as a mermaid in the LSC foodcourt last week. Key Service Community students were responsible for painting the masterpiece.
Kailey Buttrick eats lunch in front of the mural featuring Tony Frank as a mermaid in the LSC foodcourt last week. Key Service Community students were responsible for painting the masterpiece.

Students need look no further than the brightly colored seascape that appeared in the Lory Student Center food court recently. Key Service Community students were responsible for erecting the mural that depicts ferocious fish and other creatures of the deep surrounding the unmistakable image of Tony Frank as a merman.

Ad

“Some of the students in the cluster wanted to create a focal point, and who better than Tony Frank?” said Conrad Pomrenke, the student mentor who helped organize the art project.

Pomrenke took part in Key Community as a freshman and was happy to continue as a mentor, working to improve the connection his students feel towards campus and Fort Collins through service projects.

Key Community is a university program designed to help freshman with their transition into CSU. The program consists of four learning communities — Key Academic, Key Service, Key Explore, and Key Health Professions — which are in turn split into smaller thematic “clusters” made up of approximately ten students, according to Asuka Nosaka, the learning communities student coordinator.

“It’s really just an opportunity for students to be a part of a smaller community and have an upperclassmen mentor,” said Nosaka.

The idea for a mural came from two students in the “Art and Activism” cluster who wanted to do something to improve the appearance of the ply-wood wall on the west end of the LSC food court.

“It came to life piece by piece,” said Norah Cook, a freshman natural resource major and Key Service member.

Cook has enjoyed participating in her Key Service Community this year, and has appreciated having the support system throughout her freshman year.

“I had so many more opportunities and experiences and help getting through freshman year (than students who are not part of a Key Community),” Cook said.

The entire painting process took the students 10 to 12 hours split up over three days last week. Paint and other supplies were provided through the LSC budget.

Ad

“It was really nice of them, because we originally were going to pay for it ourselves,” Pomrenke said.

The mural will eventually be destroyed during the LSC renovation, so students only have a limited time to enjoy the fine-finned Frank.

Collegian Writer Isabella Heepke can be reached at news@collegian.com.

View Comments (10)
More to Discover

Comments (10)

When commenting on The Collegian’s website, please be respectful of others and their viewpoints. The Collegian reviews all comments and reserves the right to reject comments from the website. Comments including any of the following will not be accepted. 1. No language attacking a protected group, including slurs or other profane language directed at a person’s race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, social class, age, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or nationality. 2. No factually inaccurate information, including misleading statements or incorrect data. 3. No abusive language or harassment of Collegian writers, editors or other commenters. 4. No threatening language that includes but is not limited to language inciting violence against an individual or group of people. 5. No links.
All The Rocky Mountain Collegian Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *