Monday, February 24, 2020
COLLEGIAN.COM
Vol. 129, No. 45
Nocturnus Night Market to bring unique space for creatives The first night market will be held Friday, March 6 for artists to sell their work
By Erin McCarthy @CSUCollegian
to provide a seamless connection throughout the LSC. “Beginning with the exterior north side Transit Center entry to the LSC and including the CSU Bookstore refresh and expansion of the Adult Learner and Veteran Services program, the campus community will experience an aesthetic quality very similar to the south side, including the major entrances,” Ellis wrote.
Colorado State art department alums Riley Furmanek and Kayla Moore are looking to expand the Fort Collins art community with a unique and modern nighttime market, Nocturnus Night Market. Longtime friends, coworkers and collaborators, the pair is looking to create a unique and collaborative space for artists in Fort Collins. As our city expands, the art community does as well, and Nocturnus Night Market will provide a new and innovative space to build creativity and community. This is not your typical cliche art market. Furmanek and Moore are aiming to create a space not just focused on the guests, but on growing the artistic community in Fort Collins. They are hoping the market will serve as a place for creators involved to form relationships with one another and spur artistic collaborations.
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The north side of the Lory Student Center will be renovated for the expansion of the Colorado State University Adult Learner and Veteran Services program. Along with altering aesthetics, the renovation will also upgrade mechanical, electrical and plumbing aspects. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN
Student Center slated for summer 2020 face-lift ALVS, Transit Center are final stages of 20-year, $24.2 million project By Ceci Taylor @ceceliatwt
You may have noticed that the Lory Student Center has undergone some major changes within the past several years, but additional changes this year aim to increase and expand resources for students and provide a better overall aesthetic. Beginning in May, the LSC at Colorado State University will undergo a renovation and expansion
of the Adult Learner and Veteran Services program. In an email to The Collegian, Mike Ellis, executive director of the LSC, wrote that the renovation will include mechanical, electrical, plumbing and aesthetic upgrades to the north end of the LSC along with the expansion to the ALVS center. The update is the third and final phase of the LSC’s 20-year, $24.2 million master plan, completed in 2004, Ellis wrote. “Where it makes sense, our in-
tent is to extend the look and feel of the floor to ceiling upgrades completed as part of phase II in 2014,” Ellis wrote. “For example, much of the existing floor plan on the north end will remain very similar to what we experience today, and we do not intend to renovate the north end ballrooms.” Ellis wrote that students can expect a renovation of the north side that is much like the south side renovation in 2014. He also wrote that the intent of the renovation is