Thursday, January 28, 2021 Vol. 130, No. 30

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THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Vol. 130, No. 30

Student seeks healing, takes stand through mural project

COLLEGIAN.COM

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Survivor proposes mural idea that commemorates women in construction and beyond By Laura Studley @laurastudley_

Editor’s Note: Names of survivors have been replaced by pseudonyms to ensure their safety and privacy. The accused and other sources are referenced by their given names. After the multiple allegations leveled against former Colorado State University professor Ronald Holt, survivor Lacey Mitchell is taking a stand against her perpetrator. Mitchell, a former student of Holt’s, has begun the process of attempting to put a mural up in the building he previously taught in. “I have this ongoing fantasy that I’m going to see women start putting their handprints on the wall, and I’m just going to start crying,” Mitchell said. “It feels like we’re getting to the end of this really long journey.” Mitchell hopes that her mural will be placed on the wall where Holt’s mural once stood. There were a total of three murals Holt had painted — one dating back to August 2010 and two from 2011. After a request was placed on Oct. 27, 2020, Holt’s murals were painted over on Nov. 10, 2020, a day before The Collegian published an investigative piece about Holt. There were plans to paint and patch the three walls since last spring, but with COVID-19, the project got pushed back, according to CSU Police Department Public Information Officer Dell Rae Ciaravola. “The walls were painted over as part of routine maintenance for the area, including a renovation of a nearby classroom,” Ciaravola wrote in a statement to The Collegian. “Again, the walls had not been painted for about 10 years, and they are in high traffic areas. We do not have a paperwork order for the request; we believe those conversations took place in person.” see MURAL on page 4 >>


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