[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 27 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S959]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 563--RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HULMAN 
                                 CENTER

  Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 563

       Whereas the Hulman Center was funded by donation and bond 
     issues after an initial $2,500,000 gift from the 
     philanthropist Tony Hulman, the patriarch of the Hulman 
     family;
       Whereas construction started on the Hulman Center, 
     initially named the Hulman Civic University Center, in Terre 
     Haute, Indiana on December 14, 1971;
       Whereas the Hulman Center can hold up to 10,000 people;
       Whereas, on December 14, 1973, the facility opened and held 
     its first game, a men's basketball game between the Indiana 
     State Sycamores and the Purdue Boilermakers;
       Whereas the Hulman Center is home to the Indiana State 
     Sycamores basketball teams;
       Whereas the Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team's 
     first season was in 1896, making it one of the oldest 
     basketball teams in the NCAA, along with Bucknell University, 
     the University of Minnesota, the University of Washington, 
     and Yale University;
       Whereas the Hulman Center has served as the site of several 
     NCAA championship events, including the 1974 Midwest Region 
     of the NCAA Tournament;
       Whereas the Hulman Center was the site of the 1975 NCAA 
     Gymnastics National Championship;
       Whereas the Hulman Center was home to Indiana State men's 
     basketball team's most memorable season, 1978-1979, when most 
     of the games were standing-room-only;
       Whereas, during the 1978-1979 season, National Player of 
     the Year Larry Bird led an undefeated team to its first-ever 
     NCAA Division I Tournament, as well as the Associated Press 
     and United Press International titles;
       Whereas the Hulman Center is the site of the 1979 Missouri 
     Valley Conference men's basketball tournament title game;
       Whereas the Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team 
     was runner-up in the 1979 NCAA National Championship and was 
     nationally recognized as the best team in the country, 
     including by the Associated Press;
       Whereas, in its first 5 years, the Hulman Center hosted 95 
     concerts;
       Whereas, over the years, the Hulman Center has hosted many 
     concerts, including performances by Elvis Presley, Van Halen, 
     Frank Sinatra, Johnny Carson, Kiss, John Denver, Bob Dylan, 
     Aerosmith, Earth Wind and Fire, Willy Nelson, Styx, John 
     Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, and many memorable musical acts; and
       Whereas, from 2018 to 2020, Indiana State University 
     underwent a renovation of the Hulman Center: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes that the Hulman Center has played a 
     significant role in the history of the city of Terre Haute, 
     Indiana State University, and the State of Indiana;
       (2) recognizes that the Hulman Center continues to be an 
     important and valuable gathering space to its visitors and 
     Hoosiers; and
       (3) recognizes the 50th anniversary of the opening of the 
     Hulman Center.

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