Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington IN | Nearby Businesses

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1001 E 17th St
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 855-4848

On the Bloomington campus, the Herman B Wells Library, with its double towers of Indiana limestone, is the visual center of the multi-library system and primarily supports the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. More than 4.6 million volumes are contained in this building. Especially noteworthy are the collections that support IU’s international and area studies, including interdisciplinary research collections developed in the areas of African Studies, Russian and East European Studies, Uralic and Altaic Studies, East Asian Studies, and West European Studies. On April 1st, 2005, the IUB Main Library was renamed the Herman B Wells Library after the university's visionary chancellor (1962 to 2000). More Herman B Wells: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=89 https://twitter.com/HermanBWells http://www.flickr.com/photos/wellslibrary/collections/ *NEW* 4th floor group study rooms are now reservable: http://iub.libcal.com/booking/wells-west IU Libraries: http://libraries.iub.edu/ https://twitter.com/iulibraries

Completed in 1955, Read was originally an all-female residence hall called Smithwood. In 1960 it was renamed Daniel Read Residence Center, in honor of the late professor of ancient languages who taught IU's first female students. Read is laid out in an "X" shape, with four wings: Beck, Clark, Curry and Landes. Men reside in the Beck and Curry wings, while women live in Clark and Landes. The first floor houses the center desk, lobby, staff offices, multiple study spaces, a game room, and formal lounges. El Bistro Cafe, located in the basement, offers breakfast foods, Mexican, and sandwiches. The nearby Restaurants at Woodland, opening in Fall 2013, provide students with additional dining options. Read also houses multiple dance and music practice rooms, multiple laundry facilities, and a Music, Movies & More store, where students can check out DVDs and CDs with their student ID. All four wings in Read are connected through a central hub, which allows students the ability to visit friends all over the building. Floors 2 through 5 are traditional doubles, and most rooms share a half-bath with a neighboring room. A community bathroom is located on each floor as well. Floor 6 contains single rooms. Read is staffed by 18 Resident Assistants, three Graduate Supervisors, an Office Services Assistant, Assistant Residence Manager, and Residence Manager. If you have questions about Read Residence Center, you can contact the front desk at 812.855.5586. Desk hours are: Monday-Friday 8am-Midnight Saturday-Sunday 10am-Midnight

Memorial Stadium, also known as The Rock, is a stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Indiana Hoosiers. The stadium opened in 1960 as part of a new athletics area at the university and currently has a capacity of 52,929. It replaced the original Memorial Stadium, built in 1925, a 20,000-seat stadium located on 10th Street where the arboretum now stands.HistoryThe stadium has been renovated or updated multiple times since the original construction, including the replacement of the original wooden seats with aluminum bleachers, installation of sound and lighting systems, and major structural overhauls.On June 1, 2003, a $3.5 million renovation of the Memorial Stadium press box was completed, which also added 300 indoor club seats and 9 suites. In the summer of 2003, the Hoosier locker room in Memorial Stadium underwent a $250,000 renovation. The facelift to the original 1986 facility included renovating and modernizing the existing space with new carpeting, lighting, and a new bulkhead ceiling along with the installation of custom-built oak wood lockers for 105 football players. The renovation was funded in large part by former Hoosier quarterback Trent Green his wife Julie and philanthropist Ted Derheimer.A 36 x 91ft HD scoreboard from Daktronics was added to the South End Zone for the 2010 season (which is the 29th largest collegiate scoreboard in the country), along with a state-of-the-art sound system.FeaturesPlaying surfaceThe field at the stadium was originally natural grass, but this was replaced in 1970 with artificial turf, which was updated to AstroTurf in 1986. The AstroTurf was replaced with grass in 1998, but the field soon reverted to an artificial surface (AstroPlay) in 2003. Heavy rains in June 2008 severely damaged the field, washing away the gravel substrate, and creating a large sinkhole in the south endzone, which led to the installation of a FieldTurf surface. A new FieldTurf Revolution 360 playing surface is currently being installed for the 2016 season.

Bill Armstrong Stadium is a 6,500-capacity soccer-specific stadium and velodrome located in Bloomington, Indiana. The stadium is home to the Indiana Hoosiers men's and women's soccer teams. It also hosted the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship in 1988, and is home to the annual Little 500 cycling race, which was featured in the 1979 Oscar-winning movie Breaking Away.HistoryConstruction on the stadium finished in 1981, with the 30th Running of the Little 500 being held on April 25 and the inaugural soccer game on September 13 of the same year. A $2.5 million renovation took place in 2001, bringing a new grass surface, scoreboard and grandstand. The 5,000-seat main stand includes a press facility with room for 50 members of the media. A later phase of the renovation included a 1,500-seat secondary stand on the north side of the field, bringing the stadium to its current capacity of 6,500.NameThis stadium is named for William S. Armstrong, Sr. who was the president of the Indiana University Foundation for many years. He was both an avid supporter of the athletic program at Indiana University and very involved with the Little 500 and its activities each year. He can be seen in the movie Breaking Away as the official starter of the race, saying, "Gentlemen, mount your Roadmaster bicycles."