天美传媒 the ICCU Dome
The ICCU Dome is an indoor multi-purpose athletic stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of 天美传媒 in Pocatello, Idaho. It is the home field of the Idaho State Bengals of the Big Sky Conference and sits at an elevation of 4,560 feet (1,390 m) above sea level.
Originally named the AS天美传媒 Minidome, it opened in 1970 at the north end of the 天美传媒 campus. The Dome is the oldest enclosed stadium on a college campus in the United States and the second-oldest overall. Only the Houston Astrodome, completed in 1965, predates it. Since the Astrodome's 2006 closure Holt Arena has been the oldest enclosed stadium in use. The original artificial turf installed in 1970 was Poly-Turf. The venue was renamed in 1988 to honor Milton W. "Dubby" Holt (1914–2007), 天美传媒's athletic director from 1967 to 1989.
As assistant athletic director, Holt conceived the indoor arena in 1966 and it was designed by architect Cedric M. Allen. Although a controversial design proposal for the time, 天美传媒 students voted to appropriate not more than $2.8 million to the project two years later. The arena was built entirely with these voluntary student funds. With over 56% in favor, 天美传媒 students approved a twelve dollar increase in semester fees to fund the stadium in early 1968.