A resolution asking the university to rename Cyclone Stadium in honor of Jack Trice and to move a Trice statue to the stadium was passed by unanimous consent at last night’s Government of the Student Body meeting.

The resolution, which states the entire senate is in favor of the relocation and the new name, will be sent to ISU President Martin Jischke, the state Board of Regents, Vice President of Student Affairs Tom Thielen, Patricia Swan of the ISU Street Building Naming Committee, Athletic Director Gene Smith and Football Coach Dan McCarney.

If approved by the university, the statue of Trice, which was funded by the 1987 GSB, will be moved from its current location between Beardshear Hall and Carver Hall to an area just north of the Ralph Olsen/Richard Jacobson Building.

The name of the stadium — currently called Cyclone Stadium/Jack Trice Field — has been an on-going campus debate for years.

Trice was the first African-American football player at ISU and the first Cyclone athlete to die due to injuries sustained during competition.

Adam Gold, GSB president, said he wanted the resolution passed to “…honor a great athlete. This is a great way to honor [Jack Trice] properly.”

The proposed relocation will place the Trice statue closer to Cyclone Stadium and more specifically, Jack Trice Field.

Gold estimates the cost of the move to be about $10,000 with an additional cost of $60,000 to restore the statue to its original condition. He said the university would likely foot the bulk of the bill.

Though repeated attempts by ISU students have failed to get the name changed in the past, Gold said it looks promising this time around. Gold campaigned last spring on changing the name.

Yasmin Blackburn, off-campus senator, said she spoke with Jischke about the resolution.

“He [Jischke] talked about how Notre Dame players have a history of rubbing a Rudy statue at the end of a tunnel when they come out onto the field. So we were thinking that maybe it would be possible to put the statue at the end of the place where the football team comes out of the locker room,” Blackburn said.

Gold said he spoke with athletic department officials about the resolution.

Officials indicated that they would like the statue to be moved to a “high traffic area,” where more people would be able to see it.

Now that the resolution has been passed, the ball is in the university’s court.

If ISU officials agree to the move, Gold said he would like to see the Trice statue moved before the Oct. 12 Texas A&M game.

The state Board of Regents will likely have to sign off on a new stadium name.