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ALMA MATER
In the Mississippi Valley,
In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
Refrain:
Wave her colors bear them onward
Gold and white so true
Hail to thee, all hail, dear Xavier
Hail, all hail, X.U.!
Xavier, ever be our guide
And lead us on the way,
Through life's journey, onward, upward
To the eternal day. (Refrain)
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Xavier University's class of 1953 graduated at The Barn, the campus gymnasium which opened in 1937.
Longtime XU venue, The Barn, will be razed on Monday
May 10, 2013
NEW ORLEANS — The Barn, one of the enduring
symbols of Xavier University of Louisiana, will be razed next week.
Demolition of the 1,300-seat gymnasium — which opened
in 1937 and was the home of XU's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and
the home facility for teams in men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball —
will begin Monday morning.
The Convocation Center, a $25 million facility with
seating for as many as 4,500, opened in early November to replace The Barn.
Both XU basketball teams played their 2012-13 home schedules there. The women's
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The final XU competition at The Barn was a five-set women's volleyball
victory against city rival SUNO on Nov. 1, 2012. XU's basketball teams played
their final games at The Barn on Feb. 13, 2012, and swept a doubleheader
against Tougaloo.
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volleyball team played its home matches at The Barn during the fall of 2012
and will begin competition in the new facility in September.
"The Barn had a lot of wear and tear, and Xavier outgrew
The Barn over the years," said Kenneth St. Charles, XU's vice president for
institutional advancement. "With the Convocation Center, we now have a facility
which can house the entire campus."
The Barn suffered significant damage as a result of Hurricane
Katrina in 2005, and it qualified for Federal Emergency Management Agency funding.
When FEMA gave Xavier the option to use that money for a new facility,
the university opted to build instead of renovate The Barn.
"But under those conditions," St. Charles said, "Xavier's use of FEMA
funding for the Convocation Center required us to tear down The Barn."
Xavier's spring commencement, scheduled for Saturday in the Convocation
Center, will mark the first time since 1983 that an XU graduation is held
on campus.
The offices of the men's and women's basketball coaches
and the athletics trainers are in the Convocation Center. Opened in October was the Convocation Center Annex, a three-story building about 30 yards from the
new arena, to house the other coaches, athletics and recreational sports administrators, health and
physical education classes and the instructors of those classes.
Xavier officials have yet to determine the future of the space
which will be created by The Barn's demolition.
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The Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets compete in Division I of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC).
Xavier fields men's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis and track and field and women's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis, track and field and volleyball.
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Drive
Campus Box 92
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 520-7329 phone
(504) 520-7934 fax
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