a $25 million facility with a seating capacity of 4,500. Media Xavier Herald The Xavier Herald, the university's student newspaper, has served as an outlet of the student voice, especially during the Civil Rights Movement and thereafter. The Herald was first published in 1925, coinciding with the first year that Xavier University of Louisiana began offering college-level courses. The original title of the newspaper was La Cigale, which means grasshopper, or cicada, in French. The title was changed in 1928 to The Xavier Herald, to identify the paper more with the university. The newspaper has been published continuously since, with issues scheduled monthly during the Fall and Spring semesters, but with less regular issues during the summer. It was instrumental in the fight for more Black faculty—the university remains one of the few HBCUs with more White faculty than Black—and for the hiring of Dr. Francis as the university's first lay president, as most of the previous presidents were from the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, who—despite serving minority communities—are largely White. Other media The university currently houses a student radio station, YouTube channel, and a podcast. Campus Construction Through the years, as needs dictated, the campus gradually expanded: Xavier Stadium (Land Purchased June 1929; Opened September 28, 1930) Administration Building (Construction Began in 1931; Dedicated October 12, 1932; Opened Fall 1933) Old Library, now Music Department Building (Dedicated October 12, 1937) Gymnasium, referred to as "The Barn" (Dedicated November 2, 1937) Saint Thomas Aquinas Hall Men's Dormitory (1940s) Saint Michael's Hall Men's Dormitory (First Open House, October 12, 1955) Old Student Center (Opened and Dedicated December 2, 1962) Saint Joseph's Hall Women's Dormitory (1965) House of Studies (1967) Saint Katharine Drexel Hall Women's Dormitory (Dedicated April 20,1969) College of Pharmacy (Dedicated April 5, 1970) Norman C. Francis Academic/Science Complex (1988) Xavier South Office Building (1990) Library Resource Center and College of Pharmacy Addition (1993) Peter Claver Women's Dormitory (1994) Norman C. Francis Science Complex Addition (1998) The Living Learning Center Upperclassmen Coed Residence (1998) University Student Center (2003) St. Martin de Porres Upperclassmen Residence (2003) Qatar Pharmacy Pavilion (2010) Convocation Academic Center (2012) Saint Katharine Drexel Chapel (2012) Fitness Center (2015) The campus of Xavier University of Louisiana is often referred to as "Emerald City" due to the various buildings on campus that have green roofs. These include the Library/Resource center, the Norman C. Francis science addition, the University