(GCAC) from 1981–82 to 2020–21.
XULA competes in 12 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, tennis, track & field and rowing; women's sports include basketball, cross country, softball, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and rowing; and co-ed sports include competitive cheer. Former sports included football.
=== Facilities ===
Xavier's basketball and volleyball teams compete on campus in the Xavier University Academic Convocation Center. The Convocation Center is 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 …
