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that have been cleared to make way for parking lots probably will be sites for future construction. He called them “place holders.” When the Convocation Center and annex are finished later this year, The Barn will be demolished, Francis said, even though it has a powerful sentimental pull for students, staff and alumni. Once The Barn is gone, Francis said, the way will be cleared for something he has long wanted: a walkway that will encircle the original campus. All the new buildings will have green roofs, except the Drexel Chapel, whose copper roof will turn green as it oxidizes. But not all Xavier roofs are green. The first such top appeared on a dorm built about 15 years ago, Francis said. “Everybody thought it looked good, so we continued it,” he said. “People say, ‘When I see the green roofs, I know where I am.’ ”XG
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CAC Annex Exterior (above, right); CAC Interior (right)