<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/magazine/winter-2012/sparkman-studies-snakes.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Sparkman Studies Snakes</title><excerpt>Amanda Sparkman ’03 has joined the Westmont biology faculty, bringing expertise in evolutionary biology, a love of field research and a determination to inspire students to appreciate animals, even snakes.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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