<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/magazine/winter-1999/ascent-arts.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>The Ascent of the Arts</title><excerpt>Tony Askew and John Carlander remember when the Westmont art department operated out of one room in Reynolds Hall and hung exhibits on the walls of Kerrwood. In more than 15 years as art professors, they have seen tremendous changes.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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