<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/magazine/winter-2009/time-build-and-time-plant.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Time to Build, and a Time to Plant</title><excerpt>Evidence of recovery and construction appears everywhere at Westmont. Fencing sets off sites of new buildings and areas destroyed in November’s Tea Fire. The beeping of backing trucks and rattling drone of excavators echo throughout campus. The rhythmic pounding of concrete being pumped deep into the soil penetrates nearby buildings. These sights and sounds document progress in restoring fire-ravaged areas and adding essential new facilities in keeping with the campus Master Plan.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            <img src="http://blogs.westmont.edu/magazine/files/2009/03/winter-hall3.jpg" alt="Excavation begins at Winter Hall west of the gym."/>
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