<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/magazine/winter-1998/early-support-sciences.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Early Support for the Sciences</title><excerpt>Nearly 12 years after moving to Santa Barbara, Westmont built its first academic building: Carroll Observatory. With students living in Quon-set huts, professors using closets for offices, and the library and dining hall sharing space, this move seems surprising.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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