<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/westmont-news/westmont-survives-amazing-quake.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>05/13/2014</pubDate><title>Westmont Survives ‘Amazing Quake’</title><excerpt>“Kerrwood Hall has a large crack on the side facing the President’s Patio and may not be safe.” “The roads from Westmont to 101 are blocked—a large tree has fallen near Cold Spring School and power lines are down on Coast Village Road.” These and many other radio messages were heard during Westmont’s “ReadyDay 2014: Amazing Quake,” a competitive exercise May 13 to teach about 80 faculty and staff critical skills needed in an emergency. Officials from Santa Barbara County, the city of Santa Barbara and other colleges observed the operation.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/sites/default/files/blogs-legacy/2014/05/photo6-505x378.jpg" alt="Neil Di Maggio, director of research, and Provost Mark Sargent proudly display their tent"/>
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