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ABC/Craig Sjodin) ABC has to do right by Becca Kufrin. This is a woman who has fallen in love on ABC’s “The Bachelor,” then gotten engaged and dumped by a fiance who decided to go back to his ex. Yes, it was just as awful to watch as that sounds. Even though ABC is here to make addictive television more than it is to broker a successful marriage, it has to do right by her. The network knows viewers do not want to watch the same woman get her heart broken twice. After gathering with former Bachelorettes Kaitlyn Bristowe, JoJo Fletcher and Rachel Lindsay, all of whom are engaged to men they met on this show, to spread sage and rid the mansion of last season’s bad vibes, Becca greets her 28 suitors with a clear message of what she’s looking for: She’s wearing a $22,000 wedding gown, and it’s a stunner. While several of the men make their entrances with questionable relationship metaphors — we’re looking at you, Trent, who arrives in a hearse — it is believable that Becca’s husband-to-be is indeed in that room. People magazine has already reported that our Bachelorette ends the season as an engaged woman. (Generally, Bachelorettes have better luck sticking with their final pick than Bachelors do.) As our Bachelorette says: Bring on the men! Rose tracker: Your weekly ‘Bachelorette’ elimination guide The best moment: Becca sends Jake home After realizing they had met before in Minnesota, Becca Kufrin sent Jake home before the rose ceremony. (ABC/Paul Hebert) The moment Jake gets out of the limo and introduces himself to Becca, she recognizes him. And not in a good way. They know each other from Minneapolis, and though she doesn’t seem to have negative feelings, she doesn’t have positive ones, either. “We’ve hung out multiple times,” she says, and “he’s never shown any interest in me up until now.” Someone must not be here for the right...

More than 600 family and friends watched in the stands as the students filed into the center to the classic graduation tune “Pomp and Circumstance” while decked in navy blue regalia, with some sporting honors gold stoles or colored cords.The college awards associate degrees and certifications in areas such as business, manufacturing and petroleum. Chancellor Kristine Strickland said the college had a large graduating class in the 2017-2018 academic year, with 449 students completing their programs, according to its news release.“We’re exceptionally proud of the number of students who are going to be entering our community and entering the workforce,” Strickland said.The college selected Monique Robinson Clark, Seeca Medical's director of operations, as the commencement speaker. Clark offered her own advice to the graduates that was peppered with quotes from historical greats and modern-day innovators.From Steve Jobs, she noted that, “Innovation distinguishes between a follower and a leader” and from Albert Einstein, she reminded the graduates that, “We can't solve problems using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”“What dreams do you have?” Clark asked the graduates. “The opportunity is now. Seize the moment.”Strickland estimates more than half of the students she spoke to told her they already have jobs lined up after graduation, adding that 100 percent of Fletcher’s students in its new Certified Line Worker Training Program had jobs before they completed their classes.Graduate Seth Menard, 24, said he had plans to spend time with his baby daughter and eventually go back to school for a bachelor’s degree in business administration.“I told myself I’d never go to college and stuff like that and then finally ended up doing it just to better myself,” he said.Strickland also noted that both traditionally-aged students and nontraditional students comprised the graduating class.Houma resident Venessa...