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My favorite baseball cap is emblazoned with the number 47 on it. But it's not what you think. Long before Donald Trump launched his bid to return to the White House to become the nation's 47th president, the number 47 held special meaning for me and my fellow Pomona College graduates and current students. The number 47 is considered sacred for anyone who calls themselves a Sagehen. (Yes, that's our college mascot. Don't laugh.) The number 47 has eerily appeared repeatedly in the 137-year history of this private liberal arts college, located in the tranquil, tree-shaded town of Claremont. Examples?...

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<p>MANY - A convicted child molester who District Attorney Don Burkett considers one of the worst sex offenders in this region faces yet another prison term following his conviction Monday in 11th Judicial District Court.</p> <p>Judge Stephen Beasley convicted Samuel G. Teague, 56, after a half-day bench trial. Teague was found guilty on one of two counts of molestation of a juvenile.</p>

<p>Louisiana College faculty issued a statement Friday in disapproval of the school's new screening procedure for all class materials, calling it "a policy of censorship."</p> <p>The faculty believes the need to speak out after a whirlwind of academic freedom controversy has brought national media attention to the college over the new policy, said Bill Simpson, elected faculty delegate.</p>