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Tragedy: Bard student is killed after earning music degree

Tragedy: Bard student is killed after earning music degree

A student from Vietnam, Linh Hong Nguyen, died when a car mounted a sidewalk in Red Hook, NY as she walked home from receiving her master’s degree at Bard College.

Her tragic death was confirmed by Bard president Leon Botstein.

Linh, 25, was from Hanoi. She was bout to begin doctoral degree at Stony Brook University.

 

 

 

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