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Andrea Rebello, slain Hofstra student, honored at commencement

Hofstra University graduates Talia Sperandio, left, and Shannon

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Hofstra University graduates Talia Sperandio, left, and Shannon Tomascak honor slain student Andrea Rebello yesterday with displays on their caps during commencement.

Hofstra University students mourned junior Andrea Rebello at the school's commencement Sunday as the campus tried to cope with her fatal shooting by a Nassau County police officer responding to an off-campus home invasion in which a gunman held her as a human shield.

Mortarboards with "RIP Andrea" were sprinkled among the more than 1,300 undergraduates and 8,000 audience members at two ceremonies...

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