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Triumph over tragedy

Nada Edwards ’24 walked across the stage to receive her Bachelor’s degree at Norfolk State’s Spring Commencement Ceremony following an accident in 2017 that left her in a coma for several months and without the use of her arms and legs. When she walked across the stage, the entire stadium came to its feet, cheering her on. Edwards’s next goal--walking under her own power when she receives her Master’s degree.