Colleges struggle to help homeless students

By Alex Friedrich. Late to the homeless shelter one winter night, William Menday couldn’t get a bed, so he spent the evening riding light rail and buses around the Twin Cities just to stay warm.  And he still had to finish a paper for class the next morning.  Life as a homeless college student eventually took its toll. Burned out and still broke after a few semesters, Menday dropped out of Minneapolis Community and Technical College in 2012. He does odd jobs now, hoping to earn enough to stabilize his life and finish his education. More...