Hunger, Homeless And In College By Sarah Goldrick-Rab And Katharine Broton

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The Unknown Truth of College Hunger We walk by many people everyday and might not know the struggle they might be going through. Walking by the homeless as if they are not there, but we might not recollect that they are human too. One thing society might not think about when seeing a person who is “homeless,” is that they could potentially be a college student focused on getting an education. In the article, “Hungry, Homeless and in College,” by authors Sarah Goldrick- Rab and Katharine Broton, they thoroughly explains that college students are struggling due to extreme expenses, but they fail to clarify the ways to help the students with the cost of college. In the article, “Hungry, Homeless and in College” Goldrick- Rab and Broton start off by exploring what sparked their interest in what college students have to go through to make it with college expenses. They introduce a girl, Brooke Evans, who went through financial struggles after enrolling and paying for college. Brooke was …show more content…

The authors explain that the students have to pay for much more than the tuition of school. They also state that the students should only be focusing on school and not where they are going to put their head down tonight, or if they will be able to eat today. Goldrick and Broton explain that the help the students are getting is not enough. Then they state that the help students get is microscopic compared to what the student actually need. Goldrick- Rab and Broton explain that without a education passed high school it is going to be very difficult for one to get a job within the next few years. The students need to be able to focus on their education so they can have a good future, but they also need the financial back to be able to focus on

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