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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

The CitySquare Café serves breakfast and lunch on the campus of CitySquare Opportunity Center in Dallas. CitySquare is a nonprofit organization that works to combat poverty and homelessness. Photo by Noah Whitehead | Photo Editor.

Homeless serve hope to community

October 15, 2018

A Dallas cafe is providing the community with food, drinks and job opportunities for the homeless. CitySquare Cafe opened April 23 as an extension of the nonprofit organization CitySquare, which works...

Homeless youth face uphill fight

Homeless youth face uphill fight

April 27, 2015

Misunderstanding of struggles young adults face when living through homelessness leads to stigmatization, scapegoating  Jose is having a bad day. He can’t concentrate at his job because of the crushing...

Homeless in U.S.

Homeless in U.S.

April 27, 2015

Yang Xi| Staff
Political science sophomore Nancy Fairbank has been working with homeless teens ever since a high school project introduced her to the issue. Her book, “Throw Away Youth...”, is due to be published in May.

Student government VP tackles homelessness

April 27, 2015

Sophomore to publish book raising awareness for destitute teens Nancy Fairbank sat in a dimly lit, narrow room on a solitary couch with a homeless teenager. She was interviewing them for a school project,...

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