Matt Sharp is no stranger to most university students. His face is one that has become familiar to students walking along Main Street on their way to class, popping into Dunkin’ Donuts on a Sunday morning or heading to Deer Park for Thursday night pitchers. Sharp, who has been homeless for over 10 years, has become a fixture amongst the community.
Most students recognize him as a heavily bearded guy who uses a wheelchair — something that he has done since the age of 15, when he was in a car accident that sent him through a telephone pole and a tree, and left him hospitalized for a year.
“It was like being born over again,” Sharp said. “At 15, I had to learn how to talk and do everything again.”…