Columnist Michael O’Connor reminds us of the benefits of buying books locally and of the importance of bookstores to the local community.
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Battle in the textbook aisle
Tags: food for thought, Textbook Annex, Textbooks
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Eating Horses
Collegian columnist Michael O’Connor draws attention to the complex implications of lifting the ban on American processed horse meat.
Tags: horse meat, Horses
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Hydraulic fracturing stands on shaky ground
Collegian columnist Michael O’Connor raises concern over Hydraulic fracturing and the drastic social and environmental consequences that result from this process.
Tags: EPA, Hydraulic, U.S. gas
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Bank Transfer Day: Vote With Your Feet
Collegian columnist Mike O’Connor urges the student body to support Bank Transfer Day in an attempt to raise awareness about questionable banking practices.
Tags: bank of america, Bank Transfer Day, banking, economy
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Deliberate Occupation
Columnist Michael O’Connor argues that the alleged disorganization of Occupy Wall Street is its greatest feature as a democratic method.
Tags: Deliberate, occupy, Wall Street
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PCP: The Right to Housing: Aspiration and Reality
Collegian columnist Michael O’Connor argues for the rights of tenants to stay in their homes through foreclosures.
Tags: City Life, foreclosure, Housing, individual rights, Point-Counterpoint
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