New laws may shut down SeaWorld’s orca show
By Courtney Purdin, Guest Writer
A new California bill that prevents orcas from being used for performance or entertainment purposes may blow SeaWorld out of the water and raise further...
Accounting for Dummies: A beginner’s guide to building credit
By Bjorn Slater, Business Editor
Credit can be a confusing concept for young people and falling into credit card debt early can be a vicious cycle. According to http://www.creditcards.com, only...
Promise of regulation threatens to extinguish e-cig business
By Jillian Stanphill, Business Writer
The electronic cigarette business is lighting up the drug industry, but may be extinguished soon when the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) begins to regulate sales.
Electronic...
Protect yourself from Heartbleed hack
By Katelynn Padron, Business Writer
Earlier this month, a Google programmer discovered the Heartbleed bug — a major coding mistake that made sensitive information such as passwords and addresses accessible to...
Accounting for Dummies: What you need to know about your student loans
Student loan debt is growing at an alarming rate, and it doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports that there is...
Read the fine print: “Liking” General Mills could void your right to sue
Be careful what you “like” on Facebook, because it might just cost you your ability to sue.
General Mills, the company that owns brands such as Cheerios, Betty Crocker, and...
I’m new here: The Business Section
Welcome to the centerfold of the paper and another year, or maybe your first year, at Pacific Lutheran University. My name is Bjorn Slater, I am a finance major,...
Hone the handshake and screw in the smile: What career recruiters really look for...
By Stephanie Beckman, News Writer
I emphatically deny the secret to finding a job is a firm handshake. The first time I was told that was in middle school, when we...
Twitter IPO confusion
By Peter Mueller
Last Friday, the social media company Twitter announced its plans to become a publicly traded company before Thanksgiving. Analysts are expecting the initial public offering (IPO) to...