Gone but not forgotten. NPCC closes its doors again

Helen Smith; Guest Writer; smithhe@plu.edu Northern Pacific Coffee Company, located on Garfield Street, closed earlier this January due to low revenue. The coffee shop has been a staple of the Pacific...

Accounting for Dummies: What you need to know about mortgages

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Getting ready for the career fair

By Kelsey Hilmes, Guest Writer Wearing jeans to a Career Expo seems like an obvious mistake to me, but every semester, a few poorly prepared students violate the rules of...

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...

Intro to the School of Business

For many of us, the first week back to class was like getting back on the bike. For others, it was a brand new experience. The first semester of...

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,...

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...

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...

Government shutdown possible effects on Boeing

By: Peter Mueller On Monday, October 1, the GOP threw an “anti-Obamacare” wrench into the gears of the U.S. federal machine causing a government shutdown. The Senate is standing divided...