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PLU’s first Men Against Violence conference. Those who would have us think about economics also visited campus. UCLA professor Naomi R. Lamoreaux spoke on how corporations can be destroyed by greedy managers, while “the father of supply-side economics,” economist Arthur Laffer, talked in March about his views on the current climate of recession, deficits and tax stimulus packages. On Earth Day, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver remarked she could count on the PLU audience to appreciate her

November 1, 2010 Cammocks ensure PLU remains a place for students to grow By Chris Albert There is one thing Craig Cammock ’91 finds to be true every time he encounters a Lute in the world: “They’re always a pleasure to run into.” It’s a big reason why Cammock and his wife, Carrie, support education at Pacific Lutheran University through financial support to initiatives like Q Club student scholarships, the Morken Center, the athletic fields and gifts to the economics department, which included

. Mark Lutheran Church 790 Marion St. NE Salem, OR 97301 Saturday, April 18, 2015 • 2:00p.m. The Grotto Main Chapel 8840 NE Skidmore St. Portland, OR 97220 Saturday, April 18, 2015 • 7:30pm Shared Concert with the Marylhurst Chamber Choir, Justin Smith conductor St. Anne’s Chapel (Marylhurst University) 17600 Pacific Hwy Marylhurst, OR 97036 Read Previous PLU Faculty Member Named to Nationwide ‘40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire’ List Read Next PLU Senior to Present Economics Capstone at National

live in the village and can walk to and from school while about 100 of the children live in the dormitory at the school because they live too far to travel everyday to and from school…MORE ECON 387: The Economics of Golf The 9th hole on the Oasis Golf Course. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 By Alek Johnson The Oasis We have had a few discussions on this trip concerning the rules of golf and particularly equipment rules such as the use of a belly putter. With touring the factory at PING we finally got the

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person I am now, a much more confident and self-assured individual compared to who I was in September 2009 as a first-year student. What’s next? I plan on taking the year off to work in a field related to sustainability or geology before attending Colorado State University to attain my master’s degree in watershed science, focusing on alpine hydrology. Bernice Monkah, Bachelor of Arts in economics with an mathematical economics concentration and political science with a minor in mathematics Why PLU

. “Technological changes have favored those with the highest technical skills,” he said. And some of the workers haven’t acquired those skills fast enough.” And their paychecks show it, he noted. As for what the United States should do about it? It was here that Lindert laughed. You’ll have to show up to his lecture for his thoughts on that. Lindert, a distinguished professor of economics at the University of California, Davis, will be speaking on this very topic next week at the fourth annual Dale E. Benson

Tuesday, and presented his capstone on the Chinese automobile market and the struggle by Toyota dealers to enter and engage that market. After the presentation, Nishimura reflected on his career, the family business and the decision to come back and finish what he started. “This was always on my mind,” said the thoughtful Nishimura. “It was a dream,” he said of his wish to finish his bachelor’s degree. At first, Nishimura had planned on pursing a business or economics degree when he arrived at PLU in

taking classes full-time at Pacific Lutheran University, the senior Biology and Economics double major serves on the city council for her hometown, Fircrest, Wash. Voted in almost one year ago, the 21-year-old Lute is the youngest person elected to a council in all of Pierce County. Also on the Executive Board for the Pierce County Young Democrats, Reynolds first became interested in city council when she grew frustrated that members of the council were relatively inactive.  “I initially ran [for

International Complexities: Mycal Ford ’12 discusses how he thinks about global policy Posted by: Zach Powers / November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022 By Zach PowersResoLute EditorMycal Ford ’12 deep dives into global challenges for a living. A double major in political science and Chinese studies at PLU, Ford is now an international affairs and economics analyst who has worked for both private firms and government agencies, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury, a global consulting firm