Volume CXXXIII, Number 14 February 13, 2004

Fast Features
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orient follow-up: where is ben bradlee?

Last fall the this publication was told that the highly-anticipated Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn lecture would be rescheduled for the spring. Today the Orient's Ashley Harvard reports that the events office says that it does not yet have the duo on the calendar for this spring. Both Bradlee and Quinn are acclaimed Washington Post journalists. The guests cancelled their trip because of travel problems caused by September's Hurricane Isabel.

campus weather report: snow on horizon

Tonight. Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

Saturday. Partly cloudy. Then mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s.

Saturday night. Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Brisk with lows near zero. Wind chill values around 25 below.

Sunday. Mostly sunny and brisk. Highs 5 to 10 above.

Presidents day. Mostly sunny. Highs 15 to 20.

Tuesday. Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s.

Wednesday. Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.

Thursday. Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.

just in

Mattel has announced that Barbie and Ken have headed to splitsville. The company said that they will "remain friends." Their relationship lasted quite a bit longer than most other celebrity couples: 43 years.

in the next orient

Tempted to use all of those pre-approved credit cards littering your mailbox? Consider this: nearly one third of graduating seniors rack up credit card debt to the tune of nearly $7,000. Don't become a statistic: learn how to stay on track towards a good financial future in next week's Features section.

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FROM TOP: Contributed by staff writer Ashley Harvard; Source: National Weather Service; Source: Guardian Unlimited (UK); No credit.

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