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Volume CXXXIII, Number 15 |
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Fast Features
ORIENT STAFF
campus weather report: precip this weekend
Today. Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Tonight. Snow. Then a chance of sleet after midnight. Accumulation of an inch or two is possible. Lows in the mid 20s.
Saturday. Snow and sleet changing to rain. Highs in the mid 30s.
Saturday night. Rain and snow. Then colder with a chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s.
Sunday. Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s.
Monday. Partly cloudy with a chance of flurries. Windy with highs in the lower 30s.
Tuesday. Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.
Wednesday. Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.
Thursday. Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s.
word of the week
antediluvian adj.
1. Extremely old, antiquated.
2. Bible. Occurring or belonging to the era before the flood.
more info: credit cards
Today, the Orient reports on credit card use by college students (see page 4). More facts:
-Three out of five students with credit cards max them out during their first year.
-Credit reports let consumers know how good their credit is- ranging from 300 (very bad) to 850 (impeccable). A score of 700 is considered very good.
-College students are extremely loyal to their first credit card, keeping it for an average of 15 years.
-14 percent of all American college students have credit card debt exceeding $7,000.
folklore
According to the Maine Paranormal Research Association website, Pickard Theater is reportedly haunted. "One theater technician reported feeling cold and seeing a swinging lamp in a room with no outside ventilation (the scenery construction shop at the top of the theater)" says the Association's website.
fast facts: what's in a budget?
Bowdoin's proposed budget for the current fiscal year includes:
-$506,000 for telephone charges.
-$1,646,000 for student labor.
-$1,387,000 for insurance.
-$13,063,000 for employee benefits.
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