Point and Shoot for Yearbook Staff Photographer

I'm currently looking for a point and shoot camera for the upcoming school year to take pictures at campus events for my college's yearbook. 
The last point and shoot I had was a Canon PowerShot A1000IS.  Since then, I've dabbled in manual 35mm photography and would like a digital camera with more settings and a longer zoom.  My budget is less than $250; I'm looking for a camera with at least a 15X zoom (though more wouldn't hurt), a viewfinder, and decent low-light picture quality.
Nothing too fancy; I just want something that isn't too expensive or bulky that will produce decent pictures until I can upgrade to my first DSLR. 

What do you think about this?
  http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Canon+-+PowerShot+SX150+IS+Black+14.1-Megapixel+Digital+Camera+-+Black/3...
It's the next step up from the sub $100 Canon's.   I really like it as it uses AA's.  Which I substitute with Eneloop rechargeables.  Image quality is not DSLR.
Do some research, on this model.  There's some report of power issues.
After that.... start budgetting for this...
  http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nikon+-+D3200+24.2-Megapixel+Digital+SLR+Camera+with+18-55mm+Zoom+Lens+-...

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