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...particular, he said that first generation Hispanics have significantly lower incomes and have children earlier in life than do second generation Hispanics, and that this generation gap should affect how their opinions are interpreted...

Author: By Nitish Lakhanpal, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professors Predict Census Outcomes | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

According to Waldon, the 2000 Census marked the first time the Bureau employed widespread advertising...

Author: By Rediet T. Abebe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Census Reaches Out to Undergraduate Students | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

...They found the first increase in accuracy,” she said. “After that they have done a much larger scale of paid advertisement to help increase awareness...

Author: By Rediet T. Abebe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Census Reaches Out to Undergraduate Students | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

...seems strangely vital for a dying woman. Her caretakers, live-in nurse Marie (Melissa Leo) and Dr. Lance Pryce (James Rebhorn), are on suspiciously intimate terms with their patient. Remembering their long history together, Sonny asks Don to share her bed, and the two sleep together on his first night back. The following morning Dr. Pryce assaults Don in a rage, and he kills the doctor in self-defense, stashing him in the backyard...

Author: By Sally K. Scopa, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Don McKay | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

Unfortunately, the majority of the film does not live up to these intentions. During the first hour, viewers are subjected to stilted dialogue and heavy-handed jokes. These awkward one-liners often fall to Leo, in her role as the disturbingly cheerful and deceptively prim Marie. When McKay first arrives at Sonny’s house, he notices a “home sweet home” sign in the hallway, to which someone has attached a large axe. When he expresses his surprise, violins screech forebodingly, and Marie answers, “You never know when you may need...

Author: By Sally K. Scopa, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Don McKay | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

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