Word: ruben
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stereotype of Asian Americans as narrow mathematical paragons is unfair, however, and inaccurate. Many are far from being liberal arts illiterates, according to a study that will be published this fall by Sociologists Ruben G. Rumbaut and Kenji Ima of San Diego State University. They found that in overall grade-point averages, virtually every Asian-American group outscored the city's white high school juniors and seniors. Many Asian-American students excel in the arts, from photography to music. New York City's famed Juilliard School has a student body estimated to be 25% Asian and Asian American. Juilliard President...
...thriller, the stairs leading from living room to bedroom are littered with bloody archetypes: mom at the bottom, stepdad at the top, daughter in between poised to destroy the black widower. Donald E. Westlake based his sleek script on the case of a New Jersey serial killer. Director Joseph Ruben brings his no-nonsense classicism to what could have been just another tabloid horror story. And Schoelen is the most appealing teen in recent movies. But the triumph is O'Quinn's. With his a- mite-too-wide smile, unctuous pieties and neatly calibrated spasms of rage, he creates...
Phoenix Police Chief Ruben Ortega announced the indictments, which were returned Thursday. He said at a news conference that the indictments came after a two-month investigation by the police special investigations bureau and "the investigation still is ongoing...
...whose "hands are clean" have no reason to feel guilty for an injustice that has soiled the hands of their neighbors, there is indeed wisdom to be found in the words of Eldridge Cleaver. "If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem!" Ruben Navarette...
...presence of a movie crew in their quiet, residential area. Next came a lawsuit by rival filmmakers claiming that Redford had violated their rights to the Nichols story; the case is still pending. By the time the movie, which stars Sonia Braga (Kiss of the Spider Woman), Salsa Singer Ruben Blades and Christopher Walken (At Close Range), finally wrapped last week, it was a month late and well over the reported $10 million budget. But despite all, the Oscar-winning director has remained philosophical. "It happens on every film," observes Redford. "Someone comes out of the woodwork with their hands...