By J. Sharon Yee Daily Bruin Senior Staff Actor Martin Sheen was presented with the first Cesar E. Chavez Spirit Award Friday at a luncheon celebration honoring the late labor rights activist on what would have been his 73rd birthday. Read more...

By Timothy Kudo Daily Bruin Staff Sitting at a booth in a Culver City restaurant, Justin Fong speaks to the waiter in Chinese then pauses for a moment to contemplate what he’s going to say about his appointment as the 2000-01 student regent. Read more...

Photos by Jamie Scanlon-Jacobs Journey to the valley of death A photographer’s look at the heart of California’s Death ValleyClockwise from top left Death Valley has a number of sand dunes which are in perpetual motion as the wind slowly blows them across the land. Read more...

Tuesday, March 2, 1999 Community Briefs UCLA ‘Eco-Heroes’ expands program The UCLA Advanced Policy Institute has expanded its award-winning Eco-Heroes campaign to 10 Los Angeles high schools, introducing more than 1,500 urban students to the wilderness. Read more...

Tuesday, March 2, 1999 Combining Cultures While recent immigrants are more likely to preserve strong ties to their cultures, those who arrived generations ago identify with American society By Catherine Turner Daily Bruin Contributor Almost everyone in the United States comes from a family that, at one time or another, immigrated here. Read more...

Tuesday, March 2, 1999 Passage of 4 percent plan awaits approval by regents ADMISSION: Board hopes proposal will raise minority representation in UCs; others doubt much will change By Dennis Lim Daily Bruin Contributor At 15 years old, Federico Campo does not fully understand all the technicalities behind college admissions, but he does know what he likes, and he likes the 4 percent plan. Read more...