By Janie B. Porter Daily Bruin Contributor Beauty isn’t only in the eye of the beholder, sociologists and anthropologists say. It’s also in their background. What people see as beauty differs dramatically across cultures, just as opinions on how the concept of beauty originated vary in the academic world. Read more...

By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Contributor Students at the School of Public Health will be handing out smoothies and recipes this morning to kick off an annual event aimed at promoting wellness in the university community. Read more...

By J. Sharon Yee Daily Bruin Senior Staff The number of underrepresented students admitted as freshmen for fall 2000 increased slightly from last year, according to statistics released Monday. Read more...

By Andy Shah Daily Bruin Senior Staff A building between Le Conte and Weyburn Avenues that formerly housed Macy’s will be turned inside out when a clutch of new businesses are expected to open next year. Read more...

By Barbara Ortutay Daily Bruin Senior Staff More than six months after 19 current and former UCLA football players pleaded no contest to illegally obtaining disabled parking placards, Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa came to campus to announce legislation intended to curb future abuses. Read more...

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...