I have to admit I was a tad starstruck meeting actor and social-justice activist Martin Sheen at a fundraising luncheon Thursday at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont.

Sheen, after all, is one of my favorite actors. I’ve enjoyed his film work over the years and put his epic war movie “Apocalypse Now” towards the top of my list.

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About 70 freshman students from Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, or nearly half the class, will travel Sunday to Soledad to put up a carnival for the children of migrant farmworkers.

The project is part of the university’s service-learning and social-justice focus, which encourages students to get involved in the community.

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