Week in Photos Spring Week 3
In its regular-season finale, the UCLA men’s volleyball team defeated Pepperdine in four sets. The Bruins finished the 2016 season with a 23-5 record
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Protesters against the appearance of UC President Janet Napolitano marched to the law school.
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About 20 UCLA students, alumni and workers spoke about topics including mental health funding and sexual assault as a part of the Million Student March.
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Joe Ackerman, a fourth-year English student, called for UC President Janet Napolitano’s resignation Wednesday.
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Thai Vegan in Santa Monica exceeded expectations with its massaman curry, fresh vegatable tofu rolls and pad thai with tofu. The consistency of the tofu and the texture of the kabocha squash was such that the dishes would have, in fact, been ruined with the addition of meat.
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Sophomore Logan Staggs transferred to UCLA from Northwestern to be closer to his father, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer last spring.
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and Stanford were tied at 3-3 and the winner of the match would take the team victory. But Staggs’ clear size disad- vantage didn’t faze him. After taking the first set 6-4, Staggs broke Romanowicz at 4-3 for a 5-3 lead in the sec- ond. Staggs served and took the match over his larger, more physically dominant opponent to give the Bruins the win. This was a big win. Stanford had the most ranked players in the country at the time. “I don’t give up,” Staggs said. “I always think I’m in it – my will or mental game is probably my greatest attri- bute.” About one month later, Staggs faced No. 16 Califor- nia’s Mads Engsted at the Los Angeles Tennis Club. Engsted was of almost identical stature to Romanowicz at 6-foot-1, 176 pounds. Staggs lost the first set to Engsted 6-4, and barely won the second at 7-5. But in a strong showing of men- tal strength and willpower, Staggs led him 5-1 in the third DAILY BRUIN WINNER: ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS PACEMAKER IN 2014, 2011, 2004 FINALIST: IN 2015, 2012, 2008, 2007 AND 2006 ucla athletics auBReY YeO/dailY BRuin seniOR staff dailybruin.com/sports | Thursday, April 14, 2016 | Sports | DAILY BRUIN Men’s golf finishes regular season below par Staggs has played a key role for the No. 4 Bruins, slotting in at the fourth or fifth spots in the lineup and routinely taking down much bigger opponents. “I don’t give up,” Staggs said. “My will or mental game is probably my greatest attribute.”
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Alumna Katie Everds invented the Tillow, a beach towel and pillow hybrid. She will be featured on the TV show “Quit Your Day Job” that helps aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Kara Chang, a fourth-year communications studies student, has been an active member in many trans and LGBT movements during her time at UCLA.
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“When I look in the mirror now, I see a strong, independent, queer, transgender, non-binary Taiwanese-American human being,” Chang told the students. “Today I fight and refuse to remain silent any longer.”
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Rising sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen helmed the offense to a victory in 11-on-11 drills for the second-straight practice Wednesday morning. Rosen has greater control of the offensive play-calling as he prepares for his second season.
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Graduate student Nikita Gale created her thesis, to be displayed Thursday, based off her experiences with cars, technology and human interaction.
