TOP: LSA senior Jessica Moorman (left), LSA sophomore Blake Rowley (center) and LSA sophomore Shaquitta Stanley (right) stand with gags in their mouths during National Take Affirmative Action Day outside Angell Hall yesterday. Participants wore gags to symbolize how Proposal 2, a ballot initiative that would end some affirmative action programs in Michigan, would silence women and minorities. BOTTOM: Participants were also asked to wear black at a mock funeral for affirmative action. (ANGELA CESERE/Daily)