9 C iC4t HIZ ':)at im Ann Arbor, Michigarn www.michigandailyxcom 'Apocalypto' has no heart ARTS, PAGE 5A Monday Decembe r11 006 A MATTER OF TIME Carr calls playoff 'inevitable' SPORTSMONDAY Minority applications increase Early influx precedes Prop 2's implementation By WALTER NOWINSKI Daily StaffReporter Applications to the Univer- sity from underrepresented minorities are up nearly 20 percent from the same time a year ago. Because Proposal 2 takes effect in the middle of the admissions cycle, the pre- cise date an application is reviewed is more signifi- cant this year. Unless a court delays the implementation of the amendment, the Univer- sity will be forced to change its admissions policy and stop considering an applicant's race on Dec. 23. Minority stu- dents whose applications are reviewed after that date will no longer be given race-based preferences. Despite the looming chang- es, Chris Lucier, associate director of admissions, said applications are reviewed strictly based on when the application is completed. He said the office hasn't rushed to consider applications from underrepresented minorities before the December dead- line. There has also been a dra- matic increase in the number of minority students who have completed their appli- cations. Nearly two-thirds of minority applications are complete, compared to just over 50 percent at this time last year. An application is started when a student sub- mits any part of the applica- tion to the University. But the admissions office does not review an application until it has received all of its compo- nents. As of Dec. 4, applica- tions from underrepresented minorities were up substan- tially - 1,218 had started applications, a 19-percent spike from last year, when 1,022 had, according to from the office of undergraduate admissions. The University consid- ers black, Latino and Native American students underrep- resented minorities. See ADMISSIONS, page 7A 1F022 Number of applicationsthe University had receivedfrom underrepresented minorities as of Dec. 4 last year. 1,218 Numberthe University has received as of Dec. 4fthis year. For now, Google stays near campus BIRTHDAY BASHED Web search giant to set up shop on Liberty Street By KELLY FRASER Daily Staff Reporter Google announced Friday that it will relocate its Ann Arbor offices to a larger space a few blocks from downtown and closer to campus. The company plans to establish an office of AdWords - the company's advertising E HuronSt division - into an 80,000- square-foot space in the McKinley Towne Centre at 401 E. Liberty St. this March. Google has committed to the space for four years, The Ann Arbor News reported. The company announced it would open an AdWords office in Ann Arbor. It is expected to hire 1,000 people locally over the next five years. The company has been operating out of a tempo- rary 7,000-square-foot office on South Main Street above See GOOGLE, page 7A SWashington 5t E Librty St 0 w.Viam St . o~. .Acfr0 01 ANN ARBOR TF RODRIGo GAYA/Daily Hockey alternate captain T.J. Hensick (front) and forward Kevin Porter (rear) skate to the Michigan bench after Notre Dame evened the score in the middle of the third period of yesterday's matchup in South Bend. Half a minute later, the Irish scored the game-winning goal tocomplete their two-game sweep of Michigan. Hensick was celebrating his 21st birth- day, which he called "one of the most dissappointing birthdays I've ever had." FOR FULL STORY, SEE SPORTSMONDAY A lesson in storage from Cambridge HilSt N t RAPHIC BY B I I BAR STAR Harvard students' advice: Beware of Collegeboxes By JAKE HOLMES Daily StaffReporter About 40 students at Har- vard are fed up with looking for their stuff. When they returned to their dorm rooms this fall, the students' belongings were supposed to be there. They'd hired Collegeboxes, a leading campus storage com- pany, to store their sheets, rugs and furniture during summer break. But when they came back for the first day of classes, their property was missing. Students who called to complain said they found Col- legeboxes customer support less than satisfactory. When Harvard sophomore Lindsay Maizel tried to find out where her furniture was, nobody would return her calls for several hours, she said. In addition to losing items, the students are alleg- ing that Collegeboxes lied to students and delayed reim- bursing those who had lost property. In response to the com- plaints, Harvard's Under- graduate Council began investigating the company's actions. The student gov- ernment passed a resolution urging the college's adminis- tration to sever ties with Col- legeboxes. According to the compa- ny's website, Collegeboxes offers its services at the Uni- versity of Michigan as well. But so far, it hasn't had much luck gettingcustomers. Collegeboxes CEO Scott Neuberger said it's hard to gain a market share in Ann Arbor because local com- panies, like John's Pack and Ship, dominate the campus storage business here. The University Housing office prefers to work with select local companies, Hous- ing spokesman Alan Levy. said. . Since 1997, that company has been John's Pack and Ship. Run by University alum John Kazanjian, it provides similar services to College- boxes but has a contract with the University. Under the contract, Kaza- njian's company can send advertising directly to stu- dents' parents and can enter mostHill and Central Campus dorms before students move in. When students return to their dorms in the fall, items they stored over the summer are already there. Levy said it's important to See STORAGE, page 7A Daily names new editors SHORTCUT By DAVE MEKELBURG Daily StaffReporter As classes come to a close this semester, a class of edi- tors at The Michigan Daily is also nearingthe end of its tenure. The Daily's editors hold their positions for a calen- dar year. A new group of editors will assume leader- ship on Feb. 1. Karl Stampfl, now the managing news editor, will take the position of editor in chief. "We're willing to change," Stampfl said. "We want to have a reader-cen- tric Michigan Daily." Stampfl said he plans to improve several areas of the' paper, specifically the website. The online version needs to have some Web- specific content. It should not just mirror the print edition, he said. The previous editors' tenure brought some sub- stantial changes to the paper. The paper launched a comprehensive redesign with a narrower page size. The Daily also added a weekly arts section, The B-side. Managing Editor Jeffrey See EDITORS, page 7A A pedestrian ignores the orange netting surrounding the construction site at the University's Mus yesterday. The museum is slated to reopen in late 2008. TODAY'S WEATHER HI: 44 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail LO: 34 news@michgandaily.com and letus know. COMING TUESDAY After a being closed for almost two years. Mitch's Bar finally reopens. NEWS INDEX . NEWS.... Vol. COVi, No.hh.66 W.. 02006 The Michigan Daily S UD O K U michigandaily.com OPINIO N .2A ARTS..................... ..3A CLASSIFIEDS......... ..4A SPORTSMONDAY.. .5A .6A &