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MICHIGAN

City Council talks Historic District

The East Lansing City Council will discuss whether it needs to modify part of its Historic District at its work session tonight. The work session is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Conference Room A of City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.

MSU

iVote attracts students

Cameron Cochran pulled his blue hoodie to his head, his cheeks wet with rain and his outfit soaked. But the James Madison College freshman wasn’t concerned. Cochran said he had only one thing on his mind — Nas.

FOOTBALL

Spartans run ball, leading them to victory

MSU head coach Mark Dantonio wanted his team to make a statement in the home opener Saturday. He wanted the Spartans to run the ball effectively, block up front and display the toughness he hopes will come to define the program.

NEWS

Big Ten cities plan similar development projects

East Lansing isn’t the only Big Ten town looking to give residents a better view of its skyline. Madison, Wis., home of the University of Wisconsin, and Ann Arbor are pursuing development projects similar to East Lansing’s City Center II, which calls for the creation of a 10-story building along Abbot Road and Grand River Avenue.

NEWS

I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T

During a Sunday visit to the Kellogg Center, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader took shots at corruption in U.S. big business, which he said Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., are “sweeping under the rug.”

MSU

Violinists perform for master

Eric Olson’s mind went blank as he climbed the stage steps and took his place inside the stream of light falling from the auditorium’s rafters. The first-year MSU music performance graduate student twisted the knobs of his violin before standing silent. A moment later, he slid the bow across the strings.

MICHIGAN

Home football games benefit some E.L. shops

As the MSU football team reeled off touchdowns during its first home game Saturday, local business owners said they also scored big. Home football contests traditionally bring tailgaters, students and out-of-town visitors to local restaurants and retailers before and after the game.

MSU

Colleges tap into Facebook to issue alerts

While MSU implemented a text message alert system last year to warn students of emergencies, other universities also are using technology in the name of campus safety. Last month, the University of Maryland at College Park started a Facebook.com group for students to receive emergency information, talk with each other about emergencies and share information with family.

NEWS

McCain having it his way now

*St. Paul, Minn.* - John McCain, a prisoner of war turned political rebel, vowed Thursday night to vanquish the "constant partisan rancor" that grips Washington as he launched his fall campaign for the White House.