The latest construction project on campus didn't start without roadblocks, and now that it's begun, it's become a big one for students.

The football team pulled off a sloppy win over San Jose State, the women's soccer team lost by one goal and the volleyball team went 0-2 at the Santa Clara Tournament.

When the Utah volleyball team gets a visit from No. 12 Oregon on Tuesday night, it will encounter perhaps its biggest challenge of the season.

The Utes barely escaped Spartan Stadium with a win Saturday night. They left relatively healthy, but the few injuries suffered could prove costly.

"Now that was when people knew how to be in love. They knew it! Time, distance...nothing could separate them because they knew. It was right. It was real." Thus opines Meg Ryan in "Sleepless in Seattle," wishing for a halcyon era that never existed. Millions of Generation Y-ers grew up watching such films, where the protagonists are quite simply "made for each other." Real life is rarely that simple. However, long-term relationships built on communication, sacrifice and gratitude can bring joy and fulfillment.

College grades used to be strictly pass or fail. Students didn't stress about GPAs, cry after receiving an A- or desperately beg for a D. You either passed or you didn't. As for students caught cheating, they were expelled from the school or class, or received whatever punishment administrators or teachers decided to give. Even with harsh consequences and extreme punishment, students still cheat.

Transportation and parking discussions have been rampant at the U this year. There are traffic jams, stalled shuttles and a broad misunderstanding of what is going on with all the construction. There is one thing that has been overlooked8212;Residence Hall parking. It is one of the U's rarely discussed problems.

Commuters on Foothill Drive were greeted with a message Wednesday morning that would make Fredrich Neitzsche proud: "God does not exist."

Extending the nation's longest winning streak to 16 games, the No. 17 Utes were given all they could handle from a San Jose State team that was coming off a 56-3 whooping at the hands of No. 3 USC a week ago.

Utah's offense got off to a quick start against Utah State on Sept. 3, scoring two touchdowns before first time starter Terrance Cain had an incomplete pass. But it was a different story in the Utes' first road game of the season Saturday night at Spartan Stadium.