After taking last week off to focus on training, the Utah cross country team was back in competition on Saturday at the Colorado State Open.

After three seasons in the NFL, former Utah quarterback Alex Smith is done. And by done, you can apply every sense of the term.

What started as a single broadcasting screen in the S. J. Quinney College of Law has expanded to new flat screen TVs in buildings across campus, including the Language and Communication Building, Union, the University Campus Store and others.

Competition, in terms of another provider, would bring better prices and service. Utahns need another electricity provider and deserve a choice when it comes to this crucial service.

We should judge politicians by these criteria, not by whether we want to invite them over for Sunday dinner. A good leader need not be the perfect house guest, friend, neighbor or acquaintance, but rather a prudent policy maker and sensitive public servant.

Mandatory attendance policies at the university level aren't uncommon from class to class. The argument is often made that students who attend class perform better than students who don't attend. Even if that were true, it doesn't justify required attendance. Students should be able to choose whether to attend class or not.

There's no such thing as an honest politician. It's so common an idea that you might not even give it a second thought, but that doesn't mean that we ought to accept unethical behavior from our elected officials. Just the opposite: We should do our best to ensure that those people we elect are as ethical as possible.

After taking last week off to focus on training, the Utah cross country team was back in competition on Saturday at the Colorado State Open.

The story will reach a climax with the Utes in only a week when they face an equally undefeated Air Force team in conference play. BYU, on the other hand, will face Wyoming, a team that Air Force beat handily. If Utah wants to keep pace with their southern rival, next week means an awful lot.

Utah has had considerable success against the Aggies in the past, winning 10 of the 11 matchups between the two schools. That success continued this weekend with a 2-0 win at Ute field.