Complex sentence: This cleared the way for planning to begin and the Regents approved the final plans in October 1978 and construction began early in 1979 on the site of the football practice fields on the west side of campus.
Split into simpler sentences: This cleared the way for planning to begin and the Regents approved the final plans in October 1978. Construction began early in 1979 on the site of the football practice fields on the west side of campus.