Author of The Physics of Star Trek delivers 1997 Glover Lecture; Professors battle apathy on campus; Library construction continues; College stiffens van certification test; Women of Umoja profiled; Discussion of best bathrooms on campus; Music professor Jen Blyth profiled.
The "elms yellow" disease threatens many trees on campus. College students are named among the most vulnerable to Hepatitis B. The Political coup in the former Soviet Union deposes Boris Yeltsin and instates Aleksandr Rutskoi as acting president and sparks campus debate. On September 18th, approximately twenty five Dickinson students, accompanied by religion professor Dan Cozort, traveled to the Hindu American Religious Institute to observe and participate in a celebration of the birthday of Lord Ganesha, a Hindu deity. The Red Devils football team take a victory over Muhlenberg.