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Sept. 1991 issue
Ann Rule, ’53, is the queen of true crime
A former policewoman, Ann Rule began writing true-detective crime in 1968, after a divorce left her with four children to support.
Sept. 1991 issue
Would light rail lead us down the wrong path?
Light rail isn't the cure-all for the Puget Sound area's traffic mess, UW experts warn.
Sept. 1991 issue
Labor group endows chair in honor of Harry Bridges
ILWU locals and rank-and-file members are helping to establish the first endowed chair in the country to honor a labor leader.
Sept. 1991 issue
Stories of winners and losers in this edition of Columns
What a difference a decade can make. While our football team is still a winner, so is the entire University.
Sept. 1991 issue
Zoller’s gift: After brain injury, professor makes new memories
It's not Hollywood fiction, but the true story of a UW professor whose brain injury forced him to start life over.
Sept. 1991 issue
Barbara Hedges takes the helm as UW athletic director
The UW has a winner as its new athletic director, hiring Barbara Hedges as only the second woman to head a top collegiate sports program.
Sept. 1991 issue
Buried memories? Many are works of fiction, UW professor says
Our remembrances of things past—even of child abuse—may be more fiction than fact, says one UW professor.
Sept. 1991 issue
UW gains ground in new state budget
The University of Washington will be more competitive and more accessible, thanks to an 11.6 percent increase in its state funding.
Sept. 1991 issue
Faculty to vote on pluralism requirement
The Faculty Senate polls 2,500 professors on establishing an American pluralism requirement.
Sept. 1991 issue
UW graduates 8,206; Tacoma gives first BAs
About 8,206 degrees were awarded at the University of Washington's 116th Commencement held June 15.
June 1991 issue
Ed Rossbach, ’40, finds art in the oddest materials
Ed Rossbach's work has not only earned him worldwide acclaim but redefined conventional notions about what materials are potentially precious.
June 1991 issue
Fouad Ajami, ’69, ’73, is a trusted voice on Middle East politics
UW alumnus Fouad Ajami became a familiar face to millions as the CBS News Middle Eastern expert during the Persian Gulf crisis.
June 1991 issue
How did Gulf War change America? 4 UW experts weigh in
The victorious outcome of the war—and the few American casualties—have created a watershed in American public opinion, four UW historians say.
June 1991 issue
Virginia Smith: a champion of education
The 1991 Alumna Summa Laude Dignata has been fighting for higher education since she graduated. Her latest mission: Hold together a college torn by strife.
June 1991 issue
UW cited as safe campus; violent crimes decrease
The University of Washington campus had a 17 percent drop in violent felony crimes between 1989 and 1990, UW police reported.
June 1991 issue
Alumni help fundraising campaign reach $216.6 million
Students and other University representatives have been telephoning alumni nationwide to ask for campaign pledges payable over up to five years and many alumni are making generous gifts.
June 1991 issue
The best of 1991: Teaching and public service awards
Traditionally, June is the month when the UW and its alumni association announce the winners of the annual teaching and public service awards.
June 1991 issue
Theater landscape to be dramatically different
One landmark theater will be moved, another will be rebricked and a third may be either demolished or shipped to Tacoma's Commencement Bay.
June 1991 issue
State budget expected to preserve UW gains
UW officials are generally pleased over the shape of the 1991-93 state budget.
June 1991 issue
Stories of identity in this month’s magazine
There isn't one of us who hasn't had an identity crisis sometime in our lives.
