Zack wants to take Leslie on a ski trip, however, she won't go alone with just Zack. Zack asks Slater to go along, but he must first find a date willing to go skiing with them. Slater meets a student activist who challenges him to embrace his Hispanic heritage. This topic causes friction between Zack and Slater, and puts the whole ski trip in jeopardy.

After a new professor takes over their Ethics class, the gang faces a dilemma when Zack gets his hands on a copy of the midterm. Meanwhile, Screech covers for Slater at the student union, but soon finds out that bussing tables isn't his forte.

With Kelly still pining over Professor Lasky, Zack tries to find ways of getting her attention and ends up volunteering as an orderly at the health center. Unfortunately, Professor Lasky winds up there as well, and Zack has to come up with one scheme after another to get him out of the way. Meanwhile, Screech tries to fit in with a group of pledges at his fraternity.