The International Spirit of Zinck’s Night is an annual event for Cornellians around the world to celebrate Cornell. This year, we will gather virtually!

DATE: Thursday, October 20, 2022
TIME: 7:00PM-8:00PM CET
LOCATION: Microsoft Teams; you will receive your login details in your registration confirmation email
QUESTIONS: Contact Ludovico Denza at LD323@cornell.edu

THE HISTORY BEHIND THE INTERNATIONAL SPIRIT OF ZINCK’S NIGHT. HOW IT ALL BEGAN. 

“We’ll all have drinks at Theodore Zinck’s, when I get back next fall!” goes “Give My Regards to Davy,” the timeless Cornell fighting song. But just who exactly is Theodore Zinck? 

Theodore Zinck was an Ithaca saloon owner whose pub, the Hotel Brunswick, was a popular haunt for Cornellians in the 1890s. When he died in 1903, a series of bars on and around Collegetown adopted his name over the years. The last one closed in the 1960s, and Cornellians started commemorating the spirit of Zinck’s Night by gathering at an establishment on a Thursday night, once a year. This tradition of undergraduates coming together to enjoy camaraderie and refreshments has grown into a gathering for Cornellians of all stripes everywhere. 

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