02-03-2016, 05:26 PM
I remember when entering as a CS grad student in 1981 the department gave me a list of campus slang terms, and calling the Alpine Inn "Zot's" was on the list. I think UGLY for the undergraduate library was there too. Anyway, it seems like calling it Zot's is one of those traditions that is handed down over the years for no better reason than that it's a longstanding tradition.