Burton-Judson Courts

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Burton-Judson Courts is a dormitory complex at the University of Chicago. One of the few undergraduate facilities located south of the Midway Plaisance, B-J is a castlelike edifice built in a gothic style similar to that of the University's main quadrangles. B-J was the first on-campus residence of eminent astronomer Carl Sagan, who lived in room 141 (See "Carl Sagan, A Life"). It also served as the location of the much-publicized construction of a functional nuclear breeder reactor for the 1999 University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt.

B-J is organized into seven "houses":

• Chamberlin, winner of the first two Scavenger Hunts (1987 and 1988).
• Vincent, winner of the 1996 Scavenger Hunt. Won the BJ Olympics (2006) and current Undergraduate-wide Intramural Sports Champions.
• Coulter, named after botanist John Merle Coulter
• Mathews, home of the functional breeder reactor in 1999, and founder of the Federation of Independent Scav Hunt Teams (the FIST).
• Linn, widely known as Linn, Linn, House of Sin.
• Salisbury, reigning BJ Olympic Champions (2007).
• Dodd-Mead, home of Carl Sagan and winner of the first three Classical Entertainment Society Chariot Races (2005, 2006, and 2007).

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