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 home of eminent astronomer Carl Sagan during his undergraduate years at the University, and 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. Current Reigning BJ Olympics and Undergraduate-wide Intramural Sports Champions
- Coulter
- Mathews
- Linn
- Salisbury
- Dodd-Mead, winner of the first two Classical Entertainment Society Chariot Races (2005 and 2006).