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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. Won the BJ Olympics (2006) and current Undergraduate-wide Intramural Sports Champions.

  • Coulter

  • Mathews, home of the functional breeder reactor in 1999, and founder of the Federation of Independent Scav Hunt Teams (the FIST).

  • Linn, Linn, house of sin

  • Salisbury, reigning BJ Olympic Champions (2007).

  • Dodd-Mead, home of Carl Sagan and winner of the first two Classical Entertainment Society Chariot Races (2005 and 2006).