Suites
The house is composed of nine suites: Trantor Mir, Walden, Sinclair, Bag End, Zapata, Valhalla, Russell, Karma, and Falstaff.
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Suite amenities
Each suite houses fifteen to twenty members (but fewer from May to August, when regular school is out at the University of Michigan). Each room is either a large single meant for a single occupant, a double that can house two members, or a small single for a single occupant. Along with residents' rooms, each suite has a small kitchen and a lounge with a television.
Suite organization
Each suite is led by a Suite Manager, who ensures suite chores and bathroom cleanings are done. The Suite Manager hosts occasional meetings to keep suite members informed of changes in house policies, to vote on suite guests, and to vote on changes to suite rules such as quiet hours.
Significance of names
Each suite's name is related to a historical figure or literary work
- Trantor Mir is inspired by placed in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, Trantor being the capital planet of the Galactic Empire.
- Walden is named after Thoreau's Walden
- Sinclair is named for poet John Sinclair
- Bag End is named for the home of Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings
- Zapata is named after Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata
- Valhalla is named after the mythological hall of slain heroes
- Russell is named after Bertrand Russell
- Karma is pretty self-explanatory
- Falstaff is named after Shakespeare's fictional character Sir John Falstaff
Addresses
- Trantor Mir: 1502 Gilbert Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
- Walden: 1504 Gilbert Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
- Sinclair: 1506 Gilbert Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
- Bag End: 1508 Gilbert Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
- Zapata: 1510 Gilbert Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
- Valhalla: 1512 Gilbert Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
- Russell: 1514 Gilbert Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
- Karma: 1516 Gilbert Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
- Falstaff: 1518 Gilbert Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48105