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The house is composed of nine suites named after historical figures or literary works: [[Trantor]] [[Mir]], ''[[Walden Two|Walden III]]'', [[John Sinclair (poet)|John Sinclair]], [[Bag End]], [[Emiliano Zapata]], [[Valhalla]], [[Bertrand Russell]], [[Karma]], and [[Falstaff]] <ref>. [[httpfile://wwweschermap.icc.coop/prospective/houses/escher/documents/Constitution_escher.pdf Escher House Constitutionjpg|400px|right]]</ref>
Each suite houses approximately fifteen to twenty members, although the number may be lower during the spring and summer months when many of the University's operations slow significantly.<ref>Membership Committee decree for House Priority Status</ref> Members' rooms are either 'large singles' meant for a single occupant, large singles converted into a double room, or small singles.<ref>[http://icc.coop/houses/northcampus/tour.php Quick Tour of North Campus]</ref> Along with residents' rooms, each suite comprises a small kitchen and a lounge with television. Cats are allowed in 2 of the houses.
== 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 [http://foundationseries.wikia.com/wiki/Home Foundation series], [http://foundationseries.wikia.com/wiki/Trantor Trantor] being the capital planet of the Galactic Empire.* Walden is named after Thoreau's ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden Walden]''* Sinclair is named for poet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sinclair_(poet) John Sinclair]* Bag End is named for the [http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Bag_End home of Bilbo Baggins] in ''The Lord of the Rings''* Zapata is named after Mexican revolutionary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Zapata Emiliano Zapata]* Valhalla is named after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valhalla mythological hall of slain heroes]* Russell is named after [filehttps:eschermap//en.jpgwikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell Bertrand Russell]* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma Karma] is pretty self-explanatory* Falstaff is named after Shakespeare's fictional character [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falstaff Sir John Falstaff]