Welcome  Hey Bastille Residents! 
To Bastille!  Welcome to BASTILLE! I am so excited for this year and to meet all of 
RA: Andrew Bratton  you! I hope to find everyone at move in, but I know that may not happen. 
Please stop me and introduce yourself if you see me around (I'll be 
ㅡ  wearing my ID badge). I have been looking forward to this semester all 
summer! 

On ​Sunday (August 23)​, we will be having our first Community Hangout. 

We will meet at ​8pm in Parking Lot 5/9 outside of the Rozsa​ and play 
“Speed-friending” to get to know each other - socially distanced of 
course. 

    Bastille is split into two halves: Bastille 1 and Bastille A. We are in Bastille 
Quick Facts about me:  1, but the RA of Bastille A (Grayson) and I will be working very closely 
  throughout the year. We will talk more about what this means and about 
Class: Senior  some of our hall traditions at our first hall meeting. That first meeting will 
Major: Electrical Engineering  occur on ​Monday, August 31st at 8pm​ over Zoom. 
Hometown: Kalkaska, Michigan 
There are a few things to keep in mind during move in: 
 
- Do not use duct tape on the walls, floors, furniture, or ceiling. It leaves a 
Internships: 
residue and often damages our facilities 
Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles 
-You are welcome to move the furniture around, but it needs to stay in 
Consumers Energy 
the room, not block the windows or doors, and be at least 18 inches 
Michigan Scientific Corporation 
(45cm) from the ceiling 
 
-As much as possible, keep things out of the hallway while you're moving 
Hobbies: Exploring the Keweenaw, 
in. Please maintain enough space for others moving in to safely move 
Photography, Netflix, Running and 
through the hallway 
anything with friends! 
-In the event of a fire alarm, our house evacuation location is on the West 
 
end of Lot 4 (behind the building). 
Pronouns: He, Him, His 
  If you need help with anything during move in, feel free to ask any of the 
RAs that you see around. Grayson and I should be wandering about 
regularly during move in. I look forward to seeing and meeting everyone! 

Andrew Bratton | ​asbratto@mtu.edu 

 
 
 
 
 
   
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Quick Historical Info on Bastille: 
The Bastille was a fortress in Paris,   
known formally as the Bastille 
Saint-Antoine. It played an important 
role in the internal conflicts of France 
and for most of its history was used as a 
state prison by the kings of France.