{"id":3594,"date":"2025-08-06T00:29:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T00:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/?page_id=3594"},"modified":"2025-08-06T03:50:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T03:50:33","slug":"article-the-unofficial-mrsd-survival-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/article-the-unofficial-mrsd-survival-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8211;Article | The Unofficial MRSD Survival Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3594\" class=\"elementor elementor-3594\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59778cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59778cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e25dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72e25dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Unofficial MRSD Survival Guide<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ceee91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ceee91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8386b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8386b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The MRSD Program is intense &#8211; between the Capstone project and the abundance of coursework, the concept of work-life balance is beyond us. But beyond the grind, we have a growing and evolving set of shared experiences that define what it means to survive (and dare I say thrive) here.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This FAQ is our way of capturing that spirit and the things we\u2019ve experienced. For those of you who are entering or in the program, this serves as a guide for anything you don\u2019t already know. For those who have already survived, this is a reminder of the chaotic and fun times that brought you to where you are today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e037a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e037a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ac8f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9ac8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University &amp; Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afeba3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"afeba3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba7c54b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba7c54b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a469f87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a469f87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84865f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84865f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where should I look for more information about Robotics Institute?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7196c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc7196c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4d320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd4d320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check out the RoboGuide: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/roboguide.ri.cmu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/roboguide.ri.cmu.edu\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb38078 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb38078\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b1e41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98b1e41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6320342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6320342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I want to make money to pay for this program. What are my options, and what does the pay look like?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff98cc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff98cc0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff90f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff90f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research Assistant: Reach out to a faculty member <\/span><b>with funding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to discuss possible opportunities to work as an RA.\u00a0<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pay ranges between $18 and $25 \/hr.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is a time cap of 20 hours per week for international students. Minimum time expectation is around 15 hours per week<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check this link out: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/roboguide.ri.cmu.edu\/advisor-matching\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/roboguide.ri.cmu.edu\/advisor-matching\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teaching Assistant: Reach out to MRSD faculty, whose classes you\u2019ve taken. Also, check your emails for faculty seeking teaching assistants for other courses. Students have been TAs for SCS courses, Business courses, Communications courses, and more.<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pay is set to $22\/hr<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is a time cap of 12 hours per week<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After your internship, continue it! Your company needs to be flexible on your hours, otherwise, this won\u2019t be feasible. It also helps if the company is based in Pittsburgh. This could be especially fruitful if you\u2019d like to work at this company post-graduation.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff6f93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ff6f93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0bc67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d0bc67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803e168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"803e168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is it better to take notes by hand or on a laptop?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1dd64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee1dd64\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba81fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ba81fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depends on the class, but generally, most students use tablets nowadays for handwritten notes, and they are especially useful for math-heavy or diagram-heavy notes. Markdown and Notion make reviewing a lot easier.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bonus: Save all lecture slides because you lose access to most classes after some time after the course ends.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49edc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e49edc7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7d1df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c7d1df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f92cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06f92cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do you balance coursework, capstone, and job hunting all at the same time?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c11ffcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c11ffcb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24303fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24303fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uhhh.. you don\u2019t. You just rotate between what you\u2019re most behind on<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In seriousness, something that works well is blocking time in your calendar for different objectives, the same as time blocked for lectures (if you attend those).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blocked hours help with consistency and turn into a routine. Treat them seriously.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3853bf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3853bf0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53cd23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a53cd23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456a6db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"456a6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are some of the best study spots on campus?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4196a14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4196a14\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e069d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e069d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sorrells<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RI Commons<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The conference rooms next to RI Commons (use Skedda to book: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/robotics.skedda.com\/booking\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/robotics.skedda.com\/booking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That one conference room on the A Level that is rarely used<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That one conference room on the 4th floor next to that picture of a ship<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the back row of your MRSD Project Course or Robot Business Courses where no one can see what you\u2019re doing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f20881 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f20881\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb8eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfb8eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Career<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b34e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54b34e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d147de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d147de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ad3aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78ad3aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9898413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9898413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When should I start looking for internships?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2170738 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2170738\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa60d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fa60d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As early as Fall Break (October), but in the last two years, most postings don\u2019t come up until January. Many startups post closer to Spring. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d06334 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d06334\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef96f2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef96f2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5a263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f5a263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What resources are available for the internship\/job hunt?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f623a0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f623a0c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a58c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a58c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simplify Jobs: A free service and Chrome extension to autofill applications and find keywords in roles that you should include in your resume: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simplify.jobs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/simplify.jobs\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This GitHub for tech internships from Pitt CSC: <br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SimplifyJobs\/Summer2025-Internships\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/github.com\/SimplifyJobs\/Summer2025-Internships<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The MRSD Resume book<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John, Sarah, and the many MRSD Alumni<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304a46d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"304a46d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d51bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5d51bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569fed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"569fed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are some aspects of industry\/industry shifts you\u2019ve noticed?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc8039 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bc8039\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d2025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d2025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is a preference for specialists over generalists, so if you know definitively what area of robotics you want to work in, you can take courses to focus on that.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The last couple of years have seen a major shift to learning approaches to all verticals of robotics, so get some exposure to it!<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cce764 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cce764\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e9255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2e9255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Campus &amp; RI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d337ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d337ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b805ef1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b805ef1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b50ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06b50ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05603d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05603d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where is the closest escort stop from NSH?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b271b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b271b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2a90d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc2a90d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/2025-mrsd-faq-map-nsh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/2025-mrsd-faq-map-nsh.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/2025-mrsd-faq-map-nsh-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/2025-mrsd-faq-map-nsh-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f3f07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f3f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The last shuttle stop is at 10:45 PM on weekdays but 11:00 PM on weekends! Depending on where you live, you can\u2019t take the escort until <\/span><b>after<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the last shuttle!<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last Escort is 4:15 AM<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae4088 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ae4088\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f1af2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6f1af2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc9d708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc9d708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Robolounge never has forks. Or plates. Where can I get some?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2812b62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2812b62\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f325c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7f325c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GHC 8th floor Kitchen is usually stocked with plates, bowls, to-go containers, forks, spoons, knives, and chopsticks. They also have hot chocolate packets, teas, and creamers. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a94683 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a94683\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2440ff2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2440ff2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91d270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b91d270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The courts are never free when I want to play basketball or tennis. How can I check this?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197c110 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"197c110\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8682706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8682706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.cmu.edu\/recreation\/Court_Reservations\">https:\/\/athletics.cmu.edu\/recreation\/Court_Reservations<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01697df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01697df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79be7dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79be7dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6faa3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6faa3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tell me something I may or may not know about the CMU Transportation Service.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3fbe6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef3fbe6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16a9fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a16a9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019re allowed one guest on the CMU Shuttles and Escorts. This is especially useful if you or a friend leaves their ID somewhere!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81a2681 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81a2681\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952ce91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"952ce91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee2be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ee2be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are some unwritten rules about the RoboLounge?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b7b11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24b7b11\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7fe8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d7fe8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you choose to put food in the fridge, PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK! Store or restaurant-bought food should be labelled, otherwise it may (very likely) disappear. Labelling doesn\u2019t guarantee safety.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plug the game controllers in to charge after you&#8217;ve finished using them!<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The game room door is prone to self-locking, so keep that in mind.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can never be good at pool on a regular table and the RoboLounge table at the same time.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21703d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21703d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c2423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0c2423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c7e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"24c7e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6270d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff6270d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8ae90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b8ae90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024bf74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"024bf74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I don\u2019t want to spend too much money on food, what should I do?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de58ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0de58ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9a4d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f9a4d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CMU Food Pantry<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CMU Schatz Dining offers limited free meals through the CMU Food Pantry\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats, or chain-specific apps for their deals. Places like Uber Eats often have BOGO deals, and if you pick up then it takes away the service cost. Domino&#8217;s and Subway frequently have BOGO or heavily discounted deals!<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check out the CMU Free Food WhatsApp group<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use the Block Market on Discord (I shouldn\u2019t say more)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eat your friends\u2019 food<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a9c71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73a9c71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1965ca9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1965ca9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a1627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54a1627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are some good off-campus spots to get food?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0383ae9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0383ae9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3627b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3627b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Noodlehead: Thai Food, Shadyside, everyone talks about it, and it has reasonable prices<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reva: Indian food, East Liberty, especially the vegetarian options (but expensive)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People\u2019s Indian: Indian food, Bloomfield, especially the non-veg options<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chicken Sandwich Places:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bird on the Run: East Liberty, Tom\u2019s (MRSD \u201825) favorite sandwich place<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chik\u2019N: Oakland, near campus and reasonably priced<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">98K Hamburger: (Yes, the name is misleading) Squirrel Hill, Shara\u2019s (MRSD \u201825) favorite<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peppi\u2019s: Deli style sandwich spot known for cheesesteaks, Strip District, Madhusha\u2019s (MRSD \u201825) favorite sandwich place<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cappy\u2019s Bar: Irish Burger Place on Walnut Street, Leo\u2019s (MRSD \u201825) favorite restaurant<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cilantro &amp; Ajo: Venezuelan food, Lawrenceville, Sruthi\u2019s (MRSD \u201825) favorite restaurant<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bigham Tavern: BBQ \/ American, Mt. Washington, Shrudhi\u2019s (MRSD \u201825) favorite restaurant<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meecha Matcha: Dessert Place with everything matcha, Squirrel Hill<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cafe Moulin: Great Crepes!<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220510d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"220510d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc271e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bc271e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pittsburgh<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a119c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a119c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c20daf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c20daf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aabd0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aabd0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5902d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b5902d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are some fun activities to do in Pittsburgh?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad457d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ad457d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4486ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4486ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>CMU Art Pass:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> As a CMU student, you have access to the arts pass (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/idplus\/services\/artspass.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/idplus\/services\/artspass.html<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">). All of these are great (and free options). Phipps Botanical Garden and the Carnegie Meuseum of Art and Natural History are super close to campus. The Heinz Museum is one of the highest-rated museums in the country.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>RAD Pass:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The CMU art pass doesn\u2019t have everything (like the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium), so check out the RAD Pass, accessible through the Carnegie Library Membership (free). This is great if you have visiting friends or family as well, since tickets are given in bundles of 2-4. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/radpass.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/radpass.org\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check out Point State Park in Downtown<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take the incline up to Mt. Washington to see the famous view of the city (Sunset and Nighttime are recommended)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go clubbing at Cavo in the Strip District<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go bowling at Arsenal in Lawrenceville<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rent a canoe and paddle down the river<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watch a movie at Manor Theatre in Squirrel Hill<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61b546 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e61b546\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21876d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21876d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412c070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"412c070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Does Manor Theatre have a student discount?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601d0e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"601d0e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6598128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6598128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, it does! ($11.00 becomes $8.00)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e34f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1e34f7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4c532 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db4c532\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a318eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a318eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are some of the best yearly events you\u2019ve experienced in Pittsburgh?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c373a17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c373a17\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae0113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fae0113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Picklesburgh<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RI Semi-Formal<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kennywood (through GSA, 2x a year)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ice Skating in the Winter<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-315e5a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"315e5a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676c6e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"676c6e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef13897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef13897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is something you NEED to survive in Pittsburgh?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896dc80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"896dc80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1c6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc1c6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A rain coat, winter coat, snow boots, umbrella, and maybe a waterproof backpack cover. It rains all year long in Pittsburgh, so you\u2019ll use these regularly!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4f1d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b4f1d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-956fc93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"956fc93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc43f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fc43f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How long does it take to become a Yinzer?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42350f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42350f7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fc791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7fc791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once you start saying \u201cyinz\u201d unironically. It nominally takes two semesters!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bad78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44bad78\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d0204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3d0204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pittsburgh<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bbb7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8bbb7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecdee1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecdee1a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c5d50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6c5d50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38dff66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38dff66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m stressed out the wazoo. What should I do?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2149d7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2149d7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77f5dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f77f5dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detox in the Robolounge for a bit &#8211; find a fun game on the game consoles or play a game of pool if you\u2019re trying to cut down on screentime<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go for walks &#8211; it is easy to forget that there\u2019s more to CMU campus than NSH and GHC. Stroll through the cut, walk to Shenley, basically get some fresh air and some sun (weather permitting). While you\u2019re at it play a sport outside with your friends (i.e, Football or Frisbee)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Turn milestones into smaller achievable goals and celebrate the little victories with a sweet treat or whatever you like<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1eb13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc1eb13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ec6b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87ec6b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa15b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa15b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What mental health services do I have access to?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a89c710 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a89c710\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-945e912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"945e912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CaPS (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/wellbeing\/resources\/therapy.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/wellbeing\/resources\/therapy.html<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) provides access to individual and group therapy, plus puppy therapy every Wednesday from 7-8 PM)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your peers and friends in the MRSD program &#8211; we\u2019re trauma-bonded and should support each other<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c21a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72c21a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc0c949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc0c949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866c065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"866c065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78690e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78690e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db0fac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9db0fac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a71f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a71f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any parting thoughts or suggestions to the students of today?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a5bfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29a5bfd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044236e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"044236e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make friends, explore Pittsburgh, and take pictures! 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