The weeks leading up to the holidays are also the final few weeks of the fall semester, meaning finals are right around the corner. This year, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) is once again giving students a ride to the Ross Park Mall via the shuttle service for their Shop ‘Til You Drop event.

“With it being so close to the holidays, they have all these cool decorations, and Santa is there, so it’s a nice opportunity for people to get out of the city and surround themselves in a place they can’t get to everyday,” Kristi Chenarides, junior sports, arts and entertainment management major said, who is also CAB’s Experience Pittsburgh Coordinator.

Last year, this event had an attendance of more than 100 students, according to Maddie Aicher, sophomore advertising and public relations major and CAB’s public relations coordinator. She said that she thinks the event will be even more popular this year, as the shuttles will be running for two days instead of one.

The outbound shuttles will also feature a trivia game called “Cash CAB,” which Aicher said was one of her favorite parts about last year’s event.

Last year’s Cash CAB did not have a theme, but this year’s is Pittsburgh trivia, with questions created by CAB members, who will also host each session.

“You answer trivia questions about Pittsburgh, it’s kind of like a city University class on the shuttle,” Aicher said.

Paulina Comeau explained how the game works.

“You ask a question and people will either raise their hand or shout out the answer, and they get candy or CAB swag depending on what round it is,” junior advertising and public relations major Paulina Comeau said.

Students will win prizes such as candy for easy questions, CAB merchandise for more difficult questions, and gift cards for stores at the Ross Park Mall for the most difficult questions.

Chenarides said that her favorite aspect of the event besides the holiday decor is actually the shopping.

“I got a couple Build-a-Bears for friends, I was really excited to go back,” Chenarides said. “I used to go to Ross Park Mall all the time when I was younger so when I went back I just started drifting over to it.”

Junior broadcast and SAEM double-major Ta’Sey Harmon enjoyed spending time with her friends.

“Seeing Santa Claus and hanging with my friends was really cool, especially around the holidays when you want to be surrounded by your friends,” Harmon, who said she wants to participate in the event again this year, said.

The shuttles will run from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 and will loop every 20 minutes, according to a press release by CAB.

“Personally, I would love to bring in more people, I know we had a great turnout last year, but I feel like with two days we’ll get an even better turnout than before so I’m hoping we can bring in some new fresh faces,” Aicher said.