Author: Caelin Bragg

Hotdogs are only 50 cents for the Shocker baseball game against the University of Kansas at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 26 at Eck Stadium.

Wichita State students get admission to home games at no additional charge with a Shocker ID.

Wichita State Parking Services is in the beginning stages of pre-selling fiscal year 2023-24 ePermits to Wichita State departments, corporations and partners. If you are the contact for your department’s ePermits and would like to renew for the fiscal year, email the WSU parking office at wsuparking@wichita.edu to start the process, otherwise, Parking Services will be in contact with you shortly.

Your department will not be billed until the beginning of the 2023-24 fiscal year. However, Parking Services would like to make sure your account is up to date so there is not a lapse in ePermit coverage. Most current departmental ePermits expire on Aug. 31.

The Wichita Public Library and Big Read: Wichita partners are excited to welcome Roz Chast, author of “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?,” the book selected for 2023’s National Endowment of the Arts Big Read: Wichita, for her presentation from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 15 in the WSU Hughes Metroplex, 5015 E. 29th St. N.

Chast will share her work as a cartoonist and discuss her work as an author. The presentation is co-sponsored by Wichita State, the Wichita Public Library Foundation and the Friends of the Wichita Public Library.

The Department of Public Health Sciences is co-hosting a series of film fests for the National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) Big Read: Wichita alongside the Wichita Public Library and Tallgrass Film Association. The next event is a screening of the movie, “The Upside” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13 in the Advanced Learning Library, 711 W. 2nd St. N.

Food and popcorn sponsors are Independent Living Resource Center and Wichita Urban Professionals. After the screening, join a discussion of the film at The Monarch at 579 W. Douglas Ave. with guest moderator Kyle Ellison from Heroes Academy Kansas. Food and beverage discounts are offered with a ticket stub.

Each week will feature a new film that, like “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” by Roz Chast, the book chosen for this year’s NEA Big Read: Wichita, explores caregiving and the universal challenges experienced as one cares for someone with a chronic illness, injury, medical trauma or nearing end of life.

KMUW’s monthly book club features selections made by its staff. For April, KMUW is reading “Pineapple Street” by Jenny Jackson.

Participants will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 at KMUW for a group discussion over dinner and drinks. Dinner is provided by Public.

Learn more about Jackson and the novel “Pineapple Street” on Marginalia.

Visit NetApp on the Innovation Campus for its quarterly campus-wide e-waste and shredding event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 21 in the NetApp parking lot, lot 44S.

The following are items that can be disposed of during the event:

• Personal documents accepted for secure shredding.
• All personal electronics accepted, including appliances.
• Secure data destruction for e-waste (hard drive shredder).
• On-site assistance available for larger loads.

The event is sponsored by the NetApp Green Team.

The 2023 Craig W. Barton Speaker Series event with Cody Keenan, former director of speechwriting for President Barack Obama, is no longer available to view. Thanks to all Shockers for helping welcome Keenan to Wichita State and making the event a success.

We look forward to you joining us for the 2024 Craig W. Barton Speaker Series event.

Join the College of Fine Arts in person or via livestream on the School of Music Facebook page for the final Distinguished Guest Artist in the Rie Bloomfield Organ Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 in Wiedemann Hall.

Tate Addis, a Wichita State alum, will perform works by Ager, Bossi, Barié, Isoir and Widor on the great Marcussen organ. Tickets are available online and at the door. And don’t miss the conversation with the artist immediately following the intermission.

Each week, Shocker Athletics provides an update on the latest results, upcoming events and notable moments in WSU sports history.

The distinguished men of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity will hold their Alpha Week for the spring 2023 semester, culminating in the new member presentation on Saturday, April 22.

Come out and support one of Wichita State’s oldest active fraternities.