Author: Vanessa Bell

Want to earn some cash for textbooks you no longer need? Participate in the Online Textbook Buyback program where you can sell your books, ship them for free and get cash.

Learn more about the program. If you have questions, email shockerstore@wichita.edu.

Have leftover Dining Dollars? Get the most out of your meal plan and spend before the end. Get your Dining Dollar balance under $1 before May 14 and fill out this form from Shocker Dining for a chance to win a bonus $50 Shocker Dollars for next fall.

Have a lot to spend? You can spend those Dining Dollars on Starbucks cups or bulk items at Groundhouse.

The CAC Theater will be closing starting May 18 for the near future as work begins to assess and then address what needs to be done to bring the facility into ADA compliance. These improvements are part of the university’s ongoing efforts to ensure accessibility for all guests.

Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes May 5-9 for some De-Stress Fest specials to help you unwind from the stress of finals week. All week, enjoy $2 off combo meals, free pool games and $3 bowling games (with free shoes). A Shocker ID is required.

Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes in May to try the WuPreme Pizza Fries. The fresh fries are topped with pizza sauce, mozzarella, beef, sausage, pepperoni, onion, peppers, olives and mushrooms.

Spoil your mom this Mother’s Day by visiting the Shocker Store May 1-7 to enter to win a WSU mom gift basket from the Shocker Store. Winners will be drawn May 8.

Visit either the Rhatigan Student Center store or the Braeburn Square store to enter. No purchase necessary.

If you’re attending the Shocker softball game at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, swing by the Shocker Store’s softball Sidewalk Sale at the Wilkins Stadium pop-up shop and enjoy 30% off select Shocker softball merchandise. Pop-up shop opens one hour prior to game time.

Join the Rhatigan Student Center for its live music series, Monday Melodies, where the RSC hosts live music on the last Monday of every month. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 28, enjoy live music from JMichael in Starbucks Lounge.

Swing by the Rhatigan Student Center for a May Day Hooray with flower themed freebies and cookies starting at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 1 on the first floor. While supplies last.

The men’s bowling team is headed to the Intercollegiate Team Championships starting Thursday, April 17. The nation’s top 16 men’s teams are meeting in Las Vegas to compete for the national championship.

Competition begins 24 games of qualifying and then the first two rounds of the double elimination, best-four-of-seven bracket. Bracket competition continues through Friday. The finals are taped on Saturday and will air on CBS Sports throughout the month of May.

You can watch the the games live through the United States Bowling Congress, but a subscription is required.