Eastern Illinois University The Keep April 2021 4-1-2021 Daily Eastern News: April 01, 2021 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2021_apr Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: April 01, 2021" (2021). April. 1. https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2021_apr/1 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 2021 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in April by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FLAG RAISING NEW COACH ON CAMPUS A flag honoring Asian and Pacific heritage will It was announced Wednesday that former Evansville be raised on the We Are EIU Flagpole Thursday. head coach Marty Simmons will become the next PAGE 3 coach of the Eastern men's basketball team. PAGE 8 AILY EWS "TELL THE TRUTH AND DON'T BE AFRAID " Documenting dandelions Student Senate approves 3-RSOs By Helena Edwards StlxleltGcM!rtwnetiAeporterl@UN_news The Computer Science Oub, the Voices in Prog­ ress Club and the Young Democratic Socialist of America Club were approved to become official on campus through three senate emergency bills during the Student Government meeting Wednesday night. The Computer Science Club was brought forth by computer science major and ficshman Will Bry­ an. "I really struggled with finding others with my major and similar interests; Bryan said. "A great way for students to connect with each other and build on their skills would be a dub." He also said creating a dub could fill gaps in rur­ riculurn by creating a system where students with varying levels can help one another. There are also ca­ reer benefits to having a dub, suggesting mock inter­ views for internships as well as industry professionals coming in to speak to the dub. "It will be mote appealing to incoming students to see a community there that will allow them to grow; BRYCE HERRIN I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Bryan lists as another reason for starting the dub. Namrata Saini, international graduate student majoring in kinesiology and exercise science stops between class to take photos of dan­ Bryan wants to focus on computer programming delions. Saini mentions that she is looking forward to taking a photo of the "pretty white tree" by the student union to compare to the skills by collaborative efforts working on projects, as photo she took of it a couple months ago. well as sharing projects. SENATE, page 5 Stud,ents share mixed feelings about April Fool's Day By Corryn Brock News Editor I@corryn_brock "I feel like pranking could g·o both ways. As long as you APRll April Fool's Day is typically a day filled with pranks, laughter and_fun. mean well and make someone happy with pranking and Celebrated annually there are plenty of theories for how the holiday was started but not hurt anyone's feelings, the day was fulfilled:' no one knows for sure when the day was 1 truly first celebrated. -Elaina Nelson, seni~r Students at Eastern are often too busy to partake in the holiday but some shared Kenzie Funk, a science education ma­ all fun and games until someone takes the other's rooms and the confusion was fun­ their experiences and thoughts on the hol­ jor, said she enjoys pranks and having a fun prank too far. ny." iday. time but she believes it can get taken too "I think it's fun when it's not taken too Elaina Nelson, a senior music perfor­ Charlie Dumach, a junior music major, far quickly. far. The smaller jokes arc the funniest espe­ mance major, said her goal on April Fool's said she does not enjoy it as much as she One thing she specifically does not like is cially when celebrities or famous companies Day is "to make sure I make someone laugh used to. "joking about things that aren't meant to be get involved," Granat said. "A game I play throughout the day." "I think it's kind of dumb but as a kid I joked about like mental illness, cheating or did this thing where they redesigned their She said pranking can be fun for all when thought it was funny to mess with my sis­ fake coming out." whole app as if it was created on Microsoft done well. ters," Dumach said. Another thing she shared she does not Paint and-it makes me giggle every time I "I feel like pranking could go both ways," She shared a prank she pulled on her sib­ like is "anything that hurts the other person open the app." Nelson said. "As long as you mean well and lings when she was younger. of puts down a group of people or pranks She said she dislikes pranks where people make someone happy with pranking and "Once I used walkie talkies to make them that cause actual bodily harm." pretend to come out or fake pregnancy an­ not hurt anyone's feelings, the day was ful­ think our house has ghosts, put one on top However, she said she enjoys pranks like nouncements. filled." of the ceiling fan and took the other into a parents acting like they're dropping their Granat said she feels "awkward thinking She said the best way to tell if it is a good closet to talk to it," Dumach said. kids off at school but actually taking' their about doing them, that's not my personali­ time to prank someone is to be aware of Now, Dumach says she is typically too children to Disney. ty" when it comes to planning pranks her­ your surroundings. busy on April 1 to participate, but she still She said those pranks are "so pure, so self. "Make sure that you are courteous to ev­ has pet peeves· for the holiday, like when wholesome." Overall she said pranks can be fun when eryone on this day," Nelson said. "Some people take it too far and they intentionally Funk added she enjoys reading about done correctly. people might take offense to prankings so really hurt or scare people. harmless pranks and she's not a "stick in the "It may feel embarrassing being tricked just make sure you arc reading the room." One example she remembers from high mud." but it's all in good heart," Granat said. school is putting Nair in people's shampoo, Kayla Granat, a junior English education "One year my parents rearranged my sib­ Corryn Brock can be reached at 581-2812 or at ro m':\k.c th,.cir ¼_i~ir fall our.. • •• ••• · , •. , , • maj~r, agreed with Dumach an<J Funk: it is . lings' room~ SQ that it was li~e wccc i.n each ....... , . ..•. cebroc/(@eiu.edu. THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I AP NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021 Local weather THURSDAY FRIDAY I~! AS~!E~RE~D NA_T_IO_N____ ----4----_ ·Biden announces infrastructure Sunny Sunny High: 43· High: so· Low: 22· Low: 35• plan to 'win the future' Wednesday PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pres­ around the edges," Bidcn said. "It's tion. money over 15 years and then re­ ident Joe Bidcn outlined a huge a once-in-a-generation investment "I'm convinced that if we act duce the deficit going forward. In $2.3 trillion plan Wednesday to re­ in America unlike anything we've now, in 50 years people arc going doing so, Bidcn would undo the engineer the nation's infrastructure seen or done since we built the in­ to look back and say this is the mo­ 2017 tax overhaul by President THE DAILY in. what he billed as "a oncc-in-a­ terstate highway system and the ment when America won the fu­ Donald Trump and congressional gcncration investment in America" space race decades ago. In fact, it's ture," Bidcn said. Republicans and lift the corporate EASTERN NEWS that would undo his predecessor's the largest American jobs invest­ The Democratic president's in­ tax rate to 28% from the 21 o/o rate. "Tell the truth and don't be afraid.• signature legislative achievement - ment since World War II. It will frastructure projects would be fi­ "Ninety-one Fortune 500 Com­ giant tax cuts for corporations - in create millions of jobs, good-pay­ nanced by higher corporate tax­ panies,-including Amazon, pay not the process. ing jobs." es - a trade-off that could lead to a single solitary penny in income The Daily Eastern News White House officials say the fierce resistance from the business tax," Bidcn said. 1802 Buzzard Hall Speaking at a carpenters union Eastern Illinois University training center in Pittsburgh, Biden spending wQuld generate those jobs community and thwart attempts to Wednesday's announcement will Charleston, IL 61920 drew comparisons between his as the country shifts away from fos­ work with Republican lawmakers. be followed in coming weeks by 217-581-2812 hard-hatted proposed transforma­ sil fuels and combats the perils of Biden hopes to pass an infrastruc­ Biden pushing a companion bill of 217-581-2923 (fax) tion of the U.S. economy and the climate change. It is also an effort ture plan by summer, which could roughly equal size for investments space race - and promised results to compete with the technology and mean relying solely on the slim in child care, family tax credits as grand in scale as the New Deal or public investments made by China, Democratic majorities in the House and other domestic programs. That News Staff Advertising Great Society programs that shaped which has the world's second-larg­ and the Senate.