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THE DAILY REVEILLE VolumeÊ 114,Ê IssueÊ 105
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A WOMAN’S TOUCH
Wednesday,Ê MarchÊ 10,Ê 2010
EDUCATION
University may provide full degrees online By Xerxes A. Wilson Senior Staff Writer
and gritty as it seems. Ò When you think construction, you think building with hammers and nails Ñ thatÕ s not always it,Ó Couchis said. While on-site visits are necessary, positions like safety engineers or working in planning and scheduling are not outdoor jobs, Couchis said. Ò The perception of construction management needs to change,Ó Roider said. Ò As we move towards more environmental engineering and green
Students who hate getting out of bed to go to class may soon be able to get an LSU degree without stepping into a classroom. The University is currently developing plans to put entire degrees online in the future. Ò IÕ m not picking on Phoenix or Kaplan or anyone else,Ó Chancellor Michael Martin said. Ò I am absolutely convinced that people will pay at least as much as they pay to those institutions to be a Tiger and not whatever you are if you go to Kaplan.Ó College of Engineering Dean Richard Koubek co-chaired a task force assessing the feasibility of online degrees and examining steps other universities are taking in the same area. Koubek said the task force is going to report its findings to the deans next Thursday. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Astrid Merget said the University will target graduate degrees and post-college certificates for master’s degrees. For example, the College of Engineering is considering an
CONSTRUCTION, see page 11
DEGREE, see page 11
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Lauren Couchis, construction management junior, left, and Katie Reynolds, construction management senior, center, wait for their Structural Technology I class to begin Tuesday in Patrick F. Taylor Hall. There are few women in the male-dominated construction management major program.
Construction management lays foundation, offers unexpected opportunites for women By Grace Montgomery Staff Writer
For some women, walking into a room of only men can be intimidating, but for construction management junior Lauren Couchis, itÕ s just another day in class. The construction management major is not usually associated with women, but a growing number of female students are taking interest in the field. Assistant professor in construction management Emerald Roider estimates that of the more than 600 students in
construction management major, about 40 are women. Nationally, 900,000 women work in construction management, which constitutes about 10 percent of the total workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Ò We see the industry overall is growing with great projections forward, and women have a growing place there,Ó said Julie Lyssy, marketing director of the National Association of Women in Construction. But the major is not always as rough
SG ELECTION
Williams pair leads ‘Geauxing the Distance’ campaign EditorÕ s note: This story is the third in a four-part series on the Student Goverment campaigns. The candidates will be presented alphabetically by last name. By Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer
Student Government presidential candidate Theo Williams and vice presidential candidate Millena Williams have more in common than their last name. They also share ideas on how to run Student Government and help students.
The pair announced their candidacy in the Greek Amphitheater last Wednesday under the slogan Ò Geauxing the Distance.Ó Ò The basis behind Ô Geauxing the DistanceÕ is, instead of sitting and waiting for student opinion to come to us, we’re going to go find it,Ó Theo Williams said. Millena Williams said the slogan complemented their vision for their campaign, including going the distance for students on campus and in the community. Theo Williams said he first decided to run last semester and chose Millena Williams as his running mate because she was already
assisting the campaign by bringing in a service component. Ò The original intent was to bring service, but it felt really comfortable,Ó Millena Williams said. Ò We had a friendship that felt comfortable and would be good match.Ó Theo Williams has worked in SG since his freshman year, serving as executive aide under former SG President Colorado Robertson and as assistant director of external affairs under current SG President Stuart Watkins. Ò Beyond that, I think my involvement in organizations other CANDIDATE, see page 11
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Student Government presidential candidate Theo Williams hands out fliers to a student passing by in Free Spech Alley on Monday.