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Friday, September 7, 1934 Daily Ncbraskan Pego3 Sociology depaitnaen' jl y Ann jlowc Daily Nebrakn St&ff Reporter lb There's no such thing as a free plane ticket for UNL social science graduate students who want to attend national confer ences this year. Several graduate students Wednesday found memos in their mailboxes Wednesday tell ing them travel allowances would no longer be available from the Happold Ctudent Oriented Studies in Social Sciences Program, a financial support program for studeni research in social sciences. "Every body said, Tou're kid- amg: un wor Micnael tlul, a sociology graduate student, said. Hill, 39, has been asked to present a paper this fall at a sociology conference in Mary land. He said the cheapest air fare he could find was $350, and he had planned to apply for a Happold grant. "Now it's going to be real tricky getting the money," Hill said. He said he probably will ask for help from the sociology department and the College of Arts and Sciences. The Happold student research program was set up in the mid 1970s to offer financial aid to students working on honor papers and other research pro jects. Although it origin ally was designed for undergraduates, up to 75 percent of the grant requests have come from grad uate students, said Robert Miewald, professor of political science and chairman of the Student Research Program. Students get up to $300 a year from the Happold fund, Mie wald said. Graduates have not been allowed to use the money for thesis research, but they could use Happold grants to pay for travel expenses, he said. Last year, about 30 students applied for travel fund3, and all requests were granted, Miewald said. This year, however, Miewald already has had to turn down graduates' requests. Funding to the Student-Oriented Studies Program has dropped to less than one-fourth of what it was last year, he said. The program is funded through a larger university endowment, which draws on royalties from oil wells in Okla homa, G.G. Meisels, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences . said. Though he said he couldn't give exact figures, Meisels said the wells are producing less, and "the disposable income over the last three years has declined substantially. Student-Oriented Studies was one of those programs. Between 1981 and 1933, the program got $24,000 from the Happold fund. In 19S4, the program's allow ance $1,500. Miewald said his decision to cut off graduate travel funds was "not an attempt to discrim inate against graduate stu- dents." Travel grants usually are not offered to graduate stu dents and have been "something of a lux iry" at UNL, he said. "It was fun while it lasted," Miewlad said. "It's regretable that we cant afford it anymore." VI tit 11 n .1 N s W L 1 , 5A I -' .. U HE ID U.. 1 1 0 - "SM ft w ;i ft r TSitre is. Or, frc Evelyn Wood Reading ell the reading you're expected to do and knov Dynamics lesson wi:i prove it to you. Today take plus still have time to do what you want to do. the free Reading Dynamics lesson and you can dramatically increase your reading speed in thst Today yu cm Increase yoisr reaaing sssecd, cne free lesson. watnatseaity at the free Reading Dynamiet - lesson. You've got nothing to lose but a lot of Why let the responsibilities that cdttge cramming and sleepless nights. Reading Dynamics. j !. -..-..;, u mt ,mim reifi iif? Now vcu know there is a better way. Tske the With Reading Dynamics you can handle both free lesson and kiss your No-Snooze goodbye. LOCATlbN: NEBRASKA UNION FRIDAY 97 11am & 1pm SATURDAY 98 11am & 1pm cr-s-."! Jin um a::3 Tin ti:.:2 uzzi csr;yi::iTFsn ycu. r.iz:nmTis:;3 cst r::si23AnY. 1978 viyn Wood fteachng Oynamcs. Inc