Word: dismalness
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When Edelman has tried to operate companies rather than simply auction off their parts, the results have been just as dismal. Example: Datapoint, a San / Antonio-based minicomputer maker. Since Edelman took it over in 1985, the company has gone through three presidents and $135 million in losses. Yet he has reaped millions of dollars in personal fees by aggressively playing the stock market with Datapoint's cash. Another Edelman-controlled firm, Intelogic Trace, a computer-servicing business that was spun off from Datapoint in 1985, has seen its annual profits plummet from $20 million in that year...
...hard time shooting, which contributed to some of their runs," said Gilly, who was 0-for-6 from the field and saw his team shoot a dismal 36 percent from the field and 42 percent from the free throw line...
...staff concentrates on criticizing fraternities and sororities instead of addressing the real issue: the dismal state of social life at Harvard. While the staff more than adequately discusses the problems associated with the new groups, it almost completely ignores the fact that these new organizations are mere symptoms of a larger problem that both students and the administration must face. To be critical is fine. But to be critical without making positive suggestions for constructive change is counterproductive. Here are three positive suggestions which the staff could have made to these groups...
With Harvard shooting a dismal 38 percent from the floor, the Crimson's press, which contributed to Brandeis' total of 16 turnovers, kept the squad in the game...
...first half, Harvard shot a dismal 25.6 percent from the field, while the Cornhuskers hit 52.8 of their shots. Despite the presence of King, Harvard was able to grab 27 first-half rebounds...