Word: doleful
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While we recognize that the council funds are instrumental in supporting dozens of student groups, the process through which the grants are distributed is in need of substantial reform. Not only does the council dole out a significant portion of its funds to tiny groups that have a negligible impact on improving student life, but it does so with little follow-up or long-term planning. While subsidizing the Tetris Society may bring joy to a handful of students, it does little to advance the council’s goal of serving the interests of the campus at large...
Starting in September, the new scholarship, known as the Presidential Scholars program, will dole out $14 million over three years in grants...
Starting in September, a new scholarship known as the Presidential Scholars program will dole out $14 million over three years in grants to students considering careers in public service or research...
Frist concedes that he is starting from scratch. He has been on the phone to former Republican majority leaders Howard Baker and Bob Dole, asking for advice, and has been receiving tutorials in floor procedures from G.O.P. staff members. None of his decisions, not even the small ones, will be easy. Lott, for example, had already selected the 100 or so staff members a majority leader is allotted to manage the Senate, many among the Capitol's most skilled in moving legislation. Does Frist keep some of them to get the fast start Republicans originally wanted on their bills, even...
...Dole's graceful words made it all the more jolting when Lott, who is scheduled to resume his old job as majority leader when the Senate convenes next month, took the podium and declared, "I want to say this about my state: when Strom Thurmond ran for President, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years, either...