Original sentence: Despite Fiedler's scholarship, his move to Wisconsin left him very short of funds.He reportedly had to survive on forty cents a day, while his avowed Trotskyist beliefs were opposed by the university's Stalinist contingent
Edited sentence: He reportedly had to survive on forty cents a day, while his avowed Trotskyist beliefs were opposed by the university's vociferous Stalinist contingent.In spite of Fiedler's scholarship, his move to Wisconsin left him very short of funds