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Students at last year’s Center for Civic Engagment and Learning’s service fair visit booths to learn about volunteer opportunities on campus and the local Cleveland area. The event, which occurs once every semester, will be held next Friday, Sept. 13, in Thwing’s ballroom.

CCEL hosts service fair to encourage student involvement

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
September 6, 2013
Brothers Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, are suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. Tamerlan was killed in a shootout after a high speed pursuit by police. Dzhokhar escaped, but was found hiding in a boat in a backyard in Boston.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
April 26, 2013
Leftist Nicolas Maduro narrowly captured the Venezuelan presidency after the death of Hugo Chavez (pictured above).

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
April 19, 2013
According to the Virginia Department for Agriculture and Consumer Services, People for the Ethical Treatment euthanizes over 1,500 animals a year. Pictured above is the organization’s headquarters.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
April 12, 2013
President Barack Obama plans to invest $100 million towards the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN), which aims to map the human brian. This project will allow researchers to develop new technologies, which hopes to open doors to understanding how the brain works.

Outside the Circle: 4/5

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
April 5, 2013
Amanda Knox reacts to returning home to the United States in 2011. Accused of killing her roommate in Italy, Knox’s was acquitted by Italy’s final court of appeal after serving four years of her 25 year sentence. Italian courts have ordered a retrial. She will be tried in absentia if she does not return to the country.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
March 29, 2013
Six thousands pig carcasses were found in Shanghai’s Huangpu River last Tuesday. Officials say that the bodies were dumped into the river in protest against the illicit trade of pork products.

Outside the Circle: Spring Break News Recap

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
March 22, 2013

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
March 1, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI announced last week that he would be leaving the papacy, the first to do so since Pope Gregory XII.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
February 22, 2013
Last week, a report stated that members of the Bush family had been hacked online and gained access to personal messages and photographs.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
February 15, 2013
Google recently unveiled a new set of maps as a part of its popular online Google Maps application, which included photographs of North Korea.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
February 8, 2013

Outside The Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
February 1, 2013
Outside the Circle: gun-supporters gather at capitols, airports remove full-body scanners

Outside the Circle: gun-supporters gather at capitols, airports remove full-body scanners

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
January 28, 2013

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
January 18, 2013

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
December 7, 2012
Outside the Circle News

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
December 1, 2012
Outside the Circle

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
November 16, 2012
Outside the Circle News

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
November 9, 2012

RHA Brief

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
November 2, 2012
Outside the Circle News

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
November 2, 2012
Outside the Circle

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
October 19, 2012

RHA Brief

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
October 12, 2012
Outside the Circle News

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
October 12, 2012

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
October 5, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
September 28, 2012

RHA (in short)

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
September 28, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
September 21, 2012
Outside the Circle News

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
September 14, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft
September 7, 2012

Outside the Circle: Neil Armstrong passes, West Nile cases increase

Sarah Groft, Student Affairs Reporter
August 31, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
August 24, 2012

Delta Chi receives charter, becomes recognized

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2012
Students spend Saturday serving the community

Students spend Saturday serving the community

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
April 13, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
April 6, 2012
Sororities, fraternities battle it out in Greek Week 2012

Sororities, fraternities battle it out in Greek Week 2012

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
April 6, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
March 30, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2012
CWRU student becomes 400,000th member of service fraternity

CWRU student becomes 400,000th member of service fraternity

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2012
‘Study breaks’ to bridge gap between students, dean

‘Study breaks’ to bridge gap between students, dean

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
February 24, 2012
Help wanted: latest career fair attracts many students, employers

Help wanted: latest career fair attracts many students, employers

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
February 24, 2012
Parking woes: Current university policy leaves students space-less

Parking woes: Current university policy leaves students space-less

Sarah Groft and Tyler Hoffman
February 17, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
February 17, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
February 10, 2012
CWRU to develop emergency response team

CWRU to develop emergency response team

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
February 3, 2012

Outside the Circle News: What you missed over break

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
January 27, 2012
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