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Students fast from sweets during Lent

Students fast from sweets during Lent

Katie Bedrich March 1, 2015

Christian students at the University have found various ways to observe Lent, the religious period that began with Ash Wednesday on Feb. 18 and ends on Easter on April 5.In the traditional observance of...

Students abstain in observation of Lent

CW Staff February 18, 2010

For the observers of Lent, Wednesday marked the beginning of the 40-day fast. For Christians, Lent is the 40 days, not counting Sundays, during which something of personal importance is sacrificed in...