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Confections offered in Northport

Confections offered in Northport

Matt Lund • April 6, 2015

Easter has passed, and the chocolate you gave up for Lent can return to your life. It’s come a long way since the days of bitter roasted brews consumed with reverence by various Mesoamerican subcultures....

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...

Giving up certain foods doesn’t mean giving up

Avery Driggers • February 27, 2012

Mardi Gras has come and gone, and the Lenten season is upon us. Even though you may not be eating meat, chocolate, bread or dairy for the next 40 days, that still doesn’t mean you can’t eat well. Here...

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...