Campus Comment: What have you given up for the 40 days of Lent?

"Sweets and soda. Jesus dying on the Cross was a sacrifice, so I should make one, too. I've kept up to it so far." --Amy Brummel freshman
"Sweets and soda. Jesus dying on the Cross was a sacrifice, so I should make one, too. I've kept up to it so far."
-- Amy Brummel
freshman
"I'm giving up chocolate because you've just have to make a sacrifice and I like chocolate. Also my Sony [PlayStation], because I enjoy doing it and it distresses me." --Eddie Guerra senior
"I'm giving up chocolate because you've just have to make a sacrifice and I like chocolate. Also my Sony [PlayStation], because I enjoy doing it and it distresses me."
-- Eddie Guerra
senior
"I've given up fried food. That is the hardest thing to give up, I think. I do eat kind of health-consciously, but until I give up french fries and stuff like that I don't think I'm really doing enough." -- Ivan Ayro senior
"I've given up fried food. That is the hardest thing to give up, I think. I do eat kind of health-consciously, but until I give up french fries and stuff like that I don't think I'm really doing enough."
-- Ivan Ayro
senior
"Chocolate and french fries. Chocolate because it's a sacrifice for me, and french fries because hopefully it'll get me off of them on a permanent basis. I broke it today but I won't break it on Sunday." --Elizabeth Santilena senior
"Chocolate and french fries. Chocolate because it's a sacrifice for me, and french fries because hopefully it'll get me off of them on a permanent basis. I broke it today but I won't break it on Sunday."
-- Elizabeth Santilena
senior
"Dairy products, because I love them so much and I guess the purpose of Lent is to give up something that you love or that would probably be really hard for you to give up." -- Tamar Garabedian junior
"Dairy products, because I love them so much and I guess the purpose of Lent is to give up something that you love or that would probably be really hard for you to give up."
-- Tamar Garabedian
junior

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