DeKALB | A New Year’s resolution is a commitment to change, and though some commitments are made to broken, some can be made anew.

Health was an issue for several students around campus.

“I’ve only had one or two cigarettes since New Year’s, so I consider it successful,” said Jason Arges, a senior pre-communication studies major of his resolution. He previously smoked only when he drank, but for his resolution, he wanted to quit completely.

Junior nursing major Brittany Love also resolved to quit smoking cigarettes for New Year’s.

“This is my third and final time quitting,” Love said, adding she hasn’t had a cigarette since Dec. 31. “This is my longest time quitting.”

Some goal-oriented people who have given up on their New Year’s resolution are looking to start again.

Alyssia Spicer, a student at large, said she would like to “lose a hundred pounds and to slow down in life and smell the roses.”

So far she hasn’t been successful, but that hasn’t made her give up.

“I’m starting off new Feb. 1,” Spicer said.

Previous failure, however, can lead students to refuse to participate in the tradition altogether.

“I didn’t make one because in the past I’ve had a ton of them and broken them in a week or two,” said Cristine Barrera, a sophomore family, consumer and nutrition sciences major.

She said her past resolutions have been to stop eating junk food and to exercise regularly.