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The FOCUS program has been a staple of Trinity’s first-year curriculum for over three decades, while Constellations is a ...

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In April the iconic stars of Orion and other famous winter constellations drop westward as they begin their annual exit from the evening sky. In the early part of the month, look to the west at ...