Hi guys! The name's Tulio (yes, like the guy from Rio) Huggins, and I am a '23! I am from the beautiful state of Pennsylvania, where I have lived for the past couple of years. I am double majoring in History and English with a concentration in Creative Writing. In my free time, I love to hang out with friends at Dartmouth Apologia, my fraternity, and in Aquinas House! Feel free to ask any questions you might have. I hope that you all have a blessed day!
Academic Program
History & English with Concentration in Creative Writing
Favorite Thing Right Now
Hanging out with my fraternity brothers and hanging out in Aquinas House!
This history class is dedicated to investigating the history behind current events. In this term, we looked at the history behind immigration, Silicon Valley, and affirmative action. And in the final weeks of the term, we were able to choose what we wanted to learn about, and we chose to look at the history of impeachment. It is a very cool class with great class discussions. I would highly recommend!
COSC 1 is an intro to Computer Science course. I had never taken a CS course, so learning the new Python language was definitely tough! Even so, I learned so much about how to code, and the help provided by TAs and the professors is invaluable in this course!
This was the first class I ever took in the African and African American Studies and Religion Department. It opened my eyes to the various ways African Americans in the Jim Crow era survived when the world was stacked up against them. I would highly recommend!
An interesting class where we focused on the spread of literature during this time period. Also one of my smallest classes; only five other classmates!
This class was a creative writing class, and it gave me a lot of insight into what I as an author should want my readers to do when they confront the piece. It was an amazing class, and it was so cool to be able to take it in London!
My desire to learn about religion and history was thoroughly fulfilled in this class, where we looked at the various Christian conversions in different European areas. I learned a lot, and I really loved the prof's lectures!
SpringOn-Campus
I'm not taking any classes this term! Instead, I am doing a fellowship through the Leslie Center for Humanities, where I am writing an interconnected short story collection set in an evangelical church youth group.
This was my senior seminar for my history class, and we learned about the many Native American treaties that occurred for the centuries of US-Indigenous interaction
When I came to Dartmouth, I knew I wanted to stay active. I participated in track and field and cross country in high school but I was both not that great and didn't have the desire to continue it in college. During my first year, I was able to stay in shape by participating in ROTC, but I decided I couldn't see the military in my future, so I stopped after my first year. I generally went to the gym during my sophomore and junior year and did the occasional run around campus.
Dartmouth Powerlifting is a recent club sport!
However, it wasn't until junior winter that I was dedicated to a specific club sport. In the winter term, I joined the Dartmouth Powerlifting club. Started in 2015, it is a group of Dartmouth people who are interested in trying out or growing in their powerlifting skills. A couple of times a term, there will be competitions that people in the club can attend. Just this week, a couple of the team members went to New York to participate in a competition, where they did well!
On my first day going to practice, I went in with barely any knowledge of the River Valley Club, which is a gym in the area that the club practices in. It was a stark difference from the Alumni Gym on campus, as there were barely any machines, loud music, and a bunch of squat racks.
However, not only were the people really friendly, but they also encouraged me in my powerlifting journey while giving tips on how to improve my form and such. Since joining the club, I have seen many PRs, and have also seen my own strength grow. In fact, last month, I was able to deadlift 315 lbs, which is a number unthinkable to me this time last year. And I can thank the Dartmouth Powerlifting team for pushing me toward this goal.
I've also met new people through the club, and sometimes grab food with a couple of them after workouts or just throughout the week. It has been a great experience of meeting new people, getting fit, and learning more about powerlifting.
Dartmouth doesn't just care about the intellectual state of student minds but also their health and happiness. Through this week's monastic programming, I have found our commitment to mental health to be loud and clear.
As a high school senior, I chose to apply to colleges with a strong Chinese language department. Luckily, I have found Dartmouth's campus brimming with students passionate about Chinese culture and language.
