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
Winter term has been the only Dartmouth term I have been on every year. The first year was freshman year, and the second year during the pandemic had me on campus since '23s had priority. This winter, I switched my off-term so I would be taking classes. This term has had a lot of hectic events. The Omicron variant spread quickly throughout campus, with hundreds of students testing positive. This lead to multiple close calls, with endless trips to get tested after my friends tested positive.
However, there was another sort of hecticness, and it was more positive. My fraternity had a winter rush, so I was able to participate in welcoming the new members to our house. I have loved getting to know them, as well as last term's rushees, as I was studying abroad. Every time there is a house rush, it feels like there is new life in the house, and it creates new dynamics. I have liked getting meals with the new members, or just hanging out in Collis with them, and seeing them around campus.
Sometimes, we would get a reprieve from snow and get warm(but muddy) days!
Taking classes in person has been an adjustment for me. For the majority of the past two years, my classes were online, but now I have to wake up, get ready for class, eat and walk across campus, oftentimes in the cold. However, I wouldn't change it. I love being able to talk with the professors before and after class, as well as see my classmates in person. Even with the masks, I have met new people, and have better interacted with the class materials.
But now we get to the end of the term. In a couple of days, the campus is going to go silent, with only a couple of students staying in the area for spring break (including me). The period of rest will be a time of reflection; reflecting over all my experiences this term, and how I have grown as a person and scholar here.
Coming back meant seeing some of my friends!
Winter term has been amazing, filled with a homecoming to the school I cherish. But now, I'm excited for the warmth of spring, along with taking a break from classes and hopefully doing a fellowship! Until next term!
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