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
Does the community ever feel too small? Because there are only about 1,000 students in each class, how do you create a community of familiarity and privacy?
A:
Dartmouth is known for its close-knit community of just over 4000 undergraduates, but even in comparison to our other, larger, Ivy siblings, the school feels pretty big! This stems from the fact you are put into an entirely new environment in which you meet 1000 other students from all across the WORLD—from Canada to Brazil to China. And since most likely you do not know any of the students, you get the opportunity to meet new people as soon as you step on campus.
My first year at Dartmouth had a lot of meeting these new people. Through the Christian Union, ROTC, and Dartmouth Apologia, I've made a group of friends that I am sure will grow in later years. And in those groups, that level of the community and closeness can be made, whether on Fridays when I help make free waffles for the community, or Tuesdays after an Apologia meeting when we eat dinner at FOCO. There are plenty of ways to create your community. And even though I was able to get to know a bunch of people, I have probably interacted with only 1/3 of my class. That means I still have three more years to meet even more classmates, including those in the grades above and below me!
People see Dartmouth as the small Ivy that is in the middle of nowhere. That is true, and it's a great attribute. But it's something more than that. It is a place for growth and exploration in a community of scholars from across the world. I encourage you to join!
Sitting outside watching orange leaves fall from the highest branch of a tree makes the time in the Upper Valley slow down. This time is what reminds of where I am and who I am as a member of the Dartmouth community.
