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
Well, I wasn't expecting it, but it was inevitable. After two years of the pandemic, I have finally tested positive for the virus. Some of the symptoms were there; I had chills, cough, muscle aches, and fatigue. And after a rapid test through the College, I was told I had to isolate myself. Currently, I am on day seven of isolation, and that has affected my life in so many ways. First off, my eating schedule. I live in off-campus college housing, living about 8 minutes away from campus. Since I can't use the shuttle in isolation, I can't get my food on campus. Thankfully, Dartmouth dining services have driven to my housing, still providing me meals even while off-campus. The brown paper bag with my food is a nice reassurance while I battle Covid.
However, I think the hardest part has been just not being able to see that many people. I can't see my friends at Novack Cafe in Berry, have lunch in the warm weather on the green with my fraternity brothers, or hang out at the Catholic student center. Even so, I have had many different interactions with my friends that have supported me during this tough time. My friends with cars are willing to drive to pick up supplies that I need, such as toothpaste, as well as walk(while masked) around my housing so I can have human interaction. Sometimes a nice text or a prayer has lifted my spirits, as I wait for my negative covid test.
Staying in isolation with covid is not fun. It is hard, especially when you yearn for being around the people you love. However, the people that I love still make efforts to support me, and I am so very grateful. Hopefully, I can repay it to them when I am out, and am full of antibodies!
Most students have to go back to college after Thanksgiving to take their finals, but not at Dartmouth! We have a six-week winter break, known as "winterim!" Let me tell you how I spent my winterim!
As a second-year at Dartmouth, I've embraced leadership roles that foster community, creativity, and support! Here's a look at how each role has shaped my journey.
