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
I think a big elephant in the room when talking about Dartmouth's social scene is the presence of Greek life. Everybody knows it exists; it just looms in the background of the discussion sometimes. I only knew a couple things about Greek life when I came to Dartmouth, and I was sure that I was not going to rush when it came time for me to do so. So, it came as a shock to myself when I both rushed and joined a fraternity. However, my experiences being affiliated have been majority positive and have allowed me to grow as a person. Not only that, but I've managed both my communities inside and outside Greek life!
An interesting fact about Dartmouth Greek life is that students don't rush their first year. Instead, they rush either their second or third year. This allows students to invest in other communities before they make the decision whether to rush or not. I personally liked this option. I didn't have to decide about rush for a while, and I had time to discover other communities on campus, such as the Christian community, which is what I am involved with heavily outside of Greek life.
Having dinner on the Green with some brothers and other friends!
While rushing, I wanted to make sure I had a house that respected my beliefs. I wanted a house that had an emphasis on community and not just partying, with brothers that cared for one another. Through the rush process, I weeded out houses that didn't really fit my requirements, and I was able to rush the house I wanted, which was Sig Nu. I eventually ended up joining my sophomore winter.
Sophomore Summer means new hair-do!
Most of the brothers in my house I didn't know prior to rushing. Not only through our pledge term but also throughout the further terms, I have been able to grow close with my brothers, building great relationships with people from different backgrounds and beliefs. I have fond memories with them, and I always run into one of them around campus, sometimes spending hours doing work together.
Greek life has a lot of issues, and I will be the first to tell you that. However, I have also appreciated what I have gotten out of Greek life, whether through late-night discussions at my Greek house or just sitting in Berry Library with my frat brothers. And especially this term, it has been great to do Sophomore Summer with them!
Coming back from Spring break usually means coming back to an entirely different campus than the one you left in the Winter – but that was not the case this year! Read on to hear more...
Many small classes at Dartmouth are seminar-style and are the cornerstone of the intellectual exploration and intentionality that define the learning experience at Dartmouth.
