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'm back, now as an official college sophomore! After an eventful spring term and summer term back home, I am currently residing on campus this fall. A lot of change has happened here; the campus is only half-filled, everyone is wearing masks, and people have been tested multiple times since getting to campus. Nevertheless, we students have persevered, and we have adapted to these regulations with different ways to keep occupied, such as Zoom trivia nights and many walks around the beautiful campus. I have been able to explore more of Dartmouth, whether in the calmness of the BEMA (Big Empty Meeting Area) or on the Connecticut River during sunset.
The BEMA is a beautiful place
Along with exploring more of the campus, I am excited to continue my studies this term, especially with the classes I have chosen. This fall, I'm taking a creative writing class, a math class, and a government class. I think I am most excited about the creative writing class since one of my childhood dreams (and the topic of my admissions essay) was to become an author of many great stories. I'll be sure to write about the class as I get into the full swing of things this term! Outside of classes, I will be continuing my research from over the summer, a project that I am helping a professor with regarding post-Civil War politics. I am excited to jump back into it!
My days of quarantine are filled with Grey's Anatomy these days!
This term is definitely filled with uncertainties, whether regarding the coronavirus, current political events, or even with me trying to figure out what major I want to pursue. However, I am thankful that I can be on campus now and meet new people, such as the new 24s, or other upperclassmen in my dorm. I am also looking forward to growing in my knowledge of the world through my classes this term, and I hope to be a better force for change at the end of this. I'm excited to take on this year. So let's go!
It's easy to forget how easy it is to access walking trails during the hustle of a Dartmouth term. As graduation nears, I am reminded of how special it is to step off campus and enjoy quiet moments in nature.
With a solar eclipse sweeping across North America for the first time in nearly seven years on April 8th came a road-trip with hundreds of other Dartmouth students to a zone of totality near campus: St. Johnsbury, Vermont!
