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
For the first time since the pandemic started, I have been taking all of my classes at Dartmouth in person. Instead of the endless Zoom fatigue, I can now walk into Thornton Hall for my English class, where I am learning about Atlantic slave narratives and the methods authors use to emphasize their views. I am no longer having to search for a charger when my laptop dies so I can stay in class, as I am now Steele Hall for my History class. This class is pretty big, and we are learning about the conversion of Europeans to Christianity. There are many questions people ask in the class, so it is pretty lively. And instead of the wifi cutting in and out, I am in Sanborn Library for my Creative Writing class, learning about inner-city poetry and its history. Walking across campus to my classes was something I've missed since the pandemic started, and during the Summer term, I was only able to get a taste of what I missed with one class in person. However now, all of my classes are in person, with a professor who's not on a screen and classmates who might need to borrow a pencil from me.
I feel like a Freshman walking to class!
This is what I missed about campus. I missed a campus that was lively, with people walking to classes across the Green, hearing the Baker bells chiming at the top of the hour. I missed walking into my friends, having to say a quick hi so I could make class in time.
And I think that most professors feel a similar joy. They can now talk with students after class and have more discussions in class. Not only that, but they are very lenient with people missing because of testing positive for Covid. I like that there are times when the campus bonds together and supports each other when we are in need.
Walking around campus to my in-person classes shows me there is a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. I don't know when it will get there, but I know it's there, and I am excited about it!
On Monday, April 8, 2024, a phenomenal total solar eclipse occurred — and we happened to be within the path of totality. As a result, Dartmouth hosted a variety of eclipse-related events on- and off-campus. Find out how I spent the eclipse!
