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
This term has been a transition period in a sense. It has been two terms since I have been on an on-term. On-terms at Dartmouth mean that you are taking classes, and can be done by taking a regular term of classes or even taking courses on a study abroad. The winter term of junior year was the last time I took classes. In the spring term, I had the opportunity to do a fellowship through the Leslie Center for Humanities on campus. In it, I worked on my short story collection set in a youth group. Over the summer, I had an internship at a church in Oklahoma, so I wasn't taking classes.
I feel like it was a good decision to have my D-plan schedule work out so that I got a break from taking classes. The time away allowed me to explore various academic and professional pursuits, and also gave me time to remember how much I love the pursuit of knowledge. Coming into the fall term, I had a desire to simply learn. College, especially Dartmouth, really pushes for this.
Dartmouth Hall is almost ready for class!
My classes have helped me in this journey, and I am happy to get back into it. I am taking multiple senior-level classes, such as an advanced fiction class and a history senior seminar on human rights. Both of these classes are pushing students toward a final product at the end of the class. So for the creative writing course, I am focusing on a final manuscript of about 40 pages of narrative. For history, I hope to have a 25 to 35-page research paper on a topic relating to human rights. Currently, my idea is looking at religious responses to human rights in 20th-century Panama. My final course is looking at literature up to the 17th century. I am doing it for my English major, and it has become one of my favorite courses I have ever taken. It has been an amazing time diving into this literature and getting an opportunity to read more historical literature!
Snapped this pic while going to one of my favorite study spots, Aquinas House!
I appreciate this term being one where I can rush into what Dartmouth offers. Every single day is a day of learning, whether through class, through conversation, or even through life experiences!
Walking around the Wellelsey campus, it's clear that it was built with intentional incorporation of the surrounding nature. The architecture of many buildings were also mindfully crafted to support Wellesley's unique principles.
My first time in Chicago at the Society of Women Engineers Conference in Chicago, Illinois! Fully funded by Dartmouth, I had a great time meeting amazing companies and getting to know fellow women engineers.
From orientation week to your classes, you can easily find community at Dartmouth! Read on to know how I met my Dartmouth family and where you might also find yours.
