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
At a school like Dartmouth, it's necessary for those who attend to participate in service toward others. With the resources available, we should use what we have to help others. During the break, I had the opportunity to help with a Dartmouth organization in Boston!
Me and my friend Paul Revere's house
I'm an active member of Aquinas House, the Catholic student center at Dartmouth. For break, students had the opportunity to go down to Boston and help the Missionaries of Charity (a Catholic group Mother Theresa founded) at the women's shelter they ran. We would go on a Thursday, tour Boston, then help on Friday and Saturday. On the first day we went on the Freedom Trail, a historic path through the city of Boston that went past various buildings and places important in the Revolutionary War. It was cool to walk past historical monuments and areas, such as the place of the Boston Massacre, with a couple of Dartmouth friends!
Working with the Missionaries of Charity was an amazing experience. There were four sisters who ran the charity, and they were all very generous and welcoming of us.
Arts and Crafts prep!
We helped tend to their garden and also did some construction work for them. Not only that, we also joined them for their mass and prayers in their chapel. On the last day, we focused on their children's ministry, leading about seventy kids in games, arts and crafts, and prayer.
Some of the Dartmouth grads helped out the last day!
For housing, we had the opportunity to stay with a bunch of recent Dartmouth graduates, all of whom worked or went to graduate school in the Boston area. It was great to see them again, some of whom I hadn't seen in a year, back when they were still students.
Going to Boston during the break allowed me to help serve others with other Dartmouth students. To have this opportunity during the break was a blessing and helped me get focused back on the upcoming Spring term!
In addition to blogging, I work as a Fellow for the Tucker Center, which focuses on promoting spiritual and ethical life on campus. As part of this role, I'm leading the Interfaith Alternative Spring Break Trip. Read on to learn more about my work!
