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
Let's be real, 2020 was...a lot. From the pandemic to the election, to online learning and murder hornets, every month seemed to be a new level of Jumanji. However, we have made it. We have pushed through and made it to a new, with new possibilities and memories. And though 2020 has given me great lessons and experiences, I am looking forward to this new year and for what it holds.
And what am I doing this new year? Well for starters, I will soon be traveling to campus for the winter term. I am excited to see both the new friends I made last term, and my friends that I haven't seen since the Fall or Winter term in my freshman year. I am also happy to walk around Dartmouth, doing homework in the East Asia Room in the Baker Library Stacks, and grabbing lunch at Tuk Tuk or Han Fusion.
I am also excited about my three classes this term. Since students do not have to declare their major until the end of their second year, I have spent a good amount of time contemplating what major I want to do. I believe I have narrowed it down to a double major in History and English with a potential minor in Quantitative Social Science. Because of this, I am taking a class that corresponds to each of these fields of study. For my History course, I will be taking a course called "Early Modern Europe" which, as the name suggests, will be diving deep into one of the most influential periods in European history. It is also a very small class, with less than 10 people including the Professor and me. My second class also has a small class, and it is called "Dave the Potter: Slavery Between Pots and Poems". This English class looks at the poetry of a slave potter named David Drake. This class goes over poetry, Black history, and pottery; I'm excited!
My final class is "Quantitative Political Analysis", which is a government statistics class. I wanted to take this class to see if QSS would be a good minor for me. I am excited to learn more about this topic, and regardless if I decide on this minor or not, I will acquire a lot of useful knowledge!
Over Winterim, I led "Treats with Tulio", which is a baking group I did with Christian Union.
Regarding clubs, I am excited to grow in fellowship with those in the Christian Union and to continue our Bible studies and weekly Vine meetings. Some of those in CU I haven't seen since the pandemic started, so I am looking forward to seeing them again! I am also writing an article for Apologia, which is the Christian thought magazine on campus. My topic is looking at a specific set of Psalms and seeing how they relate to call-out culture on campuses. Fingers crossed it turns out well!
All in all, this is going to be a good term. And in a few days, I will be able to write this blog right next to a window in Baker, looking over the cold and beautiful campus! Until next time!
I applied through Questbridge's National College Match, but did not match. To others who also did not match, this is not the end of your application process! Here's what I did following match decision day.
Unlimited buffets, flavorful drinks, an assortment of breakfast pastries—Dartmouth has so many great food and drink options to choose from! Join me as I rank my favorite ones.
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.
