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
Is the Greek life overpowering? Can you make friends through clubs or other ways?
Q:
Is the Greek life overpowering? Can you make friends through clubs or other ways?
A:
I think this question has many different answers, depending on who you talk with. I'm going to start by just bringing this up since everyone has various experiences with Greek life at Dartmouth. This is just my experience!
In my first year, I hardly interacted with Greek life. Most of my time was invested either in ROTC or in the Christian community on campus. I didn't go to a fraternity party until freshman winter, and I could tell it wasn't really my vibe. I wasn't even sure I was going to rush.
Fast forward to sophomore fall, and everything is closed down. I meet a bunch of new people, specifically many '24s. I get to know them throughout the term, and I view them as my close friends to this day. Rush was on my mind, however. I attended various rush zoom events and even talked with some brothers one on one. However, during winterim and winter term is when I started to change my mind and decide to rush. My decision-making went like this: I already have good friends outside of Greek life. If I rush and don't get in, I don't get in, and it isn't the end of the world. If I do get in, I have another community to be a part of. It was a win-win scenario.
I eventually did get into the fraternity I rushed at, and I am still a member to this day. From the inside, Greek life can be a lot. There are a lot of events that do happen with your fraternity, and if you have a leadership role in the house, that can add extra time to your schedule. However, for me, I feel like I have gotten better at balancing Greek life and non-Greek life.
Overall, I think Greek life can be overpowering sometimes, with all its events and the number of people involved. However, I think you can still make deep friendships with people outside of Greek life!
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!
