Robin Eves
 

Union President


Exec 2011-2012



 
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Hi, my name is Robin, and I'm the senior Exec Officer. I'm in charge of leading the Executive and the Union, dealing with finance, public relations and the Union's relationship with the University and the National Union of Students (NUS).

If you have any questions, get in touch!

Contact Robin:

union.president@bcu.ac.uk


We Asked Robin...


  1. If you had the chance to go back in time for 24 hours, where and when would you go?

    Probably back to Woodstock 1969. I imagine that would be a good 24 hours. Maybe I'd advise Jimi to lay off the pharmaceuticals.

  2. If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?

    Something completely useless. I think it would be funnier to have a super power with no real purpose. Maybe the ability to see 1 second into the future. Just enough so I could laugh at someone before they spilt their drink.

  3. You have the choice to live with a gorilla who knows sign language or a dog who sings lullabies, which do you choose?

    Definitely the gorilla. But I wouldn’t tell anyone until something came up where he was useful by chance. To be honest I'd rather he was able to play table tennis. I'd train him to do that. Through sign language of course.

  4. Name one thing not many people know about you.

    I sail competitively every week, in fact I take it very seriously but its something that never comes up in conversation so hardly anyone knows I do it. Those who do don’t believe me.

  5. If you had to start a new civilization which five people would you take?

    Jamie Oliver before he became so in to healthy food. If he was a part of my civilisation there would be no damn salad on the table.

    The guy who owns Walmart. He'd be really boring but hopefully he'd have all that money with him.

    Rob Dyrdek for comedy value and ingenuity. He'd be great for bringing people down a peg or two. Maybe I'd make him Lord Chief Justice.

    Craig David on the condition that he sings everything he does. Like he does currently. Hopefully he'd still be free on Sundays.

    Finally, Scarlett Johansson. Solely for her acting prowess of course.

  6. If you could only have one meal for the rest of your life what would it be?

    One food or one meal? If it was one meal it would have to be Steak, Lamb fillet and freshly baked bread with real butter. Odd combination I know but its a combination of my favourite foods. Maybe throw some cheese in there.

  7. What is your party trick?

    I pride myself on my ability to play Beer pong. Obviously in a completely responsible and mature way. At least I try.

  8. Naughtiest prank played in school?

    We once flush a half closed bag of potassium down the toilets. Once it had come undone half way down the pipes every toilet in the building flooded. Hopefully my old headmaster wont google me and find this out…

Blogs

Robin Eves

  • Thu 23 Feb 2012 20:34

     

    Ahhhh student council. The outdated tool to tackle the problems of the future.  The highest decision making body within the students' union. I bet most of you didn't know that. Hosted by someone arguably more important than the Sabbatical Team, after all he is the one who would fire us if we weren't doing our jobs. Today I had the privilege of sitting next to the Chair of student council, acting myself as Vice Chair.  Today was hustings. Today was the chance to question those who wish to do what I have done this year. Today was the opportunity to meet those with the potential to lead the union during what will be one of the biggest challenges the higher education sector has ever faced. Today I was disappointed, not in the candidates I met but in those who didn't even turn up. 

     

    Now I know elections is a busy time of year but this was a very important meeting to say the least. Its the best opportunity a candidate has to showcase themselves as a leader of the union. To be questioned on the issues they may eventually have to lead on. Not just a meeting but a test, if you can't talk to a room full of students at council then you'll struggle to deliver the voice of 25 000 students to university senate. It was a pleasure to listen to every candidate who attended, all of which answering the questions fantastically. 

     

    Unfortunately I'm not really allowed to pass preference on candidates so I won't. However what I can say is anyone mandated to attend a meeting and didn't, without sending apologies to either the chair or vice chair of the meeting,  does not sit well with myself or the rest of student council. If people wish to run for a position, of which the core is delivering the student voice, believe they don't need to attend then I have pity for the students they wish to represent. Student voice seems to be the buzz word of this year. I'm claiming that from my manifesto last year. #trendsetter. It's in almost every manifesto this year but only a few candidates had the respect to represent it. 

     

    I won't say who attended and who didn't but I urge you to ask the question, they'll have to answer to you eventually. I voted on what I heard tonight. If only our democracy we spend so much time defending was remotely democratic. 

     

    Come to student council. We give you free food. Fact. 

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