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

  • Wed 10 Aug 2011 12:13

     

    1992.

    Rodney King is involved in a police brutality case.  After all five officers were acquitted of assault, riots in the name of equality and justice started in L.A.

    2005

    Mohamed Nasheed is arrested in the Maldives for speaking out against the countries President.  Civil unrest and riots broke out in the name of freedom of speech.

    2009

    Rumors of a military coup started emerging in Thailand.  Peaceful protests lead to riots throughout the country.  They stood up for their right to democracy.

    2011

    A peaceful protest happens after issues occur around the shooting of Mark Duggan.  Riots start in the city of London on a scale unseen for years.

    Riots then occur in Birmingham.  Rioters loot shops stealing anything they can get their hands on.  Vandalism and damage occurs across the city in no real pattern with no motive.  When questioned, some youths blamed taxes, others blamed the recession, most blamed the police.  These people fought for their alleged right to free trainers. 

    I could talk about what has occurred over the past week here all day but I wont.  There is already enough rumor and fear in the air.  An official statement from my self on behalf of the Union can be found on the Union website.

    I will say one last thing that I firmly believe in.  There is never a need to physically fight for something until we are fighting for democracy itself.  I hope these people never have to fight for something they truly believe is a human right because they’ve just lost their chance.    

    A new pair of trainers will last the average youth six months.  The damage done to our city over the past week will affect us for years.  Fact.

     

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