Name: Tim Stackhouse
Year: 3rd year
Hometown: Guildford
Degree: Theology
Relationship status: In a relationship
This week’s campus cutie or more accurately sweetie is Tim Stackhouse, a third year theology student who delights in all things sugary. In fact, Tim admits that one of his favourite haunts of St Andrews is the Burns sweet shop on Market Street (he was in their earlier today) and that he is now on first name terms with all the staff.
Tim is the President of the Oxfam society of St Andrews, a task he enjoys not only for the comradery in the committee, but also the freedom to set an agenda. He is looking forward meeting all the members at the wide variety of upcoming events and socials that are in the pipe line, from a pot luck movie night, to pub quizzes, to bonfire night celebrations and to a fun run.
In addition to his serious role as president, Tim is also involved with a six-a-side football team with his brother and friends named ‘Corner flag’. Tim’s ‘greatest contribution’ was is a highly illegal slide tackle – which he claimed he didn’t know was illegal. Hmm. Unfortunately the first ‘Corner flag’ game ended in defeat 2-1 after a ‘fluky’ goal was scored by the opposition with a curve ball from a corner. However, with chocolate always on the mind, the team are thinking of changing their name to ‘Terry’s’ after the chocolate orange due to the luminous colour of their team strip.
Tim declares that he enjoys life at St Andrews because he loves the town and also because he finds his theological studies interesting and engaging. This is in spite of the fact that 3rd year pressures result in plenty more reading with the increasing obligation to complete them. Consequently Tim explains that another of his favourite places of the town, and where he spends a considerable amount of time is the King James library.
Tim’s future aspirational career also revolves around his sweet tooth, revealing that his dream job is to work at Green and Blacks, the chocolate company. He describes enthusiastically the ethical nature of the company and has high hopes that he will be able to get some free chocolate.
Quick fire round:
Dream travel destination: Machu Picchu
Dream dinner party guests: Pope Francis, Ian Bradley (a very eccentric theology lecturer at St Andrews), Leonard Cohen, George Alagiah (BBC news) and Simon Schama (the TV historian).
Most embarrassing song on your iTunes: The most embarrassing song is by Barry White, but I can’t remember the name.
Little known fact: I enjoy bird watching at the weekend.
Favourite place to eat out in St Andrews: Little Italy.