1 Minute Preview: Daniel Dipper (Oxford #1 BNOC, President of Magdalen College, VP The Oxford Union, Election, Living With Disabilities, Party With Dan DJ Business, Class Inequality, Campaigning) | Co
Oxford University’s #1 BNOC (Big Name on Campus), Daniel Dipper is a third year History and Politics student at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, and has just finished serving as Magdalen College’s JCR President as well as Vice-President of The Oxford Union. Daniel serves on the Sutton Trust Alumni Leadership Board, is a trustee for Potential Plus UK, Zero Gravity Founding Ambassador, and Imposter Syndrome Project lead for Youni. He is non-selective state school educated, the first in his immediate family to go to university, has a disability, and came Runner-Up for the Sutton Trust Social Mobility Award in 2020. In his spare time, Daniel is a writer on topics including music and social mobility, as well as being a DJ and performing at some of Oxford’s largest student events."What a thought-provoking interview with David that caused me to pause for thought multiple times! Hope you all enjoy it" - Daniel --- WHY? COFFEE'S ON ME, DAVID QUAN 权丁文 TL;DR: To process my emotions after a grueling campaign for President of The Cambridge Union, I reflected upon the influences of my late Grandfather and wrote him a letter: https://www.varsity.co.uk/features/23458 . Drawing inspiration from him, I hope to learn more from others through genuine discussions – giving listeners heartfelt conversations filled with authentic insights, and giving guests legacy-worthy interviews to treasure. To converse with someone without a strict time limit or structure – meticulously engaging in a curious process of clarifications or elaborations – is not only a rare privilege. This longer format also allows the sharing of otherwise unshared or unappreciated anecdotes. There are appeals to sound-bite media, of course, but the metrics that matter most to me are more about the uniqueness of contribution than measures of virality. Over time, I hope to be able to better deconstruct guests' fascinating experiences – to seamlessly tease out the insights for listeners to enjoy and learn from while cooking, commuting, relaxing, or walking their pet. But this personal project is fundamentally as much about what we can learn from the guests as it is to give them (current) legacy-worthy interviews. My top priority is for guests to enjoy a unique opportunity to challenge, learn about, and be themselves; hopefully, they will be able to keep recordings of in-depth, heartfelt conversations to reflect on in years’ time. And the best part for guests? Coffee’s on Me, David Quan 权丁文--- NOMINATE A GUEST Please contact me to nominate someone. This would really help identify the anonymous extraordinaries, those who humbly go about their lives with great meaning and purpose. --- CONTACT ME Having grown up in Xi'an, China, and Adelaide, Australia, I am a 2nd year undergraduate student at Clare College, University of Cambridge, UK. Please do have the courage to say hello! LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/DavidQuanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dingwen-david-quan/Instagram: @DavidQuan32Facebook: David QuanYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-_zEeiF5n5ZTArvMcXpMlQ