(Year 13), Gabi Lam (Year 13) and Mitya Kuznetsov (Year 12). Our journey started off strongly with a talk by Nikhil Shirgaokar on ‘Investing 101’, to over 40 eager investors. In this session we introduced our weekly investing com- petition, which was won by Etienne Chen (Year 12). Growth did not slow, as Dale Chan led a deep dive into the 2008 financial crisis, demystifying complex concepts such as credit default swaps and mortgage-backed se- curities; This expanded into a whole series on the crisis, with talks such as ‘Too Big to Fail: The Lehman Brothers’, identifying the cracks which lay underneath the giant, and ‘Fundamental analysis: The News’ by Gabi Lam, analys- ing the news post-2008 and its subsequent effects on the stock market. Our engagement with Eco Week featured Nicolai Monzon Ladas (Year 13), who opened our mem- bers’ eyes to the striking performance of ‘anti-ESG’ funds, and the uphill battle ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing will have to undertake to make a difference. There is more on the horizon, with upcoming talks includ- ing ‘Hedge Funds, Insider Trading, and Dulwich College?’ (come to find out why!) and ‘Who Owns Everything: The Big 3’. Join us every Tuesday to learn more about the past and future of this dynamic industry. ◉ HIP HOP SOCIETY SEAMUS KADER (YEAR 10) I decided to set up Hip Hop Society with a few friends and my old English teacher as it was our common interest and I knew that many people in the school were fans of hip hop. We started the year by watching the documentary
about hip hop, Fight the Power . This explored the roots of hip hop up until the modern day. After we finished the documentary, we had various student and teacher presentations on Nas, Kanye West, Tupac, Eminem, the downfall of drill and Australian hip hop. Hip Hop Society was also delighted to welcome two guest speakers: Isobel Ingram, a Criminology lecturer and researcher on UK drill, presented on the criminalisation of drill music, and Dr Lambros Fatsis from City University expanded on this theme, with a lecture on the more general criminalisation of black music throughout British history. Thanks to Mr Hawes, Mr Ratnasabapathy and Ms Milton for running the society and for bringing in the guest speakers. ◉
KNITTING CLUB KIT FISHER (YEAR 8)
Knitting Club was started at the beginning of 2023, and since then it has grown considerably, from a group of about five to around twelve. At the beginning of the Lent term in 2024, we held a special Pride Month event named
Knit with Pride, which brought Knit- ting Club into the view of many more people. Those of us who know how to knit have taught nearly every new member of the club from scratch and they are all now amazing knit- ters – this is what the club is for. We have all learnt from each other as well: none of us are perfect individ- ually but together we would be the best knitter! Knitting Club was set up to be and is a place for talking, having fun and, of course, knitting. We hope to continue the club through our years at Dulwich and to pass on our positive energy through knitting.
LINGUISTICS SOCIETY OSCAR MCCRAKEN (YEAR 12)
This year marked the beginning of Linguistics Society, a pioneering club dedicated to unravelling the complexities of languages through engaging talks, problem-solving practice, and an Olympiad. Originally planning to host biweekly sessions, the club swiftly escalated its frequen-
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