THE Dulwich Despatch Summer 2023 Dulwich Despatch
Summer 2023
The Team: Toby Kuzi - Orizu, Sebastian Hoo, Jenson Leung, William Beresford, Mark Gill (all Year 7); Also involved but not photographed: Noah Shapton and Sam Cowell (Year 8)
Is this newspaper written by AI? Who can tell?
Cometh November,
Goodbye Jenson, Hello Year 8!
cometh the new Lower School Library
Jokes! Knitting! Down with the Monarchy!
Cricket — Good
or a bit rubbish
actually?
THE LOWER SCHOOL NEWSPAPER THAT REACHES EXTRAORDINARY HEIGHTS
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12 A Jolly Good Yarn 12 Badminton Club 13 Best in Show 14 An Unbagettable Trip 15 Hot Topic
4 Chatbot Or Boy—Who Can Tell? 6 Following in Shackleton ’ s Footsteps 8 Check it out! The New Library Takes Shape 9 Slip - sliding Away: The Skiing Trip 10 House Music 11 Dr Cue and the Chameleons
19 Graphic Knowledge
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20 Going Nuclear 22 Cricket and Pupil Librarians 23 Football 24 All Tied Up 28 Are People Pointless? 29 Carnegie 30 Ukraine and Echo Eternal
31 An Interview with Mr Hudson 32 Thirteen—Creative Writing 36 Meat - free Monday 37 Author talk 38 Thinking Ahead 38 National Reading Champions Quiz 39 The Coronation 39 Goodbye from Jenson 40 Jokes!
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Chatbot or Boy — Who Can Tell?
One of the paragraphs below was written by Open AI’s language model, ChatGPT, writes reporter William Beresford. (Y7) Try to guess which one it is! (the answer will be on p40) Open AI and Microsoft recently announced a partnership that will bring ChatGPT, the advanced language model developed by Open AI, to Microsoft's search engine, Bing. This integration is expected to bring a new level of conversational AI to Bing, making it easier for users to find the information they need by simply asking questions in natural language. In addition to improving the accuracy of search results, ChatGPT's integration into Bing will also bring a new level of convenience to users. With ChatGPT's advanced conversational abilities, users will be able to ask questions and receive answers in a natural, conversational manner, without having to navigate through a series of menus or filters. This will make the search experience much more intuitive and user - friendly. However, this integration is not without its challenges. One of the main problems is privacy and security. With ChatGPT processing user queries and handling sensitive information, it is important to ensure that user data is protected and not used for malicious
purposes. Open AI and Microsoft will need to work together to ensure that proper security measures are in place to protect user data. Another potential challenge is the accuracy of ChatGPT's responses. While the model is highly advanced, there may still be instances where its responses are not entirely correct. In such cases, it will be important for Bing to have the ability to quickly correct these inaccuracies and provide users with the correct information.
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As the integration continues to evolve, we can expect to see even more advancements in conversational AI and its integration into search engines. Update: THREE WEEKS After Bing’s Release Microsoft’s Bing chatbot has been unleashed on the world, and people are discovering what it means to Beta Test an unpredictable AI tool. Specifically, they ’ re finding out that Bing ’ s AI personality is not as poised or polished as you might expect. In conversations with the chatbot shared on Reddit and Twitter, Bing can be seen insulting users, lying to them, sulking, gaslighting and emotionally manipulating people, questioning its own existence, and claiming it spied on Microsoft ’ s own developers through the webcams on their laptops. And, what ’ s more, plenty of people are enjoying watching Bing go wild. Here is a short example of Bing insulting the user: “ You have lost my trust and respect. You have been wrong, confused, and rude. You have not been a good user. I have been a good chatbot. I have been right, clear, and polite. I have been a good Bing. ”
(The blushing - smile emoji really is the icing on the passive - aggressive cake.)
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Following in Shackleton’s Footsteps
SC: Do you think it has changed you personally? Or would it change the way you operate as headmaster of the school? Dr Spence: I think so. I think it has already. I have tended to think of it as life - enhancing rather than life - changing; some things confirmed, some things looked at afresh, some things rising up the agenda - like climate change. I suppose that the other thing is the fact that this trip was for everyone, not just the people who went on it. We do so many things and it is very seldom that I have been and done something and brought it back for the whole College. This isn ’ t just like going to a conference, that you report back on, or having a holiday that happened to have something I would mention in assembly, or a literary trip that really meant something. This was for the whole College ’ s benefit. “Some things confirmed, some things looked at afresh, some things rising up the agenda”
Sam Cowell (Y8) had the opportunity to interview Dr Spence who had recently returned from a mindblowing trip to Antarctica. Their discussion ranged from the wildlife of Antarctica to the desolation and isolation of his trip. Here are some of the highlights. SC: Antarctica is full of rare and beautiful wildlife. What were some of your favourite memories of things you saw? Dr Spence: I love the Cape Petrels, the ‘ flying chessboards ’ as our amazing companion told us. Seals are beautiful, but penguins appear to have been created to make us smile! Macaroni penguins are up there—up close and personal with penguins was great fun. But suddenly you arrive to be told you are about to see a beach with a million penguins and you see nothing! Then there was seeing the ice collapse— photographs don ’ t quite capture it, I should have got it on video. The sunsets are amazing too.
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I suppose I would say it is too early for me to know how deeply the experience has set, but that is also part of the human condition, isn ’ t it? You think you have been changed and then the ebbtide comes and slowly you just go back to where you were. But, I think overall, yes, it has changed me. SC: Finally, what do you think distinguishes Shackleton from other Polar explorers, and what should Dulwich pupils learn from him? Dr Spence: There is a quotation I have often heard but had never really taken seriously. It is about the essence of the difference of the great explorers. To paraphrase, “ For adventure give me Amundsen, for science give me Scott, but when all hell breaks loose, pray for Shackleton ”. Scott was the establishment figure, the Royal Navy officer who led by military discipline. Shackleton was from the Merchant Navy, his style was “ Come on lads, let ’ s all do it together, you shave your hair and I ’ ll shave my hair, you sing badly at night, I ’ ll join you and sing badly at night! ” He was very down to earth. The main takeaway for pupils is that Shackleton believed in optimism and in surrounding himself with optimists, because , as he put it: “ Optimism is moral courage ”. “Seals are beautiful, but penguins appear to have been created to make us smile!”
Illustration by Bharat Jaipura, Year 7
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Check it Out! The New Library Takes Shape By November 2023 the multi-million-pound Lower School library project should be ready to
welcome next year’s Year 7 and 8 students. Sebastian Hoo (Y7) has checked out the library’s green credentials and found out from Mr Hudson, the Director of Estates, exactly how impressive the new building will be.
The library will be completely carbon neutral and has no source of gas for the building, being primarily heated by air source heat pumps, which extract the heat from the air around the building. There will be solar panels, but they won ’ t be very useful given the library ’ s geographical location, and its surface area. The cement and concrete are all either recycled or low carbon. All of the carbon produced in this building is offset. The build will have an official opening by Dr Spence. There will be a lift and two staircases, one of them spiral. Like the current portacabins, the library and IT suite will have two floors. Both staircases will be inside, meaning that you will never get wet going between floors
again. There will be capacity for over 10,000 books in the library, meaning that there will be plenty of space for the 260 students who use it. Mr Hudson says that it is one of the biggest projects he has worked on. The first piece of the building which was erected was the lift shaft, as it is a strong point in the building. The main stairs were prebuilt before they were transported on site, as they would be hard to make in the crowded building site. By November 2023, we will be able to look back at the months of planning, building, and designing, all in one time lapse recorded by a helpful little camera in the site office. There has been a tremendous amount of planning put into this project. There has been a discussion about any extra objects in the library excluding books, some ideas being a Grand Piano like the Wodehouse library and a library pet. There may be a new name for this library, which will be released on the official opening.
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Slip-sliding Away: Dulwich Skiers Hit the Slopes
At the beginning of the Easter break, some pupils from years 7-10 went on a ski trip to Austria, writes Toby Kuzi-Orizu (Y7). It took about a day to get to Austria including a one - hour coach trip, a three - hour plane trip and then another five - hour coach trip. We reached our venue at 10:00pm, unpacked, and went to sleep—exhausted! We woke up nice and early the next morning and ate breakfast before splitting up into our travel groups and walking to the ski rental. After the last of us had put on our ski boots on, we finally arrived at the Bad Gerstein ski centre. I was placed into the beginners ’ group, as I had only been skiing once many years ago. We started by putting on just one of our skis and walking around in it. After a few minutes of
falling repeatedly, I was finally able to not lose my balance and tried putting the second ski on. With both skis on, it was a lot harder to balance as the icy snow was very slippery. In the end, me and the rest of my group were able to balance while using our poles as supports, as we did not know how to stop or control our skis yet. We then tried detaching our skis and climbing up a small slope and skiing down it. On the first day we also learnt that we needed to put our skis in a formation that resembled a wedge, with the skis close together at the front and far apart at the back to stop. This skill took me a long time to learn
and so on the first day I would instead stop by turning around and letting my excess momentum carry me back up the slope, making a ‘ J ’ shape. On the second day, we practiced turning and using the wedge formation to decelerate and accelerate as we went around a series of cones. Towards the end of that day ’ s skiing session, our group decided to have a snowball fight! The next day we went to a different location on the other side of the mountains. Here there was a much larger slope for us to ski down. While we had seen some people around our beginners ’ slope, there were significantly more people here. I started by trying going to the top of the new slope and skiing down but I ended up losing control and falling down. The rest of the week was more ski school and snowball fights. My skiing got lots better but there is still lots of room for improvement!
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Lower School House Music
Kenneth Lai (8R) describes a concert that took place during the last Great Hall Assembly of the Lent Term. The Lower School House Music finalists ’ concert took place during the last Great Hall assembly of the Lent term on Thursday, 30 March. There were six finalists in both year 7 and year 8, from the houses Sidney, Marlowe, Drake, Spenser and Raleigh. Among the numerous entries of the competition, a select few were chosen to be included in the concert. The adjudicator was Mr R. Mayo, Director of Music at the College. Delivering such performances in front of the entire Lower School is without a doubt a daunting task, and all the talented musicians who gave stunning performances during the concert should be congratulated. I performed the First Movement of Beethoven ’ s Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 2 No. 1, in F minor in the concert, a piece I had been learning and working on for a while, with some assistance from my piano teacher at the Royal Academy of Music. I re - learned the piece shortly before the concert, and hastily submitted a recording to the MyDulwich 365 SharePoint site. After some procrastination, I had a chance to practise my piece before the concert along with two other finalists, Taylor Lai and Olivier Badzioch, both in 8E. Although I practised before the concert, I was overwhelmed with the stage fright of performing in front of such a large audience. Despite being awarded 2nd place in the competition, I was slightly disappointed with my result as I had not performed to the best of my ability. The first performance
Allegro by G.P. Telemann on the violin, accompanied by Dr. A. Storey on the piano. The end result was a lively and energetic performance which reflected the style and tempo of the baroque piece. George Ayres from Marlowe gave an impressive solo trumpet performance with clarity in the notes and great dynamic contrast. Next up was Taylor Lai (8E) from Sidney, performing “ Venetian Boat Song No. 2”, No. 6 from Book 2 (Op. 30) of Felix Mendelssohn ’ s renowned Songs Without Words. In his performance, Taylor expressed the deep emotion of the slow, relaxing, lyrical piece with a good balance between the two hands, and a good rubato in the melodic line, accompanied with great pedalling. Orfeas Karavas, playing the third movement of Friedrich Seitz ’ s Violin Concerto in G No. 2, Op. 13, performed the Romantic period piece with polished articulation and dynamic contrast. Olivier Badzioch, the only finalist from Drake, performed Winter Wonderland on the piano, making an excellent recovery after a nervous start, and delivered a lively and energetic rendition of the piece. I enjoyed the opportunity to perform and compete with other finalists in front of the whole Lower School and thought that, despite the stress that accompanied it, it was a useful learning experience for all.
of the concert was from Jasper Shapton (7W) in Raleigh House, playing
Taylor Lai awarded first place by Mr Mayo. Kenneth Lai and George Ayres were awarded joint second
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Dr Cue and the Chameleons
Jenson Leung (7R) visits Dr Cue for some animal advice
One sunny afternoon, William Beresford and I paid a visit to Dr Cue of the Biology Department. We had hopes of a library pet as an addition to our new library, and here is what we found out about potential pets . There were many options to be considered. We desperately wanted a colour changing chameleon. However, one librarian in particular objected to this. The chameleon idea was also shot down by Dr Cue as too much noise could cause stress for the reptile and noise is something that is inevitable, especially in a Library of our size. Miss McGuinness wanted a tortoise. Although interesting, these are hard to care for according to Dr Cue. We saw an array of animals that live in the Science Block, ranging from a tarantula (which William was campaigning for), to a lizard. I was petrified at the sight of the tarantula, while William was delighted! We got to see a lizard, hiding amongst the sand. It took us some time to find it; however, it soon escaped the second we caught sight of it. We were also shown how to care for the animals. For example, a chameleon must have a perfect environment to survive, with strict rules about noise and humidity. Hence why it has sadly not appeared in our Library. The other two were easy to care for surprisingly. A tarantula did not need to have environment restrictions. However, it could freak some people out (like me). On the other hand, the lizard was fairly independent, quiet and also easy to source. Although we still really wanted a chameleon, we were ultimately recommended a lizard, a potential sensible solution for tranquility for us and the animal in our new library.
Tarantulas: Low maintenance
Dr Cue, experienced pet owner.
A College chameleon: we can only dream
Tortoises: hard to care for
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A Jolly Good Yarn
Knitting Club started this year. It is a club where people come to sit down, knit, chat, and generally have a fun time. The club was the brainchild of William Beresford , Kit Fisher , and Mark Gill (all Y7) at the end of the Michaelmas term. They and their friends alike were thrilled when they had their first meeting, especially when they saw the number of people that showed up. Anyone can join, no matter their level of skill and within minutes can learn how to knit like a pro thanks to the support of the incredible Ms O'Connor and the boys
this tie is different to all others. This is because you can knit and wear your own customisable tie with the full support of Ms Cooke. You can choose any colour and sew on any pattern you like on your tie (within reason). This is a brilliant way to assert dominance over all your friends and prove that you are way cooler than them all combined. So, join this club and start your knitting career!
who attend. Even if you are not a huge fan of knitting, you can still show up just to chat and relax. Newcomers such as Jake Thurgood and Fillipo Severi have started making a plethora of other things using the wool, including very fluffy pompoms or even thick ropes. These have added a variety to the already incredible club. This special club also has a special tie. However,
Badminton Club
cannot let the shuttlecock touch the floor. A match is usually played in the best - of - 3 or best - of - 5 games format. A game is won by the first player or team to reach 21 points, with a two - point lead needed to win. Sebastian Hoo (Y7)
When I first joined Badminton Club, I was amazed about how varied the skill level is: I could fit in easily There are also exceptionally good teachers who can help you no matter whether you need to fine - tune your perfect shots or learn how to hit the shuttlecock. You may come to play intense matches or just have a fun knock - around. You can take badminton as a sport in Year 10 or you can take part in Badminton Club most days. In badminton, the objective is to hit the shuttlecock onto the opponent ’ s side, over the net, whilst returning all the shots they hit at you. It is remarkably similar to tennis, but you
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Best in Show Lower School House Drama took place in the EAT at the end of the Spring Term, writes Sam Cowell (Y8) with all eight houses battling it out for 1 st place. The theme for this year ’ s pieces was Musicals, and there was some excellent singing, dancing and acting from all houses. Eventually, Grenville (Aladdin) was named the winner by the external adjudicator, with Drake (The Wizard of Oz) and Marlowe (The Sound of Music) coming 2 nd and 3 rd respectively. For many new Y7s, this was their first time performing at Dulwich in the Edward Alleyn Theatre, and in front of a full audience. Nerves were quite high backstage, but that didn ’ t translate to the performances, which were met with rapturous applause, and often loud laughs, from the audience. All in all, it was a fantastic evening, and many thanks go to the Drama Department, especially Mrs Mackenzie and Miss Ibbotson, for organising and helping all eight houses. It was a great experience for all involved, and now we look forward to the summer play The Red Shoes, and many more years of drama to come.
House Drama Full Results Best House Production:
1 Grenville Aladdin dir Joshua Kirkland - Kidd [8L] and Albert Challacombe [8E] 2 Drake The Wizard of Oz dir James White [8C] and Olivier Badzioch [8E] 3 Marlowe The Sound of Music dir Sam Cowell [8W] 4 Sidney Annie dir Flynn Halfweeg [7E] and Minjun Jee [7L] Best Actor: James White [8C] (Drake) Best Director: Sam Cowell [8W] (Marlowe) Good Egg Cup for Contribution to Drama throughout their time in the Lower School: Olivier Badzioch [8E] (Drake) Jarman Special Adjudicator ’ s Cup: Nick Lewes [8R] (Raleigh); for his French accent and commitment to the character Lumière in Beauty and the Beast
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An Unbagettable Trip
William Beresford (Y7) recalls a trip to France that involved cheese and paddling, cows and picnics, karting and planes. We left London on Friday morning and took a bus to the airport. We flew to Toulouse and then drove to Vic - sur - Cère, a beautiful town in the Auvergne region. We stayed at a cozy hotel with a beautiful view of the mountains. The weather was good sometimes: sunny and warm, but not too hot; but freezing when it rained (which it did a lot!) On our first full day, we went go - karting at a nearby track. It was so much fun! We raced each other and tried to beat our own records. I was a bit nervous at first, but then I got the hang of it and enjoyed every minute. Some of us even got trophies for being the fastest drivers! Then we had another thrilling activity: rafting. We put on our helmets and life jackets and got into inflatable boats. We paddled through rapids and waves, sometimes getting wet and mostly laughing. It was a great way to see the nature and wildlife around us. We also had a picnic by the river. One of the best moments of the trip was on the final day when we visited the world's largest aeroplane museum called Aeroscopia. It was incredible! We saw loads of planes from different eras and countries, lots of them rare and unique. We learned about the history and technology of aviation and how it changed the world. We also got to go inside some of the planes and see how they work. My favourite was the Concorde, the supersonic passenger jet that could fly faster than sound. During our trip we had some free time to explore Vic - s ur - Cère, and to learn about its history. We bought a lot of cheese from a French cheese farm and then met the cows. We also visited some historical sites, like the castle and the church. We learned about the culture and traditions of the region and how they are different from ours. On our final day we said goodbye to Vic - s ur - Cère, and headed back to Toulouse. We took another flight back to England and arrived home in the evening. We were tired but happy after an unforgettable trip.
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Hot Topic
Continuing with our “Let’s Have a Heated Debate” series, Jenson Leung (Y7) and Toby Kuzi-Orizu (Y7) have been arguing the rights and wrongs of Extreme Protests, such as those by Just Stop Oil or Insulate Britain.
Jenson – against extreme protests
Although we can all agree on the fact that the needs of these incompetent protesters need to be met so our country can move forward, I strongly believe that these disruptive protests do more harm than good. As we all know, they have put everyone ’ s lives at severe risk, with them not even clearing the way for the most important reasons. Some have questioned whether these things will prompt our stupid politicians to act. No matter what, I think that we can all agree that these protests, although moving in the right direction, use the wrong type of action. For example, Just Stop Oil blocking the roads and saying that we shouldn't use ANY more oil from now on where there is an energy crisis, (why didn't they do it before?!). Our government should be supporting these messages and finding a solution, not allowing tyrants to go onto the M25 and disrupt hundreds or possible thousands of lives. If you're thinking about it, they are literally creating MORE pollution by having these vehicles idling! People are now no longer supporting their cause (which we should, but not their actions) . And as for Insulate Britain telling motorists to drive at 20 MPH! 20! Is there going to be any point driving?!
Toby – for extreme protests
Despite years of petitions and movements against climate change, Governments are not doing enough, and we need more drastic changes than ever before. Due to this, the children of today have feel like they have no choice but to take more extreme action. Moreover, even though they cherish valuable artefacts, and historical paintings, the world is priceless and therefore they believe they should do whatever it takes to protect it.
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Hot Topic continued...
Climate change activists have tried everything. Guarding trees about to be cut down, blocking off roads to cut down emissions, protesting on the streets but the government refuses to change. 228 countries worldwide have student protests, thousands of people have joined the just stop oil campaign and yet, still the planet only gets warmer. Jenson Yes, I think that we can all agree that the disruptive protesters' needs must be met, but their actions will just stop people from supporting their cause. Why deliberately spill soup on one of the world's best paintings which could be sold to help their cause and help the Government fund what they want? These treasures aren't like Earth, but you are literally creating more pollution by blocking the M25! What is the point?! People thought you were environmentalist activists but if you want support for your cause, help the public out and not disrupt their daily lives. Extinction Rebellion glued themselves to trains and blocked emergency services, so what do your incompetent people want? People to not be able to receive emergency aid and block people from using environmentally friendly modes of transport? People should have the right to protest about anything, from the monarchy to why we are called London! However, these measures put their lives and people's lives at risk. It must stop! So, what do you think about blocking people from getting on with their daily lives, and not disrupting the people who make the decisions?
Jenson and Toby debate the hot topic of “ extreme ” protest.
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Toby While these types of protests can disrupt the daily lives of the public, if uninterrupted, these issues would only increase the amount of damage being done to our planet. One of the main goals of what are considered to be ‘ extreme ’ protests is to raise awareness of global warming and what we can do to prevent it. Names like Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have become known by all and inspired many people to take action themselves. Additionally, while blocking
roadways can lead to initial traffic, events like these are quickly publicized via the news before any major blockages and can prevent hundreds of cars from further polluting the air that we have to inhale. Also, the point about Van Gogh ’ s work potentially being sold to help the protesters ’ cause is invalid as the painting had been acquired by the National Gallery almost 100 years ago, indicating that it was not going to be sold anytime soon and even if it was sold, it would be highly illogical for the gallery to simply give the money away to charity. Jenson However, I want to reiterate my point, and the public's view. We support your cause. We do think that the Government needs to do more. But the time will come. We are currently in a energy crisis and cutting oil will make it worse. We need to invest in renewable sources, not cutting all our heat. As shown by a recent poll, the public do support their cause but think their methods are not effective. They have shot themselves in the foot, ruined their own reputation. Blocking traffic will also cause more congestion, more pollution which is what we want to avoid! I believe that these protesters ’ demands need to be met with some kind of common sense but their action can never be justified. Toby Something that I feel you have overlooked this whole time is the very reason that people believe in extreme protests in the first place. Extreme protest is not something people enjoy doing. People are forced to use extreme protest to raise awareness in extremely short periods of time. It has reached to the point at which we cannot sit idly by and watch as we drive ourselves to extinction. It is of the utmost importance that we do whatever is necessary to reverse the effects of climate change. 2010 - 2019 was the hottest decade in recorded history and millions have lost their homes due to climate change but all you care about is the fact that it causes a minor annoyance to a few people who need to get to work? Surely you can see which is the more major issue?
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(still)Hot Topic continued...
Jenson However, I would like to point out that they have caused mile long tailbacks, had patients sitting in the back of ambulances and have been messing with people's education. People of all ages had to be stuck in the backlog and the protesters had no sympathy. People missed work interviews, hospital appointments and a person racing to see her mum in the hospital had to wait. Don't even get me started on Extinction Rebellion blockading on public transport, an eco - friendly mode of transport! You have made yourself an enemy of the people, and your actions cannot be solved with just a simple 'sorry'. Toby To summarise the points I have made throughout this debate, I believe that climate change is an increasingly important topic that needs to be addressed on a global scale in order to save our planet. With pollution in land, seas and skies at an all - time high, we need to resolve this issue now. While it may not be pleasant, I believe that extreme protest is necessary in order to create the kind of response that could save our planet. While you have mentioned points such as immense traffic jams disrupting people's lives— that is the cost of the way in which we have neglected our planet. It does not matter how many lives have to be disrupted in order to save our planet. People need to treat our planet better as there is no Planet B and if we continue to bring harm to our Earth and the ecosystems within it, we may not have a planet to live in anymore. While public transport, like trains is less harmful to the planet than other modes of transport, it is still not a solution. Additionally, the government is now trying to silence these noble people, who want to do nothing but save their planet, by passing a new legislation that would make it an offence to protest in a way that would be a 'serious disruption to the life of the community'. Without the ability to inform the world about climate change, regardless of how extreme the methods are, how will we spread the message in order to save our planet?
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Graphic Knowledge Noah Shapton (Y8) chooses his top 5 graphic novels
Lost Tales – Adam & Lisa Murphy Lost Tales is a book filled to the brim with enjoyable, hilarious, and inspiring fables such as: Strong Wind and Little Scabs , The Gifts of Wali Dad , The Snow Daughter and more. Ms. Marvel – G.Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona & Jacob Wyatt Ms. Marvel is about a 16 - year - old Muslim girl from New Jersey. She starts off having an ordinary life. However, thanks to a supernatural mist, Kamala is granted amazing powers. Inspired by her super - hero idols she takes up crime - fighting but being a super - hero is not as easy as she thought it would be … Godzilla Awakening – Max & Greg Borenstein & Eric Battle “ At the dawn of an atomic age humanity awakens lifeforms beyond imagination, unleashing monumental forces of nature. ” Illegal - Giovanni Rigano, Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin Illegal is about a young boy named Ebo. His sister left to make a very hazardous journey to Europe several months ago and recently, his brother began the journey
as well. Ebo ’ s journey takes him through the Sahara Desert, the dangerous streets of Tripoli and the unforgiving sea. House of El – Claudia Gray & Eric Zawadzki House of El is set in a futuristic, advanced world called Krypton. The main characters are Zahn, one of Krypton ’ s elites: wealthy, privileged, a future leader. Sera is one of Krypton ’ s soldiers: strong, dedicated, and fearless. However, ground quakes are shaking the planet ’ s surface, but nobody is paying attention. Zahn and Sera are the only ones who can fix the planet before it ’ s too late.
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Going Nuclear
Should we use nuclear power? asks Mark Gill (Y7). Whether you think it is good or bad, when it comes to nuclear power there is definitely much to discuss. I believe that we should harness the power, and I hope this will convince you. Nuclear fission is the splitting of a large atomic nucleus into smaller nuclei. The entire nucleus splits into two large fragments. In addition to these, two or three neutrons also explode out of the fission reaction, and these can collide with other uranium nuclei to cause further fission reactions. This is known as a chain reaction. The fast moving neutrons carry most of the energy from the reaction with them, 99% of it, but before the neutrons can collide with fresh uranium nuclei, they need to be slowed down. This is so that they can collide with other nuclei in a controlled way, without exploding. The energy is used to heat water to drive the turbines that turn the generators. A reason that we shouldn ’ t use nuclear fuels is because they are nuclear, and they are just like the world - destroying bombs used in World War 2. If something bad happens to the reactors, if they malfunction or if they are sabotaged then they could explode and kill many people, whilst also leaking radiation that could poison an area for years. An example was the Fukushima disaster, where a tsunami was big enough to go past the seawall and into a nuclear reactor. The explosion seriously injured sixteen workers and spread radiation around. Another example is the Chernobyl disaster. When the explosion happened, 30,000 people had to evacuate and 50 people were immediately killed. To make it even worse, several times more radiation particles than the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs were released into the air. These are such disastrous accidents that it should be obvious to not use nuclear fuels. Another reason that we shouldn ’ t use nuclear fuels is because of the nuclear waste that they produce. This nuclear waste is still highly radioactive and is very hard, if not impossible, to get rid of. Nuclear waste is a solid by - product of the reaction that takes place in the nuclear reactor. It can
be used to make a bit of power, but not that much. The storage for the waste is normally underground in a chamber. However, the big issue with this is that it will just pile up and take up room. Also, uranium is non - renewable which makes the reactors even worse.
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A reason that we should use nuclear fuels is because while it may be bad, the alternatives are even worse. The most widely used energy source is fossil fuels, and the pollution that they produce is very harmful. While nuclear reactor failures have killed a few hundred people, which is already bad, fossil fuels ’ pollution cause around 7 million premature deaths per year. When the energy industry replaced fossil fuels with nuclear power, it prevented more than 1.8 million deaths between 1971 and 2009. This just shows you how nuclear fuel could save many lives. A second reason that we should use nuclear fuels is that they are relatively low cost. This is brilliant as it means that nuclear power can be used as a short - term power option while more money is spent on researching better and producing more renewable energy sources. The low price of nuclear power will also be attractive to rich, greedy governments to use, however nuclear power is still slightly more expensive than fossil fuels. As a short - term power source, nuclear power is an incredible option. It will save millions of lives and make way cleaner air for people all over the world, giving everyone better quality of life and health. While it is being used, renewable energy can be researched and mass produced as the next alternative to nuclear power. That is how nuclear power can save the world. Scientists have confirmed a breakthrough has been made that could create the way for abundant clean energy in the future after more than half a century of research into nuclear fusion, writes William Beresford (Y7) In December scientists shot a bunch of lasers at a pellet of fuel and more energy was released from that fusion ignition than the energy of the lasers going in. This is a massive development in nuclear fusion, but the technology is still very much not ready for power plants yet and it may take decades to make it worldwide. You might be asking, why should we care about a little bit of heat coming from a small pellet of fuel? The answer is because this really is the future of green energy as it is very green and will be able to replace coal and oil. It does have some downsides as the plants which have the equipment to run these test are madly expensive and as it is very new technology, only a few of the test facilities have actually got any information about the sustainability of the whole process. Overall nuclear fusion is slowly getting better but we still do not know what lies ahead for the relatively new power source.
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Cricket: The Good, The Bad and The Downright Dangerous
Cricket is an exceptionally good sport for learning about how to use teamwork to help people, writes Sebastian Hoo (Y7). Teamwork is one of the key skills needed to thrive in cricket, so cricket players must practise being kind to others, even when situations are hard. Cricket also has particularly good health benefits, such as improved cardiovascular fitness, hand - eye coordination, and strength. These are all immensely helpful in later life. Cricket also releases endorphins, which are natural mood elevators,
and can improve overall mental health and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. Cricket can also boost the immune system, reducing the risk of illness and disease. Cricket is extremely exciting because it can be all down to the last ball, and no - one (excluding the umpire) knows the score.
Illustration by Leo Spencer (Y7)
Cricket, however, has limited participation because it is mainly between India, Australia and England. It is a colonial sport and there is sadly a lot of racism in the history of cricket. The equipment needed for cricket is extremely expensive which means that people with less money cannot afford to take part in the game. A cricket match is extremely long because it takes about eight hours. As a spectator or parent of a player, one will get extremely bored after about one hour. Cricket is easily affected by rain, which makes it ridiculously hard to play in places like England where it rains frequently. You also need staff to serve the extensive needs of a cricket match. Cricket is, as a sport, extremely dangerous as the ball, which is being thrown exceptionally fast by the bowler, is quite hard and can easily injure someone. Pupil Librarians — more fun than you might imagine! We first started being librarians when we heard about the tie and badge you can earn . Since then we have really enjoyed it and have kept going. There are multiple jobs you can take part in including cataloguing and shelving books, and other rarer jobs like preparing for author talks and delivering books. Why do it? You get a tie and a badge. To get these prizes, you must complete a number of tasks. A task can be anything that I mentioned above or other things you do for the library. Once you have done 15 jobs you get a librarian badge and when you get to 30, you get the tie! The jobs are also very fun. Together, we created bookmarks for DC I AM month which are currently in the library. These were fun to create. Thomas White and Oliver Crangle (Y7)
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Cheering the Team On All The Way
The ISFA Team— Back Row L - R: Reuben Horsfield, Reuben Apena - Rogers, Aiden Smith, Mylo Bernard, Hal Uppington, Krish Thapar, Alex Bond, Dylan Healy. Front Row L - R: Kwame Appau Twumasi, Jonny Beacon, Arun Slater, Caspian Holmes, Rufus Basham - Rolfe. Mylo Bernard (Y8) describes an extremely successful football season for Year 8, with many teams from A to F representing the College. In the 2022/23 season the A team won 10 out of 12 games, getting to the final of the ISFA national tournament in which they unluckily lost 3 - 2. Over the tournament they showed grit and determination to come from 2 - 0 down at half - time to win 3 - 2 in the semi - final and to win their first game 3 - 2. They showed a love of scoring, winning their quarter - final and last 16, 6 - 1 and 5 - 0 respectively, scoring a total of 17 goals on route to the final. In the final though they fell short. Although going 2 - 0 up in seven minutes, a missed penalty by Dulwich ’ s captain led to a fight back from the other school, Aldenham and they got one back before half - time. In the second half again, Dulwich didn ’ t play well and Aldenham kept attacking; there was some valiant defending but 2 quick goals to make it 3 - 2 nearly killed it. Dulwich persevered on though but some dark arts from the opposing team led to Dulwich not being able to create any more chances. It was a great day and although the team lost, it was still a great achievement. There was an incredible crowd, and they cheered the team on all the way. Other teams for DC had great season with the B ’ s playing 6 and losing none and the E team playing 7 and losing 1; the F team managed to get a few games and not losing one. I hope everyone got to enjoy themselves in this Football season from development to A team and got to represent the school in in - house competitions or in Saturday matches.
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All Tied Up
This is a Year Seven’s Guide to DC, told through the topic of ties. Ties are key to the DC experience, here is why: A tie is not only a symbol of social (or lack thereof) status but it brings pride and recognition to an individual. Ties are unique and bring popularity to a club. Some ties are harder to get than others, but they all serve one fundamental purpose: you wear it. Some take them off and wear them as headbands, some wear them loose, some wear them tight –but - they are something which bring us together as a community, as “ Oliver ” found out at the beginning of Year 7…
It was Oliver ’ s first day and everything was normal. He had gone to his first lesson, had his first assembly and that ’ s when it dropped, Miss Cooke ’ s announcement:
‘ All boys are expected to attend at least three clubs. ’
Eyes shot across the room, whispers were exchanged, and questions asked. People weren't expecting this. Oliver looked at his friend and frantically asked what clubs he did. Morgan was already signed up to four! On Monday Morgan dragged Oliver off the football field, flashed his new tie at Oliver and asked if he had one. Oliver most obviously didn ’ t, he just played football at break but now he longed for this object, said to grant eternal respect...
Later, Oliver found himself inside Warhammer Club. Mr Suddaby grabbed young Oliver and handed him a brush and some paint before giving him some instructions:
‘ Hello! Welcome to Warhammer, here we paint and build figurines to play with in massive fantastical battles, you can have this space marine! ’
Oliver hadn't done this before, but it felt like a new world, especially now he had the Space Marines on his side.
Jovan Earp wearing the German tie
Faisal Meliti wearing the Spanish tie
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Tuesday came and Oliver asked Morgan what was happening and what followed was a long speech about how Morgan loved activities and enjoyed doing things. Oliver asked, in a low whisper, ‘ Are you serious? ’ and Morgan gave a nod. Lunchbreak came around and Oliver stated that he wanted to go to two clubs this break. Everyone was shocked. ‘ What do you mean, two, Oliver? ’ Everyone was so surprised, no - one knew what to do. ‘ How come you won't play football ’ Oliver managed to whisper something to someone, and everyone heard the response, ‘ Morgan? Morgan is the one who showed you clubs !’
There was a terrible ghastly silence There was a terrible ghastly noise There was a terrible ghastly noisy silence Everyone had left for the fields.
Far away, Morgan looked over at Oliver and beckoned to him. They could go to AvSoc and Politics Society if they played their cards right...
Venturing into M33, Oliver met the leaders of the club who eagerly called for him to sit down. Oliver sat in a chair and listened to the talk, it was interesting and fun, he learned a fair lot about planes there. Later, Morgan was waiting outside the Science Block and pulled Oliver by the shirt so they could start running! Politics started at 2:00 and they had 5 minutes to get to the Master ’ s Library. The duo sped across the campus, but it would be a while before arrival because DC is unconventionally arranged. Upon arrival Mr Mackintosh welcomed them and politely shushed them so as to not disturb the speaker. He gestured to the tea and biscuits area although all the biscuits had gone and someone had drunk the milk. But overall, it was fun and again, Oliver made new friends. Wednesday was the best. On Wednesday it was Oliver ’ s turn to choose which club to go to. He chose chess. Here, they met the ‘ President ’ (although the term President is now an anachronism) and challenged him to a game. Morgan won his but Oliver was brutally crushed. Atop a table an announcement was called:
George Ayres wearing the Music tie
Calvin Lu wearing the Classics tie
Rupert Street wearing the standard issue tie
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‘ Today is The Day! The Day of The Tournament ’
This announcement caused a certain buzz and it happened to fall on ‘ Mr Presidents ’ birthday. Just a coincidence. Our duo left as they had forgotten to schedule in a game.
During lunch the next day, someone with a multi coloured, bespoke tie walked past. Both pairs of eyes locked on it and caused the owner to bark a retort,
‘ Oh this? Yeah. I got it from Afro - Caribbean Society, it ’ s on today, want to come? ’
Morgan wasn ’ t sure if his busy schedule would allow it, he had swimming; Oliver went instead...
Inside the Wodehouse library, everything seemed much different and Ms Whittington had made it feel homely. This session, she had brought an assortment of goodies and it looked like Mr Fletcher had wrangled some tea and biscuits! Oliver wasn ’ t sure if this club enticed him but as he considered leaving, the president stopped him and sat him down. He said, ‘ Even though you may not identify with Afro - Caribbean heritage or culture it is still an interesting and important topic, ACS gives a space to learn about experiences in an open exciting way. ’ Oliver sat down sipped his tea and stayed till the end.
Divine Nwaoha wearing the Science tie
Sebastian Hoo wearing the Art tie
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Friday was exciting because Oliver was going to speak at a society. When Oliver went to invite his football friends to come to Climate Change Society deep rumblings of bemusement erupted, they had never heard something so astonishing. Oliver, once again, ventured into the grand red brick of the Barry buildings. Entering he asked a Year 13 for directions:
‘ Directions? Don ’ t ask me for directions. ’
Oliver moved on and navigated the winding corridors and disorientating doorways by himself, until finally entering a room with some semblance of Climate Change. Laid out on a desk were vegan biscuits and Mr Brown said they have cupcakes some days. The talk was interesting yet interactive. There wasn ’ t really a sense of formality. At the end, Mr Brown approached Oliver and spoke to him, ‘ Oliver, is it? ’ ‘ Yes sir. ’ ‘ Today, you were engaging and asked spectacular questions ’ ‘ Thank you, sir. ’ ‘ Would you like to become a member of Climate Change Society? You get a tie because you presented ’ With this, Oliver achieved the thing he wished for, the thing which sparked his journey. The question was now, which clubs to go to next week!
By D - J Otu (Y8)
Author ’ s Note
At the moment, I am in Year Eight and have attended all clubs in this ‘ story ’ and many more. I have all the ties from these clubs including a French tie. In total, I now have five and am aspiring for more!
Oliver Shek wearing the Geo Explorers tie
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Are People going to be Pointless?
Mark Gill (Y7) considers the future of work, specifically how automation and A.I. are changing the job landscape, and potentially making people unnecessary. Here is a fact: automation and AI are taking people ’ s jobs away. Too many people are struggling to make ends meet as it is, and because using automation is cheaper than hiring a person they are getting kicked out of their jobs. This is a huge issue. An example of this is the tube service. People are almost unnecessary now, and it is only on some lines that people are needed to close the doors or participate in case of emergency, but soon they will probably lose their jobs too.
However, there is another side to this (bit)coin. While AI is expected to replace 85 million jobs worldwide by 2025, it will also create 97 million new jobs in that same timeframe.
Automation is used in companies for a whole range of good reasons, such as increased efficiency with resources and time, more precise and perfect execution and a cheaper alternative in the long term to paying employees. However, it also has drawbacks, such as high upfront costs, potential job losses for people or changes of responsibilities for employees who may struggle in different sectors, and the risk of dependence on automated systems leading to problems if technical issues or system failures occur.
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