THEALLEYNIAN NO .705 | 2017
T his, the 705th edition of The Alleynian , is more polemical than ever. The Alleynian has always provided an insight into the life of the College and the experiences of Alleynians over the past year. The pages that follow contain, we hope, much that does this: from reports on Dulwich’s annual festivals of freelearning, Dulwich Linguistic and the Upper School Symposium, to in- depth coverage of what’s been going on with Wellbeing and our community initiatives, to reviews of the multifarious activities that make the College the vibrant place it is – of music, drama, sport and much else. However, this year our tight-knit editorial team commissioned a number of student writers to consider some of the most prominent quandaries of the modern era. From Trump and populism to the environment and the nature of consciousness (with a bit of knitting along the way), we discuss the most contentious contemporary issues in a world seemingly on the brink of a revolution. But the most pressing issue of all, we felt, is that of identity. To ask the question, ‘who are we?’ seems increasingly urgent – the establishment of an equality society reflected a wider concern among young people about gender identity and, by extension, modern masculinity; nationalism appears to be having a resurgence and we explore the viewpoint that Dulwich boarders are uniquely positioned to give on this; even the nature of reality is arguably compromised by new technology. Elsewhere in this issue is an expanded literary section, containing more of the accomplished poetry and prose of talented Alleynians and their contemporaries from the Charter School, plus reviews of books published by former members of the Common Room about Old Alleynians – one name in particular will be familiar. By using these pages to offer a variety of views, we aim once again to capture the diversity of conversations and debate that goes on at Dulwich, and look outward as much as The Alleynian has always looked inward.
Staff editor Rory Fisher
Staff team Nathalie Coppin Colm Ó Siochrú Mary Jo Doherty Student editors Aidan Williams Dan Norton-Smith Barnaby Mills Finnian Robinson
Staff Section editors Art: Robert Mills Drama: Kathryn Norton-Smith
Music: Jemima Lofts Sport: Phil Greenaway OA: Joanne Whaley, Trevor Llewelyn, Emma Elliot Photography Efforts have been made to credit photographers where possible; The Alleynian team would like to thank anyone whose photographs have not been specifically credited Drama photography by Maggie Jarman, Fred Robb (Year 10), Ed Reid (OA), Nobby Clark, Jamie Spillet (Year 12), Dominic Robertson
Valete photographs by Maggie Jarman Design and Layout Nicholas Wood Proofreader Michelle Margherita
Printing Cantate With thanks to: Joseph Spence, for his continuing
encouragement and support, Maggie Jarman, Peter Jolly, Robert Baylis, Richard Sutton, Jo Akrill, Helen Frater, Sarah Griffiths, Ella Davison, Phil Cue, Kate Cutler, Matthew Burdekin, Paul Fletcher, Deborah Field, Victoria Joseph, and all our contributors, particularly colleagues in the Common Room, who have met some very tight deadlines without complaint
Aidan Williams, Dan Norton-Smith, Barnaby Mills and Rory Fisher
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