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The Viking Saga

The Viking Saga

The Student News Site of East Lyme High School

The Viking Saga

The Viking Saga

The Viking Saga

AI is the Thief of Human Innovation

Ruby McMahon, Editor in Chief
May 25, 2023

     This year alone,  the functionality of AI has exploded. ChatGPT, AI generated Drake songs and fake images of Pope Francis clad in Balenciaga are experiencing  unmatched virality. These...

‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’

GABBY MOORE
May 23, 2023

Lana Del Rey released “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” (DYKTTATUOB) on March 24. The album is a mix of Americana and alternative pop, and features many artists like Tommy Genesis...

U.S. TikTok Ban: What’s Going On?

SOPHIA VANDERMAELEN
May 23, 2023

In 2020, a national TikTok ban was discussed by the Trump administration. Now it’s 2023, and the Biden administration is revisiting this ban. This would mean the removal of TikTok from the app store,...

Oliver McCoy Commits to Columbia

FIONA SAMUELSON
May 23, 2023

“I applied to a lot of [schools] not really believing I would have gotten in. But, if we’re playing a game of statistics, the way I look at it, attending prestigious schools is a game of luck and the...

Controversial Town Budget Moves To Referendum

TED BERGMAN
May 23, 2023

Next year’s town budget currently sits in the hands of the people: EL voters will go to the polls today to vote whether or not to approve the budget as adopted by the Board of Finance (BOF), roughly...

BASEBALL TEAM MID-SEASON OVERVIEW

ZACK BARTH
May 23, 2023

As of mid season, the EL baseball is standing at an astonishing record of 13-4, beating the likes of Woodstock, Coventry and Norwich Free Academy in steady fashion. Cruising through multiple talented playoff...

GIRLS’ LAX MID-SEASON OVERVIEW

ZACK BARTH
May 23, 2023

As the season is edging towards its end, the ELHS girls’ lacrosse team is dominating all their competition. Beating teams like the reigning state champions Guilford High School, 10-9 and a star- studded...

The Rustic Cafes Fried Fish Sandwich.

EL Hidden Gem: Newly Revamped Rustic Cafe

SOPHIA VANDERMAELEN
May 3, 2023

When entering Rustic Cafe, I was immediately hit with a homey feeling. Although limited in size, the restaurant makes the most of the small space by creating a cozy vibe using warm wood and familiar music....

How to Avoid Fast Fashion and Micro Trends

JEN WALLACE
May 3, 2023

Cheap, low quality clothes fill up our landfills. Clothes from fast fashion companies such as Shein, are poorly made with synthetic materials that are unable to decompose. While these clothes may be in...

From Novel to Movie: ‘American Born Chinese’

MAYA GARROW
May 3, 2023

Covering diverse topics and portraying a vast understanding of complex issues such as race and identity, Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel “American Born Chinese” will be entering the world of mainstream...

Hargis to Retire at End of Y ear

JAMES AMBROSINI
May 3, 2023

His bearded face is one that students and staff have seen in plenty of places: ELHS track to AD’s office to the math department office, but Steve Hargis is now retiring after over 20 years of teaching...

The Willow Project: What You Need to Know

May 3, 2023

The Biden administration approved the Willow Project on March 13, despite the controversy surrounding it. This plan was originally proposed in 2020 by ConocoPhillips, an oil company based out of Houston,...

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