![On Tuesday April 1, Boston Globe journalist and Boston University professor David Abel answered questions about his award-winning film “Inundation District.” The film delved into the risks of extreme floods the Seaport region of Boston is facing amidst commercial development. Abel was inspired by his climate studies that revealed grave statistics. “I have covered report after report after report with projections about how our seas are likely to rise over the coming decades,” Abel said. “And it would seem, as I would get each new report, that the worst case projections would only get [more] dire. That left me feeling like this was a really significant story that needs to be told in ways that are hard to just tell in print.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-06-at-9.40.04 PM-e1743990080418-1200x800.png)
![Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is a medicine that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The opioid epidemic in the U.S. has resulted in stigma that has shaped society’s view on addiction. “Everyone’s got to be a little aware about [drug addiction] and look out for one another,” New York citizen Michael Hage said. “[Addiction] doesn’t discriminate.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-14-at-7.46.27 PM-1200x927.png)
![From left to right, junior Ben Pyhtila, sophomores Aadith Charry and Owen Chislett play their cello instruments. Junior Jubin Kim also plays the cello and has been playing the instrument since third grade. "I think that [the cello] is a good balance between a high instrument versus a low instrument, and I just really like the rich sound that it makes," Kim said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_6540-1200x800.jpg)
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Caterina Tomassini, Managing Editor
Caterina Tomassini, class of 2021, is a fourth year journalism student and is the managing editor this year. Outside of journalism, Tomassini plays club...
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Alyssa Dickstein, Class of 2021, is a third year reporter and second year editor for WSPN. She writes for the publication’s columns “The Good News”...