Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Abe Frato

Abe Frato, Photo Editor

Abe is a Trombone Performance and Computer Science major from Stockholm, Sweden. He works as a Photo Editor for the Review, and likes taking on all kinds of photographic challenges. When not practicing, obsessing over not practicing, or doing homework, Abe enjoys riding his bike, reading, listening to Sibelius, and arranging Swedish folk music for different brass groups.
All content by Abe Frato
Malcolm 2_Photo by Abe Frato_CLR

[Photo] Malcolm Bamba: Consent in the Conservatory

Nicolas Stebbins, Senior Staff Writer
April 19, 2024
Members of The Oberlin Review speak about the state of journalism at Oberlin.

[Photo] Oberlin Celebrates 150 Years of Publication with Events for Alumni, Students

Yasu Shinozaki and Layla Wallerstein
April 19, 2024
Sidney Gish played live at The Sco Monday, April 15.

[Photo] Sidney Gish Brings Unique Lyrics, Powerful Vocals to ’Sco

Chloe Ko, Arts & Culture Editor
April 19, 2024
The LatinXcellence panel consisted of Oberlin professors.

[Photo] LatinXcellence Panel Speaks at Cat in the Cream

Sydney Collinger, Senior Staff Writer, Layout Editor
April 5, 2024
Dr. Lillian-Yvonne Bertram recited poetry April 3.

[Photo] Poetry Recitation Connects Crowd to Author’s Personal Perspectives

Grace Connell, Staff Writer
April 5, 2024
OCS will use the federal funds to make renovations and improvements to their facility in the Cooper Community Resource Center.

[Photo] Oberlin Community Services Receives 1.28 Million in Federal Funds, Plans Renovations, Expansion

Jesse Gross
April 5, 2024
Oberlin will be in the path of totality during the total solar eclipse April 8, drawing many visitors to the City.

[Photo] City of Oberlin Prepares for Influx of Visitors During Eclipse

Karthik Ranganadhan, Senior Staff Writer
April 5, 2024
Artemis Career Talk 4_Photo by Abe Frato_CLR

[Photo] ARTEMIS Jazz Ensemble Gives Career Talk

Nicolas Stebbins, Senior Staff Writer
March 15, 2024
An art installation was on display in Tappan Square Friday to draw attention to Gaza.

[Photo] Oberlin Students for a Free Palestine Meet with Board of Trustees, Discuss Divestment from Israel

Delaney Fox, Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2024
Students participated in a walkout Friday when the Board of Trustees visited campus.

[Photo] Students for A Free Palestine Hold Demonstrations During Board of Trustees Visit to Campus

Layla Wallerstein and Yasu Shinozaki
March 15, 2024
Liz Burgess and her coworker Mari Kuroda run Ginko Gallery and Studio.

[Photo] Liz Burgess Retires, Ginko Gallery & Studio To Close

Rory Gielty, Opinions Editor
March 15, 2024
Legal aid clinics are held at Oberlin Community Services on East Lorain Street.

[Photo] Legal Clinics at Oberlin Community Services Provide Aid to Town Residents

Zach Terillion
March 15, 2024
The Environmental Dashboard tracks the energy and water usage of Oberlin College and community buildings during Ecolympics.

[Photo] Oberlin Ecolympics Begins, Buildings Compete to Reduce Resource Consumption

Karthik Ranganadhan, Senior Staff Writer
March 8, 2024
Voice majors and dancers collaborate on stage to present Monteverdi’s opera.

[Photo] L’Orfeo Brings New Life to Timeless Tale

Travis O'Daniel, Conservatory Editor
March 8, 2024
Students sang and performed at the Spring Festival celebration last Saturday.

[Photo] Oberlin Celebrates Chinese New Year with Spring Festival

Grace Connell, Staff Writer
March 8, 2024
Ongoing construction is changing key campus features.

[Photo] Shifts in Oberlin Campus Life Disorient Students

Celeste Wicks, Columnist
March 1, 2024
The Wilson Bruce Evans House is being restored with the goal of making it a museum and educational space.

[Photo] Wilson Bruce Evans House Receives Ohio Historical Marker

Nimala Sivakumar, Production Editor
March 1, 2024
Part of North Professor Street has been closed recently due to construction for the Sustainable Infrastructure Program.

[Photo] Construction Continues on SIP, Woodland Street Dorm

Lily Nobel, Production Editor
March 1, 2024
Improvements to the Oberlin Preserve aim to make the 63-acre natural area more accessible.

[Photo] Oberlin Preserve Plans Renovations to Expand Accessibility

Zach Terillon
March 1, 2024
An organ in Warner Concert Hall.

[Photo] Oberlin Honors Tradition with Organ Collection

Nicolas Stebbins, Senior Staff Writer
March 1, 2024
Hathaway, left, and Telin, right, give students a lecture on their work.

[Photo] Mike Telin, OC ’87, and Daniel Hathaway: Cleveland Classical Founders, Professors of Music Journalism

Travis O'Daniel, Conservatory Editor
March 1, 2024
Nikki Keating

[Photo] Ease On Down The Road: BHM Fashion Show

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2024
City Council voted to approve the Comprehensive Plan at Tuesdays meeting.

[Photo] Comprehensive Plan Passes, Provides Specific Steps to Meet City-Wide Goals

Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor
February 23, 2024
The MRC hosted the first monthly workshop to educate students on the passage of HB 68.

[Photo] Oberlin Students, Administration Prepare For Enactment of House Bill 68, Other Anti-Trans Legislation

Kayla Kim, Managing Editor
February 23, 2024
City Council voted Feb. 5 to form a Social Equity Plan Steering Committee to create a Social Equity Plan for the City of Oberlin.

[Photo] Social Equity Plan Steering Committee Formed to Address Inequities in Oberlin Community

Layla Wallerstein, News Editor
February 16, 2024
Local businesses are participating in Love Local Oberlin during all of February.

[Photo] Love Local Oberlin Promotion Encourages Shopping Local

Emily Vaughan, Opinions Editor
February 16, 2024
Love in Many Tongues: Beauty in Translation was held at Slow Train Cafe.

[Photo] Love in Many Tongues: Beauty in Translation

Sydney Collinger, Senior Staff Writer, Layout Editor
February 16, 2024
The Office for Disability and Access recently opened a new testing space.

[Photo] ODA Opens Accommodated Testing Center in Biggs Commons

Lily Nobel, Production Editor
February 9, 2024
EDL Energy has made changes to their Oberlin Facility after nearby residents complained about noise pollution.

[Photo] EDL Energy Improves Methane Gas Facility to Mitigate Noise Pollution

Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor
February 9, 2024
Troubled Waters is an original play based off the experiences of Y-Haven residents.

[Photo] Troubled Waters Performs at Moffett Auditorium

Kayla Kim, Managing Editor
February 9, 2024
The Oberlin Creative Music Lab performs in the Birenbaum.

[Photo] Creative Music Lab Pushes Conservatory Boundaries

Lyric Anderson, Conservatory Editor
December 8, 2023
Third-year students attend Mocktails & Mingle to practice networking skills.

[Photo] Junior Runway: Third Year Prep Week Spreads Resources for Third-Year Internship Seekers

Adrienne Sato, Senior Staff Writer
December 8, 2023
Professors in the REEES and MENA departments have adapted curriculums and hosted events to respond to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

[Photo] Academic Departments Address International Conflict

Ava Miller and Kayla Kim
December 8, 2023
Julia Kwon led a quilting workshop on Dec. 1.

[Photo] Julia Kwon Leads Quilting Workshop, Creates Art With Themes of Gender, Ethnicity

Chloe Boccara, Staff Writer
December 8, 2023
Council meetings are held in City Hall and are open to the public.

[Photo] City Council Update for November 20

Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor
December 1, 2023
Employers and nonprofit organizations speak to Oberlin residents about career and educational opportunities.

[Photo] Community Hiring Event Connects Job-Seekers with Employers, Resources

Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor
November 17, 2023
StudiOC 4_Photo by Abe Frato_CLR

[Photo] StudiOC: Interdisciplinary Learning, Collaboration

Eloise Rich, The Bulletin Editor, Web Manager
November 17, 2023
Conservatory Library Shelves

[Photo] Navigating Contemporary Repertoire Selection

Nicolas Stebbins, Senior Staff Writer
November 15, 2023
Welcome Nursing Home has been operating in Oberlin since 1945.

[Photo] $927,000 Grant Approved For Lorain County Seniors

Jesse Gross and Grace Sarafidis
November 10, 2023
Helen Morales delivers a lecture on art and activism in Craig Hall.

[Photo] Helen Morales Delivers 2023 Martin Lectures on “Art, Activism, and Ancient Fiction”

Emma Benardete, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2023
The Oberlin Enrichment and Activity Center is one of numerous polling places in Oberlin where citizens will cast their votes for Issues 1, 2, and 20, as well as for City Council on Tuesday.

[Photo] Issue 20 Proposes Changes to County Government, Generating Controversy

Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor
November 3, 2023
10 out of the 11 candidates for City Council were present at a forum organized by Oberlin Sunrise.

[Photo] Oberlin Sunrise Hub Hosts City Council Candidates Climate Forum

JP Liddy and Belle Robles
November 3, 2023
Oberlin High School

[Photo] Ms. Ruby N. Jones Community Scholarship Fund Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

Maja Saveva, Micah Rodriguez
November 3, 2023
’Sco bookers are tasked with bringing artists to perform.

[Photo] ’Sco Booker Spotlight: From Paperwork to Performance

Calvin Ray Shawler, Staff Writer
November 3, 2023
The Oberlin Gasholder Building was listed on the national register of historic places in 1998.

[Photo] Oberlin Underground Railroad Center Opens in Gasholder Building After Years of Effort

Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor
October 27, 2023
Students and Rabbi Shlomo Elkan pose with Torah scrolls.

[Photo] Ancient Scroll to Descend from Rare Book Vault for Simchat Torah

Isaac Imas, Production Manager
October 6, 2023
The Banned Books Week display is in Mary Church Terrell Main Library.

[Photo] Banned Book Week Revives Preservation of Marginalized Experiences

Calvin Ray Shawler, Staff Writer
October 6, 2023
Elijah Freiman

[Photo] Elijah Freiman: OSCA President

Delaney Fox, Editor-in-Chief
October 6, 2023
Bike co-op 1_Photo by Abe Frato_CLR

[Photo] Artistic Scene Traditionally Ingrained Within Bike Co-op

Eloise Rich, The Bulletin Editor, Web Manager
October 6, 2023
The City of Oberlin held public input sessions last weekend on the new Comprehensive Plan.

[Photo] Public Input Sessions Held on New Comprehensive Plan

Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor
September 29, 2023
Northeast Ohio Area Coordinating Agency held an engagement meeting Sept. 12 at the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies

[Photo] Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency Holds Engagement Meetings on Climate Change Policy

Layla Wallerstein and Carlota Lorán López
September 22, 2023
David Gutherz worked on the NPR podcast Invisibilia.

[Photo] David Gutherz, OC ’09: Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication

Cal Ransom, News Editor
September 22, 2023
Student organizations use social media to advertise.

[Photo] Exploring Student Organizations in Digital Age

Sadie Howard, Staff Writer
September 22, 2023
Oberlin Community Mural Project works on new mural in town.

[Photo] New Mural Painted in Oberlin Town Center

Kathleen Kelleher, Senior Staff Writer
September 22, 2023
The Sco 3_Photo by Abe Frato_CLR

[Photo] The ’Sco: Intersections of Past and Future

Eloise Rich, The Bulletin Editor, Web Manager
September 22, 2023
Secondary Lessons are available to all students.

[Photo] Secondary Lessons Bridge Gap between College, Conservatory

Nicolas Stebbins, Senior Staff Writer
September 22, 2023
The EDL landill gas facility on Hill Creek Drive

[Photo] Commissioning Process Begins at EDL Facility

Ava Miller, News Editor
September 15, 2023
The new OCS location is on E. Lorain St.

[Photo] OCS Moves Food Pantry to New Location

Karthik Ranganadhan and Carlota Lorán López
September 15, 2023
Oberlin Buddhist Fellowship will lose their mentor after next week.

[Photo] Buddhist Fellowship Prepares for Mentor Jacques Rutzky’s Departure

Kathleen Kelleher, Senior Staff Writer
September 15, 2023
FIG sang and asked trivia questions to her audience.

[Photo] FIG Engages Audiences at Cat in the Cream with Unconventional, Interactive Show

Chloe Ko, Arts & Culture Editor
September 15, 2023
Badrinath throws a vessel in the Pottery Co-op.

[Photo] Beginner BIPOC Pottery ExCo Returns, Facilitates Community in Cherished Artistic Space

Eloise Rich, The Bulletin Editor, Web Manager
September 15, 2023
The Oberlin Civic Winds play at their evening rehearsal.

[Photo] Director of Bands at Oberlin City Schools Establishes Oberlin Civic Winds

Nicolas Stebbins, Senior Staff Writer
September 15, 2023
Over the summer, construction began on a new residential building on the west side of Woodlands Street.

[Photo] Construction Begins on Woodland Street; Off-Campus Housing to be Phased Out

Karthik Ranganadhan, Senior Staff Writer
September 8, 2023
Oberlin Conservatory experiences new construction in Central hall.

[Photo] Conservatory Renovations to Visually Connect Kohl and Bibbins, Foster Community

Nicolas Stebbins, Senior Staff Writer
September 8, 2023
Out of state students should take a page from Midwest handbook.

[Photo] Oberlin Can Learn from Midwestern Kindness

Selena Frantz, Columnist
September 8, 2023
This past Thursday, the BadArtCo Gallery Show exhibited art created using methods and forms that have conventionally been considered poor.

[Photo] BadArtCo Gallery Show Questions Mainstream Values of Art

Maeve Woltring, Senior Staff Writer
May 5, 2023
A group of neighbors congregate at Prospect Park with their dogs.

[Photo] Dog Park Proposed at City Council Meeting, Residents Suggest Prospect Park

Cal Ransom, News Editor
April 21, 2023
Eight lots owned by the City would be developed into affordable housing by Revitalization Strategies Group, Inc.

[Photo] Affordable Housing Plan Discussed at City Council Work Session, Project in Development

Cal Ransom, News Editor
April 21, 2023
The Theater Department presents its Mainstage production Stonewallin’ this weekend.

[Photo] Stonewallin’ Blends Fantasy, Comedy in Examination of Contemporary Issues

Lucy Curtis, Arts & Culture Editor
April 14, 2023
The Allen Memorial Art Museum has adopted a new mission statement.

[Photo] AMAM Revises Mission Statement, Emphasizes Accessibility and Adaptability

Tate van der Poel, Staff Writer
March 31, 2023
In addition to this symposium, each of the professors led  workshops that explored the specific way they as scholars have explored the  Renaissance and its continued importance in both academic and nonacademic circles.

[Photo] Panelists Bring Innovative Perspective to European Renaissance at Symposium

Ava Cantlon, Staff Writer
March 10, 2023
The cast of Candide travels the world in Hall Auditorium. 

[Photo] Bernstein’s Candide Satirizes Narratives of Hope and Optimism

Kayla Kim, Managing Editor
March 10, 2023
WOBC-FM DJs sit in the new studio spaces at Wilder Hall.

[Photo] WOBC Hosts and DJs Get Creative Amid Lack of Online Streaming Capability

Tate van der Poel, Staff Writer
March 3, 2023
Two Personal Vending Machines are now available on campus.

[Photo] Vending Machines Distribute Sexual, Menstrual Health Products

Alexa Stevens and Cal Ransom
March 3, 2023
The Office of Spirituality and Dialogue has undergone transformations in the way it facilitates student engagement with religion.

[Photo] Office of Spirituality and Dialogue Implements Changes to Religious Life in Oberlin

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2023
The Oberlin Bookstore displays popular banned books.

[Photo] Book Banning Inhibits Education on Both Sides of Political Spectrum

Oliver Niehaus
March 3, 2023
Repeat Glass bins are now located on campus.

[Photo] College Introduces Glass Recycling

Emma Benardete, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2023
Bowling league 3_Photo by Abe Frato_CLR

[Photo] Bowlers Delight in College Lanes Bowling League

Eloise Rich, The Bulletin Editor, Web Manager
March 3, 2023
Musical Union rehearses in Finney Chapel.

[Photo] Musical Union Fosters College and Community Collaboration

Gracie McFalls, Senior Staff Writer
March 3, 2023
Models posed in fashion show wearing designs crafted by students using sustainable clothing and resources.

[Photo] Black History Month Fashion Show Promotes Sustainability and Thrifting

Maeve Woltring, Senior Staff Writer
February 24, 2023
The Kenny Endo Contemporary Music Ensemble featured a koto player at their concert in Finney Chapel last spring.

[Photo] Students Perform Traditional Music in Conservatory Despite Lack of Resources

Delaney Fox, Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2023
Students are able to craft in Oberlin’s print lab and letterpress studio

[Photo] Oberlin Students Should Utilize Reproducible Media Studios

Ava Cantlon, Staff Writer
February 24, 2023
City Council meetings are held bi-weekly in person.

[Photo] City Council Approves Crosswalk, Other Proposals at Meeting

Selena Frantz
February 24, 2023
The event was hosted by OHM Advisors and KM Date Community Planning.

[Photo] Community Discusses City Policies, Future Comprehensive Development Plans

Cal Ransom, News Editor
February 24, 2023
  1. Pages:
  2. 1
  3. 2

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.
© 2024 • FLEX Pro WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in
Menu
Activate Search
Home