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Arts & Entertainment
Event attendees take turns picking out bandanas to dye at Santa Rosa Junior College on Sept. 19, 2024.
Ancient forms of dyeing and its ties to Mayan communities
Jordan Garcia, Reporter • October 13, 2024
"Astro Bot" features references to dozens of brands associated with PlayStation, creating a problem where PlayStation’s overall brand identity feels like the only identity the game truly has.
"Astro Bot": The best commercial ever made
Erina Corl, Reporter • October 9, 2024
Maya Tuchband as Betty (right), and AJ Correia as Bill (left) in "Sure Thing"
SRJC’s “All in the Timing”: A hilarious bout of existentialism
Lucas Cadigan-Carranza, Editor-in-Chief • October 7, 2024
The Shadowfax rocks with the current in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 13, 2024.
The One Boat Crew To Rule Them All
Cristan Molinelli-Ruberto, Reporter • October 5, 2024
Event participants gathered around a tree outside beginning their own respective looms at Santa Rosa Junior College 20 Sept. 2024
Backstrap weaving and its intricate stories
Jordan Garcia, Reporter • October 3, 2024
In "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom," encounter a colorful cast of characters while playing as the titular Princess Zelda for the very first time.
“The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom”: A perfect marriage between the series’ past and present
Lucas Cadigan-Carranza, Editor-in-Chief • October 3, 2024
Director Leslie McCauley hopes audiences who come to see "All in the Timing" take away a renewed fascination of language and words.
SRJC Theatre Arts opens its Fall 2024 season with “All in the Timing”
Lucas Cadigan-Carranza and Ash Gatmaitan • September 27, 2024
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Rendering of the planned Highway 101 pedestrian overcrossing with SRJC in the background.

Highway 101 Overcrossing to Connect SRJC with Coddingtown Mall Area • 1037 Views

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Garcia Hall empties out as classes are canceled due to the power outage on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.

UPDATED: Power Outage Disrupts Classes at Santa Rosa Junior College • 254 Views

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A subject brandished a firearm outside of the Welcome Center on the Petaluma Campus in front of a student on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

Reported Brandishing of a Firearm on the SRJC Petaluma Campus • 210 Views

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The sports medicine team assesses an injured SRJC player on the field during the game at home against College of the Sequoias on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Battered SRJC Football Team Fights Through Loss to College of the Sequoias • 182 Views

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Maya Tuchband as Betty (right), and AJ Correia as Bill (left) in "Sure Thing"

SRJC’s “All in the Timing”: A hilarious bout of existentialism • 161 Views

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Thorton “Thor” McKay is grateful to be alive after attempting suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge on Dec. 27, 2022. He urges students to have a reliable support system when they feel hopeless.

SRJC student survives jump off Golden Gate Bridge and is thankful at second chance • 128 Views

News
Proposition 3 on the Nov. 5 California General Election ballot would repeal Proposition 8, which states that marriage is only between a man and a woman.
Proposition 3 provides protection for same-sex marriage in California
Oliver Kindt, Editor-in-Chief • October 15, 2024
Garcia Hall empties out as classes are canceled due to the power outage on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
UPDATED: Power Outage Disrupts Classes at Santa Rosa Junior College
Sal Sandoval-Garduno, News Reporter • October 14, 2024
If passed, Measure J would restrict the amount of livestock farms are allowed to house and would call for the liquidation of 21 CAFOs (Certified Animal Feeding Operations) in Sonoma County. This list includes the heavily scrutinized Petaluma Poultry farm, owned by parent company Perdue Farms. 
Vote No on Measure J gains support from local farmers and local officials as election season sets in
Emelle Raschein, News Editor • October 14, 2024
Rendering of the planned Highway 101 pedestrian overcrossing with SRJC in the background.
Highway 101 Overcrossing to Connect SRJC with Coddingtown Mall Area
Henry Fliflet and Nathan Kaito Morris • October 11, 2024
A subject brandished a firearm outside of the Welcome Center on the Petaluma Campus in front of a student on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.
Reported Brandishing of a Firearm on the SRJC Petaluma Campus
Hana Seals, Reporter • October 5, 2024
Santa Rosa Junior College’s Student Government Assembly members heard comments from Jeane Erlenbon, coordinator of Student Health Promotion in Student Health Services, and Candy Owens, coordinator of Student Engagement Programs in Petaluma announced her resignation from SRJC at their Sept. 30 meeting.
SGA announces Homecoming Football Game, and appoints two members to urgent committee
Samantha Carter, Reporter • October 4, 2024
Santa Rosa Junior College’s Student Government Assembly approved funding for a new polling service to be implemented at Inter-Club Council meetings, and funding for an upcoming Diwali celebration during their meeting on Sept. 23.
SGA Approves Funding for Polling Service and Diwali Celebration
Reid Carpenter, Reporter • September 25, 2024
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Sports Features
The Santa Rosa Junior College women's soccer team held their annual alumni game on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.
(Left to Right) Sophomores of the 2023-2024 baseball team that are moving on: Gabe Henschel, Aidan Lombardi, Quinn Medin, Zane Bennett, Jake McCoy, Michael O'Daniel, Keenan Morris, Alex Leopard, Jacob Greiner, Tony Suarez, Eli Yamanaka and Hekili Robello, shown here on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 in Santa Rosa.

Oliver Kindt, Sports Reporter

May 15, 2024

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Sports News
The sports medicine team assesses an injured SRJC player on the field during the game at home against College of the Sequoias on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.
SRJC's Sebastian King Gile winds back to throw the ball to his teammate and away from American River on Oct. 9, 2024.
Bear Cubs middle/opposite Kiana Walker spikes the ball against Diablo Valley College at Haehl Pavilion on Oct. 9, 2024.
Silas Pologeorgis (right) and Diego Ruvalcaba (left) jog back to the line ahead of the game against Laney College on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
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Sports Opinion
Pitchers at all levels of baseball are being pushed beyond their limits to the point of injury, such as with SRJC pitcher Tony Suarez, who underwent Tommy John surgery and had to miss the second half of the 2024 baseball season.
The Von Erich family seemed destined for greatness in the pro-wrestling world of the late 1970s and early '80s — until tragedy struck.
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Podcasts
Over the Party Line Episode 4: The Deflate
Jesus Lopez Cruz, Hana Seals, and Emelle Raschein • September 19, 2024

Oak Leaf Gaming Podcast Episode 10: Summer Gaming Reflections
Jesus Lopez Cruz, Lucas Cadigan-Carranza, and Kevin Terlizzi-Bowes • September 16, 2024

The gang finds themselves seated at the roundtable once more for a third season, having found a new member, Kevin Terlizzi-Bowes! This episode...

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Features
The Royal Opera House is lit up before an evening performance of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," a co-production of The Royal Ballet and The National Ballet of Canada.
View from where the Prisengracht meets the river Amstel.

Rosemary Cromwell, London Bureau Chief

October 11, 2024

Shone Farm, a 365-acre “outdoor learning laboratory,” is home to SRJC’s agriculture/natural resources department and one of the source’s of food for the college’s cafeteria.
Left to right: Martha Piña, Tova Esbit, Max Kite, Dan Lionett, Kenny Hotchkiss and others have worked to bring harm reduction services to the SRJC campus.
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Oak Leaf Magazine - Spring 2024