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A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

The Oak Leaf
A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

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Features
The Dream Center works to ensure immigrant and undocumented students at SRJC know their rights.
How will Santa Rosa Junior College protect its immigrant students under a second Trump presidency?
Amy Moore, Reporter • February 7, 2025
An attendee at a Santa Rosa school district board meeting protests the possible closure of select schools at Santa Rosa City Hall on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2024.
With Santa Rosa school closures looming, return of School Resource Officers remains in limbo
Reid Carpenter and Henry Fliflet • January 23, 2025
Fire alarms, substandard fire safety, uncleanliness, an understaffed resident adviser program and an apathetic development and management company, Servitas, have made life at the dormitory potentially less appealing than off-campus housing.
Problems at Polly Hall: A Year-and-a-Half of the SRJC Dormitory
Emelle Raschein and Oliver Kindt • December 19, 2024
Salvador Sandoval-Garduno looks across the Mojave for potential prospecting locations.
Shovels, Sweat and Student Loans: Getting Dirty to Get Rich Quick
Sal Sandoval-Garduno, News Editor • December 15, 2024
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Arts & Entertainment
Showgoers hang out outside of Taqueria Mila between sets at a show on March 8, 2024.
Taqueria Mila: Santa Rosa’s most unconventional music venue
Ziggy Leon Carrillo, Reporter • March 25, 2025
Lee Stumbaugh filters through records while searching for a gem at The Last Record Store on Mendocino Boulevard on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Three stores for physical media surrounding SRJC
Atticus Hendrickson, Reporter • March 25, 2025
The entrance to the patio at Rocker Oysterfeller's overlooks the bay and fishing dock. On Friday Feb 28
Rocker Oysterfeller’s at Lucas Wharf: A must-try stop in Bodega Bay
Ellie Kohtz, Reporter • March 6, 2025
Cock Robin in Sebastopol has patio tables and bench chairs that offer community-friendly seating inside and outside of the restaurant. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.
Cock Robin: Bringing a taste of the Midwest to West County
Cristan Molinelli-Ruberto, Reporter • March 6, 2025
Lizzy Bies as Vice Principal Panch (center) cracks a joke as the Spelling Bee is about to begin.
SRJC’s “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: Hilarious but a tad messy with the music
Lucas Cadigan-Carranza, Editor-In-Chief • March 4, 2025
Entries for the 17th Annual Sonoma County Student Film Festival are open until March 3. The accepted entries are to be announced March 14.
SRJC to host 17th annual student film festival
Debbie Van Dyke, Reporter • March 1, 2025
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Jordan Mead, 47, gives public comment at the Board of Trustees Meeting on March 11, 2025 in the Bertolini Student Center while wearing a body camera. In his comments, Mead asserted his position as a whistleblower.

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"Synesthesia is how I experience the world," says SRJC student Noah McSweeney, 23. A blending of senses creates sensory overload. "Your control panel is a mess of tangled wires and the system is on the fritz."

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Jordan Mead, 47, gives public comment at the Board of Trustees Meeting on March 11, 2025 in the Bertolini Student Center while wearing a body camera. In his comments, Mead asserted his position as a whistleblower.

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Showgoers hang out outside of Taqueria Mila between sets at a show on March 8, 2024.

Taqueria Mila: Santa Rosa's most unconventional music venue • 466 Views

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SRJC’s Queer Resource Center (QRC) provides a safe physical space for queer students. The QRC invites all students to visit Bertolini Hall on Tuesday, April 2, for Trans Day of Visibility celebrations.

Anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiments are closer to home than we think; anti-trans graffiti found in campus restroom • 281 Views

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Cock Robin in Sebastopol has patio tables and bench chairs that offer community-friendly seating inside and outside of the restaurant. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.

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News
Jordan Mead, 47, gives public comment at the Board of Trustees Meeting on March 11, 2025 in the Bertolini Student Center while wearing a body camera. In his comments, Mead asserted his position as a whistleblower.
Police arrest SRJC employee for allegedly stalking VP
Reid Carpenter, News Editor • March 26, 2025
Demonstrators cross the street towards Santa Rosa Avenue during the International Women’s Day march in Old Courthouse Square on Saturday, March 8, 2025 in Santa Rosa.
International Women’s Day fosters enthusiastic support at Santa Rosa protest
Cristan Molinelli-Ruberto, Reporter • March 14, 2025
Maggini Hall offers classes in Business Administration, Business Office Technology and Computer Information Sciences on the Santa Rosa campus in March 2025.
SRJC to introduce AI application course in fall 2025 semester
Jesus Lopez Cruz, Reporter • March 12, 2025
SRJC Academic Senate met on March 5 and discussed the future of AI in the classroom.
SRJC Academic Senate debates the role of AI in the classroom
Destiny Quiroz-Lindauer, Reporter • March 9, 2025
The Computer Science major at SRJC offers an associates degree while meeting lower division requirements for a Computer Science degree at a four-year institution.
SRJC Computer Studies Advisory Committee looks toward the future of education
Marty Lees, Reporter • March 3, 2025
First Gen Empower presenters introduced SRJC faculty and staff attendees to the Higher Ed Immigration Portal at their workshop Feb. 13.
Informational sessions raise more questions among Santa Rosa Junior College community
Amy Moore, Reporter • February 28, 2025
SGA members announce applications are now open for Student Government positions for the 2025-2026 school year.
SGA announces 2025 student elections
Drea Hernandez, Reporter • February 27, 2025
Sonoma State University students picket in Seawolf Plaza before the state legislative forum at Sonoma State University on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.
Students, faculty and lawmakers voice their concerns over SSU budget cuts at public forum
Zoe Steiner, Reporter • February 24, 2025
An inflatable-tube-man waves around at the financial aid fun fair outside of Plover Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.
Financial Aid Fun Fair and Club Day bring resources and engagement to SRJC
Samantha Arnott, Reporter • February 15, 2025
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Sports Features
Bear Cubs' guard Ivy Gonzalez leans on a basketball hoop outside of outside of Polly O’Meara Doyle Hall on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.
The SRJC men's wrestling team conclude their season in the 3C2A Wrestling State Championships in the Golden Eagle Arena at Lemoore College on Dec. 14, 2024.
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Sports News
It's a party in the Bear Cub dugout as the team has a scoring explosion in the bottom of the third against Modesto on Saturday, March 15, 2025 in Santa Rosa.
Sophomore catcher Mason Cox, center, celebrates with the team at first base after the walkoff win in the bottom of the eleventh against Sierra on Thursday, March 20, 2025 in Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa Junior College infielder Joe Brown shows off the ball after making an out, as teammate Cooper Wood celebrates behind him during the game against San Joaquin Delta on Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa Junior College's pitcher Jordan Giacomini unleashes a pitch during an immaculate inning against San Joaquin Delta on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 in Santa Rosa.
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Sports Opinion
A game used ice hockey puck signed by Oak Leaf reporters, Adair Alvarez Rodriguez, Nathan Kaito Morris, and Yna Bollock serves as a sweet souvenir from the Polar Bears' games against Fresno at Snoopy's Home Ice on Jan. 31, and Feb. 1, 2025
A raucous crowd at Emirates Stadium cheers on the Arsenal Women's team, singing the fight song "North London Forever." The game ended in a tie with Manchester City, who came in second place in the Women's Super League (WSL) last year. Arsenal came in third place.
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Podcasts
By the Fireside Episode 2: Themes and Motifs
Kevin Terlizzi-Bowes, Lucas Cadigan-Carranza, and Mark Fernquest • December 14, 2024
That time I got sniffed by a bear
Arlo Connally Stewart, Podcaster • December 5, 2024
By the Fireside Episode 1: How to Begin a Story
Kevin Terlizzi-Bowes and Lucas Cadigan-Carranza • October 19, 2024
Oak Leaf Gaming Podcast Episode 11: Spoiler Alert
Jesus Lopez Cruz, Kevin Terlizzi-Bowes, Lucas Cadigan-Carranza, and Natalie Emanuele • October 17, 2024
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London Branch
Bottles filled with poems line the shelves of the Poetry Pharmacy in London. Each bottle offers aid of the literary kind - poems rolled into capsules. Prescriptions are available for dozens of needs, including exhaustion, empty nest syndrome, insomnia, mindfulness and more.
Dry ice cascades over an impressive three tiered treats stand during afternoon tea service at the Ivy, Chelsea Garden in London.
Shoppers and passersby inspect Mick's wares which include several kinds of tropical fruit and bulk quantities of berries.
Study Abroad Instructor Gregory Beyrer's takes students in his U.S. history class on a field trip to see Cornwell Gardens, a private key garden in London's Kensington neighborhood on Sept. 24, 2024.
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