A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

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

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

The Oak Leaf
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
SRJC's dance program includes a dance company performance course in the Fall semester and a collaborative dance performance course with the Theatre department in the spring

Finding Their Stride: The history and people of SRJC’s dance program

Lucas Cadigan-Carranza, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2024
Oak Leaf reporter Marty Lees sits cozy with SRJC mascot Rosco the Bear on Nov. 18, 2024.

Bear Necessities: What I Learned by Asking “Who is Rosco?”

Marty Lees, Reporter
December 13, 2024
Shoppers and passersby inspect Mick's wares which include several kinds of tropical fruit and bulk quantities of berries.

Victoria Station fruit stand, the fight against father time

Benjamin Heckman, London Reporter
December 13, 2024
Many visitors have claimed to see strange things happen with these mirrors, which some believe as being a portal to another dimension.

Haunted or Not: Sonoma County is Still Scary

Kevin Terlizzi-Bowes, Reporter
December 12, 2024
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.

Teaching Abroad in London: Instructors Share Lessons, Laughs, and Life-Changing Moments

Diego Cruz, London Reporter
December 11, 2024
From left to right: Benjamin Heckman, Diego Cruz, Anne Belden, Mason Zunino, Rosemary Cromwell, Corrina Elias-Berg, Joseph Tugwell, Kayla Matsuura, Joe Tourk, Kate Owen Dildine, Nauder Maghsoodnia, Hannah Maloney. Oak Leaf London staff stuns on the steps of AIFS Taylor House in Kensington.

The Oak Leaf Branches Across the Pond

Nauder Maghsoodnia, London Reporter
December 5, 2024
Thousands of tourists and London residents flow through the center of the Borough Market in London each day.

How To Gorge Yourself At Borough Market

Kayla Matsuura, London Reporter
December 5, 2024
A Senegalese farmers’ market purveyor molds balls of batter and dips them into a bubbling tub of oil to form delicious pumpkin caribbean fritters. These accras reflect the high quality of food found throughout the local French market.

A Gluttonous Weekend in France

Joe Tourk, London Reporter
October 30, 2024
AIFS students bike along a path in Amsterdam, September 20, 2024

Seeing God on a Bike in Amsterdam

Sabina Barrolaza, London Reporter
October 30, 2024
The BFI IMAX theater in London offers the largest screen in the United Kingdom.

BFI IMAX Review

Mason Zunino, London Reporter
October 29, 2024
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.

Behind the Scenes at the Royal Opera House

Ellie Hokerson-Brun, London Reporter
October 15, 2024
View from where the Prisengracht meets the river Amstel.

72 Hours in Amsterdam

Rosemary Cromwell, London Bureau Chief
October 11, 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
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.

Students blindsided, faculty outraged by news of multiple resignations from Agriculture and Natural Resources Department

Amy Moore, Reporter
June 12, 2024
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.

Radical Empathy: A look at the expanding student-driven harm reduction services at SRJC

Sean Shanks, Reporter
June 5, 2024
An unhoused individual’s car pictured off of Long Drive, Santa Rosa.

Struggling in Sonoma County: SRJC Students are Left Hopeless and Homeless

Oliver Kindt and Emelle Raschein
June 3, 2024
In 2019, when I moved down the street from Melanie (left), we often found ourselves at Harlem Nights, a bar in Harlem, New York, known for its music and fun crowd.

Memorializing Melanie: From pain to purpose

Leilany Sosa, Reporter
May 17, 2024
Kenny Hotchkiss, SRJC student and member of the Second Chance Club, a student-run club for formerly incarcerated students, compares his life to a caterpillar’s. Since he’s become sober after almost a lifetime of struggling with addiction, he now can break free from his cocoon and show the world he is a butterfly.

Growing New Wings

Michael Combs, Editor
May 12, 2024
The Oak Leaf reporter Sal Sandoval-Garduño and the manifestation of his inner Bigfoot confront each other after Sandoval-Garduño realized that Bigfoot was in his heart all along.

I Went Searching for Bigfoot and Found Myself

Sal Sandoval-Garduño, Reporter
May 12, 2024
Genaveve Clendenen, a student worker, poses in the entrance to Doyle Library, where she works to loan students laptops, chargers, books and chargers, among other resources.

The Perks of Being a Bear Cub

Max Millan, Editor
May 10, 2024
The exterior of the SRJC planetarium dome with Maggini Hall and the soccer fields in the background. The planetarium entered service in 1980 and closed in 2018.

(please) Save the Planetarium

Rosemary Cromwell, Reporter
May 9, 2024
SRJC student employees start with an hourly wage of $16.50 an hour, and can be raised to $17.50 after an evaluation and 600 hours of work. International students start even lower, at $15 an hour.

Students battle for living wages

Amy Moore, Reporter
May 9, 2024
SRJC student Jonny Brouillard observes clay figurines and other Native American artwork on display at the SRJC Multicultural Museum on March 28, 2024. Some of his favorite museum artifacts are located in the Southwest pottery collection.

Everyone agrees the NAGPRA updates are good, but without institutional support repatriations will take a while

Amy Moore, Reporter
April 9, 2024
Students from all over the county, including The Athenian School in Contra Costa County, sign in at the Feb. 23 M.E.Ch.A. Conference on Santa Rosa Junior College.

M.E.Ch.A. conference welcomes local high schoolers to SRJC

Amy Moore, Reporter
February 26, 2024
Magi Fedorka's portrait in front of Brew, a popular gathering spot, on Healdsburg Ave in Santa Rosa, Dec. 4, 2023.

Changing residents’ hearts and minds, one step at a time: Collaboration and conversations produce portraits of local activists

Amy Moore, Reporter
February 13, 2024
Lourdes Jimenez wears a cap that reads Hogar de la Educacion y la Personalidad, Sabiduria, Respeto, Jubilo, Corazon, which translates to Home of Education and Personality, Wisdom, Respect, Rejoice, Heart.

HEP HEP Hooray!

Bryan Fructuoso
December 15, 2023
A signle SMART train car travels through the rural crossing between Cotati and Petaluma. My return journey on the train was filled with riders, including two boy scouts who sat across from me while I worked at one of the tables on the train. They got on the train in Marin and left at the downtown Petaluma stop. This area of the route seemed to have the most riders entering and exiting.

Getting wise about SMART

Rosemary Cromwell, Reporter
December 14, 2023
Magic the Gathering club hosts open games every Wednesdays from 5-9 p.m. and Fridays from 2-6 p.m. in the Bertolini student success center at the Santa Rosa campus.

SRJC’s Magic the Gathering club

Jesus Lopez Cruz, Reporter
December 5, 2023
SRJC student and Resident Advisor for SRJC's Polly O'Meara Doyle dormitory Jayce Kaldunski maximizes space in his room with a couch and study area surrounded by his carnivorous plant collection under a bunk bed.

SRJC’s 30-second commute

Michael Combs, Editor
December 5, 2023
Max Millan’s abuelito, Gonzalo, a native of Toluca, holds him up as a toddler as they look towards an early 2000s Mexico City sky. Along with his wife, Millan’s abuelita Teresa, Gonzalo remains a fixture in his grandson's memories. From suffering from the vices of alcoholism to evolving into a faithful Christian, Gonzalo's life has inspired Millan, even more so now that he’s become his last living grandparent.

Dreaming in Limbo

Max Millan, Reporter
November 30, 2023
Five SRJC students tell the Oak Leaf how they selected their majors and what they hope to accomplish in their careers. Clockwise from top left: Sarah Barnett, nursing; Gabriela Andrade, psychology; Meghan O'Leary, nursing; Langley Durham, mechanical engineering; Mandy Miller, filmmaking.

Major decisions

Lucas Cadigan-Carranza, Editor
November 28, 2023
Mary Kennedy, the skills lab coordinator for SRJC's health sciences department will retire after almost 12 years at the college.

Beloved SRJC health sciences employee to retire

Lucas Cadigan-Carranza and Samantha Carter
October 12, 2023
Sonoma County Youth Pomo Dancers form a large circle at SRJC Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 in Santa Rosa.

Hundreds celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Santa Rosa Junior College

Cameron Romanik, Editor
October 12, 2023
Jay Luis (left) competes in the 100m race after returning from a long time off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students struggle with mental health issues resulting from isolation during the pandemic.

Lucas Cadigan-Carranza and Trevor Lee
May 31, 2023
SRJC’s Shone Farm is a 365-acre outdoor learning laboratory where students can learn crop production, ecological preservation, viticulture, animal and equine science, forestry and wildfire prevention.

SRJC’s Shone Farm: a place where students can grow

Michael Combs, Co-Editor in Chief
May 24, 2023
Firefighters on Mountain Hawk Road fight devastating flames as the Glass Fire moves in on eastern Santa Rosa Sept. 28, 2020.

“That’s what I need to do”: Sonoma County residents feel compelled to join SRJC Firefighting Academy

Nick Vides, Editor
December 15, 2022
Long distance relationships requires effort from both partners, but how do these relationships thrive when couples are pulled miles apart?

Are Long Distance Relationships for You?

Fatima Zarco Gomez and Javi Rosas
October 26, 2022
Wine industry fails to protect workers during risky fire seasons

Wine industry fails to protect workers during risky fire seasons

Bryan Fructuoso and Aryk Copley
May 8, 2022
A woman joins dozens of others for an impromptu protest May 3 after a draft of Supreme Court Justice Samual Alito's opinion possibly overturning legalized abortion was leaked to the media.

Abortion rights under attack across America

Ava Domenichelli and Oliviah Shine
May 1, 2022
More than 100 million unique gamers have played "Call of Duty" Warzone, one of the most popular first-person shooting video games.

Why are video games so addicting ?

Blair McTaggart, Contributing Writer
May 1, 2022
A group of children playing and socializing on a playground.

Pandemic leaves children behind in social development skills

Christian Vieyra and Tony Moekel, Staff Writers
May 1, 2022
A migrant's journey from Honduras to Sonoma County

A migrant’s journey from Honduras to Sonoma County

Cristian Garcia and Francisco Vargas, Oak Leaf Contributors
May 1, 2022
Michael Hogle, 39, poses in his Santa Rosa Junior College culinary arts jacket and holds a small tote bag

Cooking alone: The challenge in learning culinary arts during a pandemic

Michael Combs, Editor
March 16, 2022
Jorgen Sarganis making a catch during practice on Bailey Field. His death is the third the college's football team has experienced in the past 17 months.

Football team reflects on three player deaths in 17 months

Christian Vieyra and Tony Moeckel
December 8, 2021
"The Haunting of Hype House" directed by former Santa Rosa Junior College student Brandon Douglas and Matthew Farren is set to begin filming Jan. 15. It features former SRJC student Mahlon "Zach" Tracy.

Former SRJC students to star, direct in upcoming feature-length film: “The Haunting of Hype House”

Nick Vides, Photographer
December 8, 2021
SRJC student Francene Ayala poses in front of a blank wall.

SRJC graduates reflect on their time at the JC amidst a pandemic

Emma Molloy, Editor
May 28, 2021
Santa Rosa Junior College Student Body President Delashay Carmona Benson speaking at a 'BlackOut' walkout May 5.

SRJC Student Body President Delashay Carmona Benson wants you to “turn on your human”

Audrey Fry, Reporter
May 19, 2021
Sergio Santana-Peralta (pictured left) towering over his mother Alberta Peralta (pictured right).

An old soul in a young body: Remembering SRJC student Sergio Santana-Peralta

Jennifer Sawhney and Emma Molloy
May 19, 2021
A photo of a black cat seated in a windowsill.

Adopting a pet in a pandemic

Jessica Johnson, Reporter
May 19, 2021
Sydney Gittins, a girl with reddish brown hair and bangs wearing a painted blue jumpsuit, sits in between a few of her art pieces (a cactus woman statue on the left, behind her is a drawn art piece set in a kitchen and on the right is a painted stool).

Pursuing your dreams amid COVID-19

Emily Hewitt, Reporter
April 12, 2021
A collection of snapshots of Paradise High School teachers and students from "Last Days at Paradise High."

High school seniors with unwanted wisdom: The takeaway from “Last Days at Paradise High”

Lauren A. Spates, Editor
March 31, 2021
“Psychologically, taking the time to do something for yourself is really powerful and not just in a physical aspect. It makes you feel happier, more energetic and you can accomplish more ultimately,” certified personal trainer Myriah Volk says.

Healthy habits in a painful pandemic

Fay Rasmuson, Reporter
March 2, 2021
Joseph Sapp considers fall 2020 to be his most rewarding semester yet despite the move to online education.

The downward spiral of the screen: Online education and motivation quagmire

Michael Combs, Staff Writer
December 31, 2020
Seth Johansen the week he was released in April, 2019.

Prison and drugs: An honest conversation

Willow Ornellas and Mikel Nordstrom
December 31, 2020
A man wearing a mask behind a cashier desk surrounded by tin-type portraits

Jeremiah’s Photo Corner: Keeping film photography alive in Sonoma County

Aryk Copley, Staff Writer
November 19, 2020
The prefrontal cortex and amygdala may be the two most important decision makers in the brain.

The California stop, explained

Michael Combs, Editor
October 7, 2020
The LNU Lightning Complex Fire roared though five counties in 39 days and destroyed 363,220 acres.

Cloth masks on top of N95s: Fire season in Sonoma County

Peyton Krzyzek, Staff Writer
October 4, 2020
SRJC student Amy Aguilar Lopez (pictured left) and former SRJC student Julia Dearing (pictured right) ensure customers wear adequate personal protective equipment inside Oliver's Market.

Maskholes: Working in grocery stores during coronavirus

Maritza Camacho and Emma Molloy
September 21, 2020
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