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
A Gluttonous Weekend in France

Joe Tourk, London Reporter | October 30, 2024

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Seeing God on a Bike in Amsterdam

Sabina Barrolaza, London Reporter | October 30, 2024

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BFI IMAX Review

Mason Zunino, London Reporter | October 29, 2024

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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

The Royal Opera House in London has invited ballet and opera lovers alike to participate in Behind the Scenes Tours, running from Sept. 1 through Nov. 17. These small group tours offer...

View from where the Prisengracht meets the river Amstel.
72 Hours in Amsterdam
Rosemary Cromwell, London Bureau Chief • October 11, 2024

Amsterdam — or as I affectionately call it, European Vegas — is almost a paradoxical city. It’s this impossibility that makes it the ultimate vacation destination, especially...

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

Henry Fliflet, 19, is a second-year Santa Rosa Junior College student who had the ultimate grand finale to his summer break this year. According...

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

Santa Rosa Junior College student Aishwarya Kancharla felt blindsided by news that her instructor, Briana Boaz, had resigned from the agriculture...

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

It’s going to be a small, relaxing party. No need to bring anything special. There will be some alcohol and cannabis. It should be a good time. That...

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 a cold, uninsulated 8-by-8 room built into the garage of her parents' home, Lizzy Means gets ready for a full day of classes at Santa Rosa...

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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.
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.

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.
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 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.
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.
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