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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
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
Mobile game developer TapBlaze recently released its second restaurant simulator, "Good Coffee, Great Coffee," which offers fun play...with some hiccups.
“Good Coffee, Great Coffee”: Is it that sweet? I’d say so!
Natalie Emanuele, Reporter • March 31, 2025
"The current political moment is extremely troubling but none of us are powerless. Ultimately, power caves to power from the masses of people who have been mobilized," Fairey said via a spokesperson while working this year in Thailand. A photo of guns filled with roses is one of Fairey's more iconic works and is displayed at the Herold Mahoney Library for Spring 2025 in Petaluma.
International street artist and activist Shepard Fairey is “On the Wall” in Petaluma
Debbie Van Dyke, Reporter • March 27, 2025
Sushi Koshō is one of numerous restaurants providing a plethora of cuisine in The Barlow in Sebastopol, joining the likes of Acre Pizza and Fern Bar along the main thoroughfare — McKinley Street.
Sushi Kosho: Instagrammable but Inconsistent
Cristan Molinelli-Ruberto, Reporter • March 27, 2025
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
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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.

Police arrest SRJC employee for allegedly stalking VP • 2326 Views

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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.

Jordan Mead pleads not guilty, posts $1 million bail • 847 Views

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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."

OPINION: Sensory Salvation • 742 Views

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The Rohnert Park Police incident report offers details on the arrest of Santa Rosa Junior College IT employee Jordan Mead outside of SRJC Vice President Kate Jolley's home on March 19, 2025.

Police incident report reveals SRJC employee called police before going to VP's house • 548 Views

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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 • 516 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 • 345 Views

News
The Oak Leaf News displays an impressive haul in the aftermath of the JACC awards ceremony at the ACP Spring National Media Conference on Saturday, March 8, 2025 in Long Beach, California.
SRJC journalists attend national media conference in Long Beach
Samantha Arnott, Reporter • April 1, 2025
SRJC President Dr. Angélica Garcia is on leave while she undergoes and recovers from knee surgery.
SRJC president takes medical leave
Drea Hernandez, Reporter • March 31, 2025
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.
Jordan Mead pleads not guilty, posts $1 million bail
Cristan Molinelli-Ruberto and Emelle Raschein • March 29, 2025
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 members discussed the possible end of an online learning policy at their meeting on April 2.
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
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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
Designated hitter J.T. Summers, center, meets helmets with his fellow teammates Anane Wilson, left, and Josh Martin, right, after a two-run home run in the bottom of the first against American River on Saturday, March 29, 2025 in Santa Rosa.
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.
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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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Oak Leaf Magazine - Fall 2024