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
Amy Moore

Amy Moore, Reporter

Amy Moore is in her third semester at The Oak Leaf. She has published poetry, essays, and science articles.

All content by Amy Moore
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
Participants of the “Caminata for Pathway to Citizenship through Registry” walk 52 miles from Plaza Herencia Mexicana in San José to San Francisco City Hall to create awareness for immigration reform on Aug. 17-19, 2024.

Caminata for Immigrants’ Rights

Amy Moore, Reporter
December 15, 2024
WinterBlast 20th event!

WinterBlast 20th event!

Amy Moore
December 12, 2024
How California keeps transgender student athletes on the court as bans unfold across the country

How California keeps transgender student athletes on the court as bans unfold across the country

Amy Moore and Desmond Meagley (CalMatters Reporter)
November 21, 2024
Library assistants Isabella Tickner (left) Luke Cox (center) and Zachary Hammond (right) are all smiles near Frank P. Doyle Library on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

Santa Rosa Junior College Board of Trustees approves student employee pay raise

Amy Moore, Reporter
November 21, 2024
The Robert A. Call Child Development Center entrance on the Santa Rosa campus in October 2024

Santa Rosa Junior College students with young children say Measure I would have a “tremendous effect”

Amy Moore, Reporter
October 30, 2024
The Financial Aid section of Plover Hall

Santa Rosa Junior College Financial Aid Office Goes to Bat for Students, but Hiccups Disrupt Disbursements

Amy Moore
October 21, 2024
A sign for Santa Rosa Junior College stands on a green lawn backed by large oak trees and a blue sky.

Infuriated faculty circulate statement demanding change at Santa Rosa Junior College

Amy Moore, Reporter
June 21, 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
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
About 150 marchers arrive downtown after delivering letters demanding immigration reform and non-collaboration to Sonoma County Sheriff and Board of Supervisors, May 1 in Santa Rosa.

March organizers and participants cite fear of retaliation and disillusionment at May Day workers’ and immigrants’ rights rally and march

Amy Moore
May 7, 2024
Isabel Lopez, executive director of Raizes Collective, works to empower and mobilize people through art.

Renee Saucedo, organizer and attorney for immigrant and worker rights, advocates for Sonoma County to pass a non-collaboration ordinance, also called "Sanctuary Law," to limit or prohibit collaboration between the county and ICE.

A team of 13 safety monitors on foot and bikes kept everyone hydrated and safe during the three-mile long march May 1 in Santa Rosa.

Dancers and music contributed to the celebratory mood when marchers arrived downtown May 1 in Santa Rosa.

Climate Action Night Attendees fill out postcards to legislators advocating for climate-related bills at the Action Center set up in the center of the atrium on April 25, 2024.

Climate Action Night makes activism accessible to students and community members

Amy Moore, Reporter
April 27, 2024
Michael Kenneth Beyries sits with his dog, Lily, whose company he will enjoy during his 6-month house arrest.

A chastened Beyries apologizes to the SRJC community

Amy Moore, Reporter
April 22, 2024
Kelly's Sandwiches, open since 2019, is a close, affordable option for students at Santa Rosa Junior College.

Review: Why eat greasy fast food when unpretentious and delicious is just across the street?

Amy Moore
April 20, 2024
Former communications studies professor Michael "Ken" Beyries received his sentence at the Santa Rosa California Superior Court Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Former SRJC communication studies instructor Michael “Ken” Beyries sentenced to house arrest and probation

Amy Moore and Sean Shanks
April 18, 2024
The Financial Aid Office extended the FAFSA deadline to give students more time to fill out the buggy forms (photo courtesy SRJC Financial Aid Office).

FAFSA glitches may prevent many low-income and first-generation students from attending college this fall

Amy Moore, Reporter
April 15, 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
Dana Gioia reads to a rapt audience of SRJC students, faculty and community members on March 28 in the Frank Chong Studio Theater.

Yes, poetry matters: former California Poet Laureate Dana Gioia responds to a question he posed 33 years earlier

Amy Moore
April 3, 2024
Katharine Corcoran waits to speak about the relationship between a free press and democracy at the "Truth and Democracy" community conversation March 13 at SRJC Frank Chong Studio Theater.

Former AP bureau chief Katherine Corcoran shows why local news outlets are essential

Amy Moore, Reporter
March 20, 2024
SRJC District Police arrested Communication Studies associate instructor Michael Kenneth Beyries for possession of a concealed firearm on campus and booked him at the Sonoma County Jail before he attended class at Garcia Hall Nov. 20.

Michael “Ken” Beyries enters plea deal in felony case for having a loaded gun on campus

Amy Moore and Sean Shanks
March 15, 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
An additional four to six-week delay faces students who have already submitted their FAFSA for 2024-2025 academic year.

FAFSA Updates Result in More Delays

Amy Moore, Reporter
February 14, 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
Dressed in a mismatched Lacoste sweatsuit complimented by tri-color Adidas, spoken word artist Bocafloja’s words flow into the crowd of SRJC students at the Santa Rosa Junior College Bertolini Student Services Center Feb. 9, 2024.

Dazzled crowd embraces spoken-word poet Bocafloja

Amy Moore, Reporter
February 13, 2024
To the Latino Man Standing by My Garden as He Texts

To the Latino Man Standing by My Garden as He Texts

Amy Moore, Special to The Oak Leaf
June 10, 2020
Shelter in place

Shelter in place

Amy Moore, Special to the Oak Leaf
April 29, 2020