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
Faith Gates

Faith Gates, Co-Editor-in-Chief

All content by Faith Gates
From one to many: Generalizing religions

From one to many: Generalizing religions

Faith Gates, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 10, 2015
Honoring Karen Stanley

Honoring Karen Stanley

Faith Gates, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 8, 2015

Swing in to classical dance at Ellington

Faith Gates, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 7, 2015
Alanna Weatherby, who plays Mary Poppins, was hesitant to fly at first because of her fear of heights, but after her first time in the air she loved it.

SRJC’s new theatre production is a spoon full of sugar

Faith Gates, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 23, 2015
Radio Dano also has a passion for sports, specifically hockey, and co-hosts a sports broadcast at 4 p.m. Saturdays on KSRO 1350.

SRJC alumnus leaps into Froggy 92.9 success

Faith Gates, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 26, 2015
Students assemble on the quad to honor the victims of Umpqua Community College’s mass shooting.

Students reflect on Oregon mass shooting

Faith Gates, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 12, 2015
"Almost Maine," almost perfect

“Almost Maine,” almost perfect

Faith Gates, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2015
Lorenzo Duenas answers questions for the community in a forum Aug. 18.

SRJC picks police chief nominee

Faith Gates, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 14, 2015
The current drinking age causes underage young adults to binge drink and consume alcohol in unsafe environments.

To drink or legally drink; that is the question

Faith Gates, Managing and News Editor
May 11, 2015
Eduardo Arango and other students on top of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France from last semester’s study abroad trip.

Study abroad next semester in Barcelona

Faith Gates, Managing and News Editor
May 11, 2015
The Redwood Empire Chinese Association Traditional Lion Parade marches.

Day Under the Oaks unites community

Faith Gates, Managing and News Editor
May 11, 2015
The SRJC Oak Leaf newspaper staff presenting their awards at the JACC annual conference in Sacramento after the awards banquet dinner April 12.

Oak Leaf brings awards home to SRJC

Faith Gates, Managing and News Editor
April 28, 2015
Students mourn loss of beloved instructor

Students mourn loss of beloved instructor

Faith Gates, Managing/News Editor
April 7, 2015
Karen and Jeffrey Holzworth are both found guilty and sentenced to years in jail.

Karen Holzworth found guilty

Candler Weinberg, Luke Heslip, Dylan Grise, and Faith Gates
February 20, 2015
Jeffrey and Karen Holzworth standing outside the court, discussing the trial on Dec. 2012

Karen Holzworth faces incriminating evidence on trial

Candler Weinberg, Maci Martell, and Faith Gates
February 10, 2015
Street preachers spark student retaliation

Street preachers spark student retaliation

Faith Gates, Managing Editor/News Editor
January 15, 2015
Embracing the atypical

Embracing the atypical

Nathan Quast, Opinion Editor
November 17, 2014

Student on the street: Post-election views

Chantelle Bogue, Andrew "Beau" Lino, and Nathan Quast
November 6, 2014

International Communiqué: Drive-thrus vs. Cafés

Faith Gates, Staff Writer
October 30, 2014

No time for the timeless flight

Nathan Quast, Opinon Editor
September 22, 2014
Jeff Kunde says the plan is one of Dr. Chong’s missions to move SRJC forward.

SRJC implements new Strategic Plan

Faith Gates, News Editor
May 14, 2014

The SRJC strategic plan: What the student needs to know to shape the future of the college

Faith Gates, News Editor
May 1, 2014
Mariah Gaitan, recepient of the Floyd Bailey Award in recognition of her extensive service at SRJC, will continue to be Dr. Chong’s assistant until she retires in August.

Honoring 39 years of service: Executive Assistant to president receives 40th Bailey Award

Faith Gates, News Editor
May 1, 2014

Bear Cubs have a major test ahead of them

Brenna Thompson, Copy Editor
April 25, 2014
Generally Excellent: Oak Leaf receives highest honor at state convention

Generally Excellent: Oak Leaf receives highest honor at state convention

Faith Gates, News Editor
April 15, 2014
The Louvre

Study Abroad: Paris

Faith Gates, News Editor
April 15, 2014
A player taps away to desperately beat their own high score on the incredibly addicting game "Flappy Bird."

The Rise and Fall of Flappy Bird

Brenna Thompson, Copy Editor
February 25, 2014

Latina focus for Women’s History Month at SRJC

Faith Gates, News Editor
February 22, 2014
Students have the chance to study this summer with the SRJC Chile Study Abroad program near this Viña del Mar Beach.

SRJC’s summer Study Abroad program is back

Faith Gates, News Editor
February 21, 2014
Analy Hall, where a female student initially reported a sexual assault.

Plans for bond to modernize SRJC

Faith Gates, News Editor
February 21, 2014
Three pellet handguns, two pellet rifles, three sixed-blade combat knives and a 27-inch machete were found in Grgich's car.

Weapons possession arrests on campus: Update

Erik Jorgensen, Brenna Thompson, and Deanna Hettinger
February 16, 2014
Student Trustee Robert Edmonds and police oversight experts give ideas for a Sonoma County police oversight board.

Panel of experts discusses police oversight

Faith Gates, Staff Writer
February 10, 2014
SRJC President Dr. Frank Chong gets cozy with his choice from the "Blind Date with a Book" program part of the "Love Your Library" February event at SRJC.

SRJC libraries celebrate students with “Love Your Library” program

Faith Gates, News Editor
February 10, 2014

Giant’s season preview

Brenna Thompson, Copy Editor
February 10, 2014
Panel addresses police oversight

Panel addresses police oversight

Faith Gates, News Editor
February 7, 2014
Top five indie games of 2013

Top five indie games of 2013

Brenna Thompson, Copy Editor
February 7, 2014
Don't bottle your politics

Don’t bottle your politics

Nathan Quast, Editor-in-Chief
February 7, 2014

Flu hits with deadly force; even young and healthy aren’t safe

Faith Gates, News Editor
February 4, 2014

Women in Philanthropy host Power of the Purse event for student scholarships

Faith Gates, News Editor
February 4, 2014
Unveiling Deep Throat's secrets

Unveiling Deep Throat’s secrets

Brenna Thompson, Copy Editor
January 29, 2014

Swim and Dive: Both teams look to better last season’s success

Brenna Thompson, Copy Editor
January 27, 2014

Power of the Purse Preview

Faith Gates, News Editor
January 24, 2014
Winds gusting at 45 miles-per-hour toppled an approximately 250-year-old oak tree at the Santa Rosa campus Nov. 1.

New life comes from old: What happened to this tree and what happens next

Faith Gates, Staff Writer
December 10, 2013
Kyle Craft finds inspiration in violinist Andre Rieu’s unrestrained playstyle.

Petaluma native Kyle Craft masters violin

Brenna Thompson, Copy Editor
December 10, 2013
The pieces in the new Santa Rosa Junior College art exhibit “Making Special” are all made from simple, everyday objects that are often discarded. The gallery’s contemporary artists transform the ordinary matter into objects of wonder and mystery. One of the first pieces in the entrance is an enclosed glass dome with little bees that are crocheted completely around with yellow-dyed thread. Yes, real honey bees. The artist is Esther Traugot, who received an AA in fine arts at SRJC in 2002. She said her work is about taking objects of nature and attempting to put back what has been broken. On a wall in the second room you will see 144 black sticks of different shapes and sizes aligned in a perfect grid against the white wall. Artist Gygongy Laky says the sticks are like a language, a symbolic system that could mean something. She got the sticks from a neighbor who kept trimming his trees and throwing the sticks away before she asked for them. It wasn’t right the first time though; she says she had a few different patterns before she got it just right. Another one of Laky’s pieces was a question mark on the wall made from little toy army men. “I’m a pacifist, very anti-war,” Laky said. Laky said the meaning of the work could be a question mark of why we are at war, but she doesn’t even know entirely what she means when she creates pieces, or what it will mean to people. “It’s good when there are questions still remaining,” Laky said. She is influenced by environmental causes and architecture. “All of my dreams are in architecture. I know that motivates me,” Laky said. Another intriguing work is three oddly shaped silver ovals on the ground. The artist Sandra Ono, the youngest artist in the exhibit, made them out of tin foil and glue. The piece next to it, a complex brown wavy square, is made of only rubber bands and glue. Hanging from the ceiling is a geodesic sphere made of 270 used hack saw pieces. The artist, Clint Imboden, said he enjoys using found and reacquired objects so he goes to the flea market four to five times a week. The way it is set up has a light shining on it that casts a beautiful pattern on the floor. There are also two other smaller spheres from Imboden in the gallery. Curator Gina Telcocci said all the works and materials blend together well, all of them using “cruddy, recycled or organic materials. I am trying to get my aesthetic point across,” Telcocci said. “It’s about respect for what’s in the world; what’s in it, even if it’s from the trash heap,” Laky said. “Making Special” is on display in the Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery on the first floor of the Doyle library. It opened Nov. 13 and will run through Dec. 12.

Contemporary artists give perspective to everyday items

Faith Gates, Staff Writer
November 21, 2013

Historical Society revives interest in SRJC archives

Faith Gates, Staff Writer
November 21, 2013

Project Truth preaches pro-life at SRJC

Faith Gates, Staff Writer
November 21, 2013
Men, women and children showing their love for Andy Lopez and their protests for his death Oct. 29 at the Sonoma County Sheriff's office.

Sonoma County rallies for Andy Lopez

William Rohrs, Faith Gates, Tara Kaveh, Drue Dunn, and Erik Jorgensen
October 29, 2013

Shining a light from beyond the grave

Faith Gates
October 26, 2013

Study abroad heads to Florence

Faith Gates
October 25, 2013

A corn-mazing race

Faith Gates, Staff Writer
October 24, 2013

How the government shutdown affects SRJC

Faith Gates and Jessica Beaudry
October 6, 2013

Rate My Professors

Faith Gates
October 4, 2013
Charlotte Granderson, 62

In Memoriam: Charlotte Granderson

Faith Gates
September 26, 2013

SRJC Welcomes All Students in Annual First Oaks Ceremony

Brenna Thompson
September 14, 2013

Wait for the Air to Clear

Nathan Quast, Managing Editor
September 14, 2013

Advice for New Students

Faith Gates
September 14, 2013

Oakland Athletics – A Season of Inconsistency?

Brenna Thompson
September 14, 2013
Illustration by Daniel Barba

There’s one in every crowd

Nathan Quast, Web Manager
April 30, 2013

Explosions at Boston Marathon

Nathan Quast, Web Manager
April 15, 2013
Illustration by Daniel Barba

Yearning To Marry Free: Liberty and Justice for All

Nathan Quast, Web Manager
April 8, 2013
Cartoon by Daniel Barba

Oil and Water Don’t Mix: Drilling too Deep for the Bottom Line

Nathan Quast, Web Manager
March 11, 2013
A Lack of Pope for the Future

A Lack of Pope for the Future

Nathan Quast, Staff Writer
February 26, 2013

Monkey business

Nathan Quast, Staff Writer
February 12, 2013
Tia Starr, from "Trouble in Mind," will be one of seven Irene Ryan nominees attending the Kennedy Center's American College Theater Festival.

Trouble in Mind is a Gem with a Few Flaws

Nathan Quast, Staff Writer
October 11, 2012

Comedy troupe’s roots at SRJC

Nathan Quast, Staff Writer
September 11, 2012