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
"I'm Thinking of Ending Things," Charlie Kaufman's Netflix-exclusive adaptation of Iain Reid's 2016 debut novel, is an existential drama that both challenges and reveres the rules of storytelling.

“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” is an existential knockout

James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
September 16, 2020
Students, faculty and citizens gather outside the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office June 6, just a week after the killing of George Floyd.

Do more: SRJC’s Black community speaks out

James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
September 16, 2020
SRJC staff were shocked Tuesday when an English instructor's email invitation to an online diversity seminar was met with a hateful email from a former SRJC adult education instructor.

Faculty and staff furious at menacing response to diversity, inclusion workgroup

James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
September 2, 2020
While the Golden State is well-loved for its temperate weather, living in California is akin to playing with fire.

California: Waiting in heaven for hell to arrive

Oak Leaf Editorial Board
September 1, 2020
SRJC extends online-only classes through Spring 2021

SRJC extends online-only classes through Spring 2021

James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
August 27, 2020
A fire burns Tuesday night as part of the LNU Lightning Complex, a series of wildfires raging in Sonoma and Napa counties.

Shone Farm closed due to Walbridge Fire evacuations

James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
August 19, 2020
Opinion: What I gained from two coronavirus outbreaks

Opinion: What I gained from two coronavirus outbreaks

Riley Palmer, Special to the Oak Leaf
June 16, 2020
I help out many essential workers like Heinrich, who works at the Manazana apple sauce plant in Rohnert Park. Essential workers are often patient and understand the stress I am going through as an essential worker myself.

Checked out: My struggles and sacrifices as a front-line worker

Luke Morrow, News Editor
June 13, 2020
Review: El Patio

Review: El Patio

Mike Combs, Staff Writer
June 13, 2020
Duy Pham is a first-year student at Santa Rosa Junior College.

A story during quarantine

Khánh Duy Phạm, Special to the Oak Leaf
June 9, 2020

Struggling to get by: An undocumented student’s story

Gema Perez, Special to the Oak Leaf
June 8, 2020
Diego Zaragoza is a student at Santa Rosa Junior College.

What I miss on this pandemic situation

Diego Zaragoza, Special to The Oak Leaf
June 6, 2020
Laura Figueroa is an ESL student at Santa Rosa Junior College. She is pregnant with her first child.

Pregnant and alone in quarantine

Laura Figueroa, Special to the Oak Leaf
June 5, 2020
The family's emotional support dog. Luci Graves is an SRJC freshman.

Sisterly love: A quarantine story

Luci Graves, Special to the Oak Leaf
June 5, 2020
Maria Isabel Magaña is a prospective SRJC nursing student.

Disconnect

Maria Isabel Magaña, Special to the Oak Leaf
June 3, 2020
El Tarasco's chicken tostada with soft tortilla, shredded chicken and the works.

Review: El Tarasco

Azelia Mazur, Special to The Oak Leaf
June 2, 2020
Spice up you lunch or dinner by checking out Kabuki in downtown Petaluma.

Review: Kabuki

Rebecca Bell, Staff Writer
June 2, 2020
The basic Cafe mimosa breakfast has juicy bacon strips, rosemary house potatoes plus half a plate of hearty eggs.

Review: Cafe Mimosa

Maritza Camacho, Special to The Oak Leaf
June 2, 2020
XCOM: Chimera Squad is a pretty decent expansion for the price you pay.

XCOM: Chimera Squad review

Arthur Gonzalez-Martin, Staff Writer
June 2, 2020
At 2 p.m. nearly every day, cardiac nurse Maddison Jones* leaves home for the unknown to a Sonoma County hospital. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jones focuses on self-care, so she can continue to take the best care of her patients at work. "I am staying healthy so they can stay healthy by extension," she says.

The new normal: Three front-line workers describe their lives during the coronavirus emergency

Luke Morrow, News Editor
June 2, 2020
Lisbeth Daniela Hidalgo, 21, is in her third semester at SRJC taking ESL classes while caring for her daughter and nephew.

On Zoom while parenting two fighting children

Lisbeth Daniela Hidalgo
June 1, 2020
Some of the 1000 masks Toni Bacigalupa Albaum, coordinator of Student Engagement Programs in Petaluma, made for nonprofit organizations.

And so I made masks

Toni Bacigalupa Albaum, Special to The Oak Leaf
June 1, 2020

Grocery workers scared, exhausted

Emma Ruderman, Special to The Oak Leaf
June 1, 2020
North Bay nonprofit continues to battle domestic violence during quarantine

North Bay nonprofit continues to battle domestic violence during quarantine

Willow Ornellas, Staff Writer
May 23, 2020
Working in a psych facility during a pandemic

Working in a psych facility during a pandemic

Priscilla Navas, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 23, 2020
What coffee shop workers want you to know

What coffee shop workers want you to know

Maritza Camacho, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 23, 2020
Being Positive Over The Pandemic

Being Positive Over The Pandemic

Ivania Monterroso, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 21, 2020
SRJC is offering three virtual graduation ceremonies due to the coronavirus pandemic, rather than an in-person event on the quad.

SRJC graduates walk — at home

Alden Nichols, Staff Writer
May 21, 2020
Eric Peña is a second-year ESL student at SRJC.

The ways I change in quarantine

Eric Peña, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 21, 2020
What’s going on in 2020?

What’s going on in 2020?

Daniel Alamilla, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 20, 2020
Sousiva Ing is a first-year SRJC student.

Rapid change, disbelief

Sousiva Ing, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 20, 2020
Reading pillow, noise-cancelling headphones covering headphones for Zoom classes and my bed make up my “classroom.”

Lost freedom: quarantine in a toxic household

Anonymous, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 20, 2020
SRJC's Summer Repertory Theater program is postponed until 2021.

Summer Rep Theater Postponed

Stephen Howe, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
SRJC opens Petaluma campus for COVID-19 testing

SRJC opens Petaluma campus for COVID-19 testing

Alden Nichols, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
A staff break at Primrose, a care home for seniors with dementia.

Quarantine at Primrose

Mariela Amezcua, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 13, 2020
Unintended Consequences

Unintended Consequences

Ivan Pena, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 13, 2020
Alyse's skates have saved her from many falls.

Skating to stay positive and healthy in the midst of a pandemic

Alyse Kiara Deatherage, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 10, 2020
Santa Rosa Junior College will not hold an in-person commencement ceremony after the Spring 2020 semester due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Opinion: Graduating without graduation

Arthur Gonzalez-Martin, Staff Writer
May 7, 2020
By an open window

By an open window

Jennifer O'Mahony, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 6, 2020
Dr. Douglas Anderson, 71, is a retired clinical psychologist and a student in a wonderful poetry class taught by Prof. Steve Trenam at Santa Rosa Junior College.

Two Poems

Dr. Douglas Anderson, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 6, 2020
The writer, who asked to be referred to as "L," is a fifth-year student and student employee at SRJC.

Being queer and neurodivergent in quarantine

"L", Special to The Oak Leaf
May 4, 2020
Tom Chown, who captured this photograph during a walk from his Kenwood home, "looks forward to when we can all be back on campus."

Delicate spring in Kenwood

Tom Chown, Special to The Oak Leaf
May 4, 2020
Camille Kantor enjoys spending time with her children during these long, coronavirus days.

Finding joy

Camille Kantor, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 2, 2020
Chloe Collins is a third-semester student at SRJC.

My story

Chloe Collins, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 1, 2020
Online-only decision exposes range of faculty emotions

Online-only decision exposes range of faculty emotions

Nick Vides, Staff Writer
April 30, 2020
SRJC President Dr. Frank Chong announced on Thursday afternoon that, “SRJC will continue to operate the instructional program and student services remotely through the end of the Fall 2020 semester.”

Students dismayed by decision to continue classes online through Fall 2020

Rebecca Bell, Staff Writer
April 30, 2020
SRJC will receive $3 million in federal aid from the CARES Act. The money will be distributed to eligible students after they fill out the form that can be found at https://financialaid.santarosa.edu/srjc-student-emergency-grant.

SRJC receives $3 million from CARES Act for students in need

James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
April 30, 2020
Shelter in place

Shelter in place

Amy Moore, Special to the Oak Leaf
April 29, 2020
Erik's new friend, Cheep Cheep.

Jack London and the bird call of the wild

Erik Jorgensen, Special to the Oak Leaf
April 29, 2020
The fall 2019 Oak Leaf staff take a breather from their award-winning newsroom endeavors.

SRJC’s Oak Leaf newspaper wins multiple awards

Oak Leaf Staff
April 27, 2020
"My inspiration for baking came from the historical significance of baking in times of trouble." –Sarina Rohr, 29, SRJC senior in the College to Career program.

I’m baking to keep my brain happy

April 26, 2020
My quarantine

My quarantine

Jennifer Kempf, Special to The Oak Leaf
April 26, 2020
Carol Davis takes watercolor and poetry writing classes through SRJC's Older Adults Program.

C19 timeline & poems

Carol Davis, Student, SRJC Older Adults Program
April 25, 2020
Black Hole

Black Hole

Judith Vaughn, Special to The Oak Leaf
April 25, 2020
Gary "Buz" Hermes teaches a class called "Aging Gayfully!" through SRJC's Older Adults Program.

Older adults program connects LGBT students during pandemic

Gary "Buz" Hermes, Instructor, SRJC Older Adults Program
April 25, 2020
Rhonda Findling is the MESA and Second Chance Counselor/Program Coordinator at Santa Rosa Junior College.

Hope amidst heartbreak

Rhonda Findling, MESA and Second Chance Counselor/Program Coordinator, SRJC
April 25, 2020
"Final Fantasy VII Remake" sometimes features redundant gameplay, but its immense scale, captivating design and colossal story make it a must-play.

“Final Fantasy VII Remake”: A reinvention, not a rehash

James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
April 24, 2020
If you’re tired of changing your virtual background over and over, here are a few games to keep your Zoom calls fresh.

Five free online games to play on Zoom with friends

Alex Fuller, Staff Writer
April 24, 2020
Prolonged isolation and high stress has a lot of people looking for ways to cope, relax and escape the surreal pandemic reality we’re all trapped in. Fortunately, this particular holiday for marijuana connoisseurs allows for a day of complete relaxation, and Santa Rosa Junior College students know how to do it best.

Where’s Waldo?: 4-20 during April 2020

Peyton Krzyzek, Special to The Oak Leaf
April 24, 2020

Coronavirus Q&A: Student Health Services

Arthur Gonzalez-Martin, Staff Writer
April 22, 2020
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