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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
I Have Something to Say
In this episode of "I Have Something to Say," three uneducated punks talk everything New York hardcore, from skinheads to ... more skinheads! Join us as we make fun of Nazis!
Arts & Entertainment
Dominic Fike performs on the JaM Cellar Stage at BottleRock Napa Valley on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
Ed Sheeran, Queens of the Stone Age, The Offspring and Dominic Fike enchant BottleRock Day 3
Cameron Romanik, Hana Seals, and Michael Combs • May 27, 2024
T-Pain performs on the Verizon Stage at BottleRock Napa Valley on Saturday, May 25, 2024.
Pearl Jam, T-Pain and Mana Ignite BottleRock Day 2
Cameron Romanik, Nick Vides, Michael Combs, Yna Bollock, and Emelle Raschein • May 26, 2024
Megan Thee Stallion performs on the Verizon Stage at BottleRock Napa Valley on Friday, May 24, 2024.
Stevie Nicks, Megan Thee Stallion electrify BottleRock Day 1
Nick Vides, Cameron Romanik, Sean Young, Yna Bollock, and Michael Combs • May 25, 2024
Robert F. Agrella Gallery in Doyle Library displays Spring 2024 student art show
Robert F. Agrella Gallery in Doyle Library displays Spring 2024 student art show
Sean Shanks, Reporter • May 7, 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
Fogbelt Station has a nice variety of beers on tap with wines and ciders also available.
Review: Fogbelt Station in Healdsburg
Sean Shanks, Reporter • April 11, 2024
SRJC film studies instructor Mike Traina (far-left) responds to questions alongside 20 creators of the short films showcased at the 16th Annual Sonoma County Student Film Festival on April 5 in the Carole L. Ellis auditorium at SRJC Petaluma.
Students showcase cinematic excellence at 16th Annual Sonoma County Student Film Festival
Max Millan • April 11, 2024
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Most Viewed
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Organizers Rocky (left) and Carla (right) present their case for "Yes on J" to SRJC students in the quad on Thursday, August 22, 2024 in Santa Rosa.

Advocates for Measure J educate students on factory farming • 664 Views

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An Elsie Allen High School student was stabbed by a classmate on Friday, August 30, 2024,

Student Stabbed at Elsie Allen High School • 173 Views

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Thorton “Thor” McKay is grateful to be alive after attempting suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge on Dec. 27, 2022. He urges students to have a reliable support system when they feel hopeless.

SRJC student survives jump off Golden Gate Bridge and is thankful at second chance • 164 Views

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The ergonomics of the Canon Elan Ile are superb.

The Canon Elan IIe: Everything you’d ever need in a 35mm SLR • 164 Views

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There are many ways to spice up the next playthrough of a Pokémon game, such as only using the Pokémon available before the first gym in "Pokémon Black Version."

8 different ways to play a Pokémon game • 132 Views

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So many items, so little time. Who knows what treasures may be had with a little time spent sifting through at the Santa Rosa Veterans Flea Market.

The Veterans Memorial Building Flea Market is back • 111 Views

News
A Siller Aviation Helitanker 35S flies over the Point Fire in Dry Creek Valley on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Cal Fire Incident Management Team 4 activated for the 1,207 acre Point Fire
Hana Seals, Michael Combs, Nick Vides, Oliver Kindt, Emelle Raschein, and Yna Bollock • June 16, 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
Graduating students were left in the dark as a power outage struck during the opening remarks at the 11th annual Latinx graduation on May 18, 2024.
The 11th annual Latinx graduation: A triumph despite power outage setback
Bryan Fructuoso, Editor-in-Chief • May 22, 2024
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.
Memorializing Melanie: From pain to purpose
Leilany Sosa, Reporter • May 17, 2024
SGA approved funds for an end of the year Student leadership banquet and approved a new transportation program that offers students a discounted 31-day pass for the SMART trainSRJC’s at the May 11 SGA meeting.
SGA approves funds for end of the year student leadership banquet and new transportation program that offers students a discounted 31-day pass for the SMART train
Samantha Carter, Reporter • May 14, 2024
SRJC's SGA members talked about bringing back physical student ID’s and changing systems that were adjusted during the pandemic to virtual ID's, at their May 6 meeting.
SGA approves funding for snacks and testing materials during finals, announces final fun day plans and talks about bringing back physical IDs
Samantha Carter, Reporter • May 7, 2024
The Santa Rosa Junior College Middle Eastern and North African Association members organized a protest on campus calling for a ceasefire May 2, 2024.
Santa Rosa Junior College community members call for ceasefire in Gaza
Emelle Raschein and Hana Seals • May 7, 2024
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Sports Features
(Left to Right) Sophomores of the 2023-2024 baseball team that are moving on: Gabe Henschel, Aidan Lombardi, Quinn Medin, Zane Bennett, Jake McCoy, Michael O'Daniel, Keenan Morris, Alex Leopard, Jacob Greiner, Tony Suarez, Eli Yamanaka and Hekili Robello, shown here on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 in Santa Rosa.

Oliver Kindt, Sports Reporter

May 15, 2024

Pitcher Hekili Robello stoically walks out to the mound ahead of his start against Sierra College at Santa Rosa’s Cook Sypher Field, Thursday, March 21, 2024.
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Sports News
Pitchers at all levels of baseball are being pushed beyond their limits to the point of injury, such as with SRJC pitcher Tony Suarez, who underwent Tommy John surgery and had to miss the second half of the 2024 baseball season.
Designated hitter Jake McCoy is beside himself as he is called out at second after Cabrillo shortstop Anthony Karaginnopoulos tags him out at the top of the eighth in the final round of the CCCAA Super Regionals in Hayward on Friday, May 10, 2024.
The SRJC Softball team poses with Yna Bollock at home plate at Santa Rosa's Marv Mayes Field on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
"Rocky" is an iconic film that brought not only boxing movies, but also lead actor Sylvester Stallone, to the forefront of modern cinema.
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Sports Opinion
The Von Erich family seemed destined for greatness in the pro-wrestling world of the late 1970s and early '80s — until tragedy struck.
CM Punk returns to the WWE, but was it a good decision?
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Podcasts
Disputed: The Oak Leaf Sports Podcast Episode 7
Rosemary Cromwell, Cameron Romanik, and Jonathan Cangson • May 29, 2024

Today Jonathan, Cam, and Rosemary team up for the greatest mock draft in the planet, with one caveat: every player selected must have been charged...

"I Have Something to Say" Episode 4: New York Hardcore
Emelle Raschein, John Greenwood, and Sal Sandoval-Garduno • May 20, 2024

In this episode of "I Have Something to Say," three uneducated punks talk everything New York hardcore, from skinheads to ... more skinheads!...

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Features
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.
An unhoused individual’s car pictured off of Long Drive, Santa Rosa.
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.
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