• Owning a house pet — without the house
• Carefully Constructed: Trail residents build meaning into their shelters
• Humans of the Joe Rodota Trail: Chayo
• Humans of the Joe Rodota Trail: Seth
• Humans of the Joe Rodota Trail: Steve
• Humans of the Joe Rodota Trail: Tina

• “It’s not terrible out here, but it sucks”: The youngest couple on the Joe Rodota Trail 
• The sounds of the Joe Rodota Trail

Evacuating Healdsburg: My experience fleeing home during the Kincade Fire

I had tears streaming down my face and my hands were shaking...

The digital detox diary: My 24-hour device-free diet

The rules: my digital diet will last 24 hours, during which time...

Kincade Fire Gallery

Overview by Zane Zinkl High winds, dry brittle ground and low...

Fake reality: SRJC students unprepared for a fake news world

Only one of the following stories is true. Can you pick which...

“That’s just how it is”: Trials and tribulations of modern day dating

The dim light from her phone screen highlighted Solangel Rostran’s...

When we post the past: How social media shapes identity

When Isaac Young opens Instagram, he scrolls through the daily...

Double life: Classes by day, jokes by night

Winning was the last thing on Gina Stahl-Haven’s mind as she...

Juiced players vs. juiced balls: Experts debate reasons for home run highs

Baseball was once known as America’s national pastime, yet...

Tackling adversity: Bear Cubs change with the game

Football constantly changes on both sides of the ball. Tackling...

Changing Minds: Psychedelic psychotherapy in Sonoma County

A psychedelic retreat. A 75-milligram dose of ketamine. Intramuscular...

When it’s time to bug out what to pack when you have to get out of Dodge

Fires. Floods. Power outages. Sonoma County residents live with...

Changes on campus: Q & A

What’s the biggest single change you have seen at the JC? Chong:...

Climate Changed: Time to change our habits

September 29, 2019

It’s in the back of our brains, omnipresent as we walk from...

Humans of SRJC: Climate Edition

September 27, 2019

Below is a feature in the style of The Oak Leaf's Humans of SRJC...

Santa Rosa Junior College on climate

September 27, 2019

Reporters Marilyn Santos and Chuy Gonzales asked SRJC students,...

Sweating it out: SRJC Women’s Soccer feels the effects of climate change

September 27, 2019

It’s high noon on Sept. 23 at Santa Rosa Junior College. Women’s...

High Temperature, high anxiety: How the declining environment erodes student mental health

September 27, 2019

While many students come to college expecting to explore their...

SRJC Student Government Assembly to sell reusable straws as first step toward campus plastic ban

September 24, 2019

Student Government Assembly plans to sell reusable silicone straws...

• Bear Cubs baseball shuts out Laney College February 11, 2020
• Student on the street: Super Bowl Edition January 30, 2020

• Considering her last words: A Bahamian SRJC student and her family’s survival through Dorian September 14, 2019
• Step into the daylight and let it go: Title IX sheds light on the realities for sexual assault survivors May 16, 2019

• The Oscars: More than an awards show February 11, 2020
• I’ve been a Swiftie for most of my life, and I loved “Miss Americana” February 5, 2020