XCOM: Chimera Squad review
Arthur Gonzalez-Martin, Staff Writer
June 2, 2020
“XCOM: Chimera Squad is an interesting entry in the XCOM series, to say the least. It’s advertised as a story-focused spin-off to a game series known more for its focus on gameplay than anything else. This game sparked outrage when it was revealed that players would be working with the aliens tha...
Creative “Cuarentena” Part II: Netflix’s Top 10 Spanish shows to binge in quarantine
Marilyn Santos, Staff Writer
May 21, 2020
If the last list left you wanting more Spanish shows to binge watch, look no further. Here are the last five of 10 suggestions for Spanish shows streaming on Netflix to satisfy your binge-watching needs. “Gran Hotel” (Grand Hotel) “Gran Hotel” is recommended if you want mystery and rom...
“Are You Experienced”: A classic album turns … 53
James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
May 14, 2020
“Are You Experienced” is the critically acclaimed debut album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience and one of the albums that invented hard rock. The album was released on this day… 53 years ago. Yes, 53 doesn’t quite have the luster of 50 or 55. But if you’re somehow unaware, there’s a pandemic...
“Final Fantasy VII Remake”: A reinvention, not a rehash
James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
April 24, 2020
“Final Fantasy VII Remake” is an ambitious and stylish piece of video-game art that, while occasionally tedious, is well worth more than five years of waiting. Publisher Square Enix, which released “FF7 Remake” on April 10, was relatively silent on the project between the game’s announce...
Creative “Cuarentena” Part I: Netflix’s Top 10 Spanish shows to binge in quarantine
Marilyn Santos, Staff Writer
April 13, 2020
If you're finding yourself bored at home, why not stream TV in Spanish to either experience a different culture and learn a new language, or to practice what you already know while being entertained. Here are the first five of 10 suggestions for Spanish shows streaming on Netflix. “Casa de Pape...
Sonoma County Student Film Festival: A socially distanced showcase of student talent
Edgar Soria Garcia and Nick Vides
April 9, 2020
The show went on for the annual Sonoma County Student Film Festival, which presented student-made productions virtually, at 7 p.m April 3 via a Zoom videoconference. Despite Santa Rosa Junior College cancelling in-person events through May 23 due to current COVID-19 shelter-in-place regulations, t...
No need for social distancing; Three video games to keep you connected during shelter-in-place
Stephen Howe, Staff Writer
April 9, 2020
It’s been a month since quarantine started, you haven’t seen your friends in forever and you're probably bored right out of your mind. So what kind of games would be good to play in a time like this? Here are three recommendations to keep you virtually occupied and social. Sea of Thieves Ever dream of being a ...
Five Netflix shows to watch while you’re cooped up
Jonathan Bigall, Staff Writer
April 8, 2020
With shelter-in-place orders extended through April, here’s a list of five must-watch new and old shows on Netflix that will make your home quarantine more enjoyable. “Altered Carbon” With elements taken from “Black Mirror,” “Ghost in the Shell” and “Blade Runner,” there is a beauti...
Five free feel-bad film classics for quarantine
James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
April 8, 2020
It’s easy to get bored with your typical media consumption habits during quarantine. Instead of another list of feel-good content that will take your mind off the coronavirus pandemic, here are five gloomy films you can access for free, along with thousands of other public domain films at archive...
Board games to beat boredom; Five not-digital games to entertain during shelter-in-place
Arthur Gonzalez-Martin, Staff Writer
April 8, 2020
Everyone is stuck indoors until this pandemic blows over. If you’re bored of Netflix and video games, there is another option to occupy your time: board games. An American staple since long before video games, board games have expanded to a number of themes and types, from deep 4x strategy in Twi...
Refurbished Burbank Auditorium opens after two-year closure
Edgar Soria Garcia, Magazine Editor
March 19, 2020
The grand reopening of Santa Rosa Junior College’s Burbank Auditorium brought students, faculty and alumni alike through inviting doors to celebrate the updated building. “We’re really here, aren’t we!” said Leslie McCauley, chair of SRJC’s theater arts department. “We’re still pinching o...
“Sonic the Hedgehog”: Forgettable but fun video game adaptation
Arthur Gonzalez-Martin and Stephen Howe
March 12, 2020
From “Prince of Persia” to “Assassin’s Creed,” video game film adaptations are notoriously bad, but “Sonic the Hedgehog” is an odd surprise. The film concerns the inter-dimensional blue anthropomorphic hedgehog named Sonic, voiced by Ben Schwartz. Sonic had fled to Earth because of an u...
Maria Isabel Magaña, Special to the Oak Leaf
June 3, 2020
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June 2, 2020
Rebecca Bell, Staff Writer
June 2, 2020
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The new normal: Three front-line workers describe their lives during the coronavirus emergency
June 2, 2020
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On Zoom while parenting two fighting children
June 1, 2020
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