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
Illustration by Julia Modell.

I am one of the 800,000

Anonymous, Contributing Writer
April 17, 2018
Crowds fill Bertolini Hall leaving standing room only during Tuesday's Board of Trustees meeting.

Centennial Series: Centennial clusterf*ck

Brandon McCapes, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 17, 2018
Ricardo Pinell (left) connects with a left hook against Enrique Gallegos (right) in the first round of their bout at the Battle of the Ballroom in San Francisco April 7.

Mayfield puts on show in brother’s honor

Ian Macgregor, Deputy Sports Editor
April 17, 2018
Professora Sarará, Capoeira mestre (left), and club leader Curumin Winter-Hare observe students as they practice Capoeira, a Brazilian style.

Club Capoeira: Student brings Brazilian dance fighting to campus

Matthew Wreden, Sports Editor
April 17, 2018
Blown-over tarps hang over Baker Hall.

Biology building drenched

Matthew Wreden and Attila LS Gero
April 17, 2018
Josh Pinaula (left) addresses the ICC on April 11. Courtesy of David Tamayo

ICC in need of new leader

David Tamayo, Staff Writer
April 16, 2018
Right Fielder Blake Berry leads the team in hits with 44.

Bear Cubs lose series to Big 8 opponent Folsom Lake College

Attila LS Gero, Staff Writer
April 13, 2018
Eduardo Osorío Juarez espera ser la voz de los estudiantes de SRJC.

SGA candidates give speeches ahead of Monday’s election

Dylan Kerzin and Abraham Fuentes
April 13, 2018
Shamus Lyons makes his sixth start of the season.

Bear Cubs rack up nine hits in conference victory

Attila LS Gero, Staff Writer
April 11, 2018
The Board of Trustees announces their decision after hearing votes of no-confidence in President Dr. Chong from both the Academic Senate and the Student Government Association. Photo by Adeira Sherpa.

Chong will stay, agrees to pay cut and ongoing review

Seamus Reed, Staff Writer
April 11, 2018
Courtesy of the City of Santa Rosa

The bridge to education

Dylan Kerzin, Staff Writer
April 10, 2018
Santa Rosa Junior College President Dr. Frank Chong will hold open office hours once a month after a series of scandals spring semester threatened to unseat him.

‘Ultimately I made the decision,” Chong tells The Oak Leaf

Brandon McCapes, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 9, 2018
President Evelyn Navarro and her administration are preparing a resolution that would express no-confidence for the Santa Rosa Junior College administration and ask the Board of Trustees to institute policies checking senior management.

Navarro to condemn Chong at board meeting

Brandon McCapes, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 9, 2018
Catcher Cole Brodnansky is second on the Bear Cubs with Hits(36), doubles(10), and RBI's(27).

Brodnansky homers in Bear Cubs’ 11-9 loss

Attila LS Gero, Staff Writer
April 6, 2018
Mina Kim, center, hosts from left to right Anne Dubay, Chris Keys, Dayren Torres and Jeff Okrepkie on KQED Forum on the Road. The guests all lost their homes in the Oct. 8 fire. Photo by Abraham Fuentes.

6 months after the October fires, KQED Forum on the Road hosts fire victims and officials

Rachel Edelstein and Lenita Marie Johnson
April 6, 2018
Centennial Series: SRJC’s continuously changing cannabis culture

Centennial Series: SRJC’s continuously changing cannabis culture

Chelsea Wood, Opinion Editor
April 5, 2018
New Mobile App for The Oak Leaf News

New Mobile App for The Oak Leaf News

Attila LS Gero and Meghan Buckman
April 5, 2018
Plenty of big names will be competing in this year's Masters.

The 82nd Masters Tournament Preview: Winner, Contenders, Dark Horses, Low Amateur

Matthew Wreden and Kevin Johnson
April 5, 2018
President Frank Chong attends the Academic Senate Meeting as members prepare to vote on a resolution of no confidence about Chong and the administration. The vote will be presented to the board of trustees on April 10. Photo by Abraham Fuentes.

Academic Senate calls on board to put president on probation

Rachel Edelstein and
April 4, 2018
Santa Rosa Junior College student body president Evelyn Navarro attends the Presidential Constituent Council with other campus leaders to work with SRJC President Frank Chong following the recent summer schedule cut scandal. Navarro, who wore an SRJC Strong shirt from the wildfires, said, "I wore this shirt for a reason. We all know what it says on the back: ‘After the smoke the love will remain.’”

Summer session restored, management pay cuts on table

Brandon McCapes, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 4, 2018
President Frank Chong speaks to The Oak Leaf Student Media during a video interview about student reactions to the sudden summer cuts. Photo by staff writers.

A full reversal is anticipated from Chong and administration on summer cuts

Brandon McCapes and Rachel Edelstein
April 3, 2018
Sam Darnold, potential emperor of Cleveland, may be the first overall pick in three weeks.

2018 NFL mock draft: Top 10

Ian MacGregor, Staff Writer
April 3, 2018
Students and faculty thronged outside President Frank Chong's office Monday morning to protest the sudden slashing of sumer classes. Chong listened to concerns and answered questions for more than 30 minutes. Photo by Jennifer Do.

Chong faces heated questions during sit-in

Rachel Edelstein, Managing Editor
April 3, 2018
More than 30 students crammed into the Santa Rosa Junior College Senate Chambers to voice their concerns to SRJC President Frank Chong over the administration's now-scrapped plans to effectively cancel summer term. The Student Government Assembly (SGA) hosted the forum.

Students put Chong in hotseat at SGA forum

Dylan Kerzin and
April 2, 2018
School’s out for summer: admin cuts summer courses

School’s out for summer: admin cuts summer courses

Kevin Johnson and Brandon McCapes
March 29, 2018
Sophomore Ben Sanderson goes up to bat against Diablo Valley College on March 27.

Bear Cubs offense sputters in loss to Diablo Valley College

Attila LS Gero, Staff Writer
March 28, 2018
The SRJC Forensics Team poses for a photo. Courtesy of Hal Sanford

SRJC Forensics Team becomes first two-year institution to win National Debate Collegiate Championship

Dakota McGranahan, Co-Photo Editor
March 27, 2018
The gear of a D&D role player.

The ‘Big Dungeon Day’

Arthur Gonzalez-Martin, Staff Writer
March 27, 2018
Ashley Judd, Adama Iwu and Lindsay Meyer answered audience question during the "Women in Conversation" series at the Luther Burbank Center.

Silence breakers speak out at Women’s conversation

Adeira Sherpa, Co-Photo Editor
March 27, 2018
Second-year outfielder Blake Berry round first after hitting a RBI double.

Bear Cubs drop series to No. 4 ranked JC baseball team in the nation

Attila LS Gero, Staff Writer
March 18, 2018
GIF by Rachel Edelstein

Ask Willow: Frustrated Group Worker

The Oak Leaf Staff
March 15, 2018
March Horoscopes

March Horoscopes

Adeira Sherpa and Brandon McCapes
March 15, 2018

Board of Trustees 3/13

Brandon McCapes, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2018
Students, staff and faculty members gather in solidarity at the Santa Rosa campus on March 14 to protest gun violence.

SRJC community walkout over gun violence

Kevin Johnson, News Editor
March 14, 2018
SRJC student Tyler-Avery Lewis (front) won the crown of Miss Sonoma County on March 4.

Meet Miss Sonoma County 2018

Meghan Buckman, Social Media Editor
March 13, 2018
SRJC's theatre arts production of "Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter" details the transition of a female military veteran returning home from war.

Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter: The reality of a veteran’s homecoming

Adeira Sherpa, Co-Photo Editor
March 12, 2018
SRJC will continue to provide free food on both the Santa Rosa and Petaluma campuses.

Food Pantry needs volunteers

Pedro Braga, Staff Writer
March 12, 2018
Joe Canepa leads the Bear Cubs statistically in home runs (5), doubles (8) and RBIs (25). Photo by Andres Pimentel.

SRJC baseball start conference gameplay with home win

Attila LS Gero, Staff Writer
March 12, 2018
Second-year Trevor Pinder winds up for a rocket during his match Thursday.

Bear Cubs fall, Pinder excites

Ian MacGregor, Staff Writer
March 10, 2018
Head coach Craig McMilian focuses his team during a timeout.

Bear Cubs stunned in championship

Matthew Wreden, Sports Editor
March 9, 2018
Molly McGregor presents a slideshow of images from the first Women's History Week in 1978 to students on Monday March 5. Photo by Rachel Edelstein.

Thank Sonoma County native Molly MacGregor for Women’s History Month

Rachel Edelstein, Managing Editor
March 8, 2018
STEM departments to get new home

STEM departments to get new home

Kevin Johnson, Deputy News Editor
March 8, 2018
The deadline to apply to run for a position in the SGA elections is March 16.

SGA hopes for high turnout during elections

David Tamayo, Staff Writer
March 8, 2018
Los estudiantes, el personal y los miembros de la facultad de SRJC se unieron a la comunidad en apoyo de la reforma migratoria.

“They serve us!” SRJC students lead immigration walkout

Dylan Kerzin and Kevin Johnson
March 6, 2018
Chadwick Boseman in the "Black Panther."

Marvel’s ‘blackbuster’ is off the hook

Lenita Marie Johnson, Staff Writer
March 6, 2018
Engin Yesilyemis is a 43-year-old turkish immigrant and jazz student.

SRJC jazz student spotlight

Lauren Knigge, Staff Writer
March 6, 2018

SRJC students show solidarity in DACA walkout

Brandon McCapes, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2018
First-year guard Malcom Jenkins rises up for the dunk in the Bear Cubs win Saturday; beating Foothill College 83-78.

Bear Cubs advance to State Championship

Matthew Wreden, Sports Editor
March 4, 2018
SRJC community members of all ages gather to remember Andy Lopez and also to protest President Donald Trump's threat to repeal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

DACA recipients hold breath over deadline

Dylan Kerzin and Seamus Reed
March 1, 2018
The analog revival

The analog revival

Abraham Fuentes, Staff Writer
February 28, 2018
A dry winter has brought California back into the drought conditions that were cited as a major cause of last Fall's wildfires.

Drought conditions return to California after dry winter

Jett Williams, A&E Editor
February 27, 2018

Clubs celebrate Black History Month

Kevin Johnson, Deputy News Editor
February 22, 2018
Faculty members voice concern in chalk over the salary negotiations with the District.

Board votes to reopen AFA negotiations

Kevin Johnson, Deputy News Editor
February 19, 2018
GIF by Rachel Edelstein

Ask Willow: Afraid of being left behind

The Oak Leaf Staff
February 14, 2018
Justin Timberlake returns to his Tennessee roots while maintaining his established R&B/Pop style, for better or worse, on his latest project

“Man of the Woods” experiments but fails to deliver

Jett Williams, A&E Editor
February 13, 2018
One student's sign stands out. "Hail Cheeses" drew smiles and laughter in front of the religious group.

Video: “Cry to God” religious group squares off against SRJC students

Chelsea Wood and Jose Gonzalez
February 7, 2018
Passengers of a vehicle involved in the collision document the damage for their insurance company.

Collision on Highway 101 leaves seven injured

Dakota McGranahan and José Gonzalez
February 5, 2018
Chief AFA Negotiator Julie Thompson protests the unfair salary wages for faculty and staff on Mendocino Avenue.

AFA begins picketing campaign

Kevin Johnson and Dylan Kerzin
February 1, 2018

You Can’t Fight City Hall: Guided Pathways is not a choice (EDITORIAL)

Brandon McCapes, Co-Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2018
Robert Thresh, 56, was prosecuted at the Sonoma County Jail on the morning of January 26, 2018.

SRJC PD arrest transient in possession of knife

Michael Barnes, Co-Editor-In-Chief
January 27, 2018
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