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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

A journey through independent study

Luke Heslip, Staff Writer
February 10, 2015
Kelsey Matzan swipes through Tinder, an app that lets you search through other nearby Tinder users, on her phone in search of a date.

Tinder: to use or not to use?

Craig Gettman, Staff Writer
February 10, 2015
Judy Leroy

Judy Leroy

Estefany Gonzalez, Features Editor
January 26, 2015
Mason Weaver

Mason Weaver

Madison Anuskewicz, Staff Writer
January 26, 2015
Taylor Bradford

Taylor Bradford

Luke Heslip, Staff Writer
January 26, 2015
Robert Bailey

Robert Bailey

Carin Huber, Copy Editor
January 26, 2015
Trisha Seeyle

Trisha Seeyle

Eden Anuskewicz, Staff Writer
January 26, 2015
Katie Suoja

Katie Suoja

Estefany Gonzalez, Features Editor
January 26, 2015
Local artist and former SRJC student Dan Katra opens the doors of his Santa Rosa studio to show samples of his artwork, including album covers and restaurant menus.

Katra: drawn to digital

Hannah Kooistra, Staff Writer
December 9, 2014
"Dune" author Frank Herbert channeling his muse in Santa Rosa, photographed by sci-fi writer Jack Vance around 1952.

‘The Spice’ Flows From Santa Rosa

Erik Jorgensen, Contributing Wiriter
December 8, 2014
Former intern and current employee, Connor Maguire, 29 bites into a Green String Certified leaf of chard at the Green String Store in Petaluma, where the public are welcome to purchase the product of the interns’ hard work.

Eats shoots and leaves

Hannah Kooistra, Staff Writer
October 8, 2014

Barbecue on a budget

Nate Voge, Features Editor
September 23, 2014
Lyft driver Maxwell Austinweil offers a “lyft” to riders who use the smartphone app to seek transportation. The pink mustache is the company’s trademark.

Text the ‘stache for a ride

Estefany Gonzalez, Staff Writer
September 23, 2014
College students experiment with alternative methods of consuming Adderall for both work productivity and recreation.

Students pull Adderall-nighters

Lauren Geoffrey, Contributing Writer
May 14, 2014
Atlas Coffee, SOFA residents’ favorite local, features a steampunk mural.

SOFA: The soul of Santa Rosa

Nate Voge, Staff Writer
May 14, 2014
Ben Benson inspires students to examine global issues such as climate change. He dedicates his life to anthropology work in and out of the classroom.

Ben Benson: Nomad with a worldly view

Jake Murphy, Contributing Writer
May 1, 2014
Santa Rosa Junior College Black Student Union members pose with local construction workers in Arusha City, Tanzania.

Black History Month: Honoring the truth

Julie Lee, Features Editor
February 25, 2014
 Greg Papa: Voice of a generation

Greg Papa: Voice of a generation

Matt Fowler, Staff Writer
February 22, 2014
Robert Ripley hard at work at his drawing board, 1942. Entirely self-taught, Ripley sold his first cartoon to Life magazine in 1908.

He’s Here; Believe It

Julie Lee, Features Editor
February 11, 2014

The hoppiest place on earth

Erik Jorgensen, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 11, 2014

Take a bite out of Valentine’s Day

Nate Voge, Staff Writer
February 7, 2014