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TLAHCO
A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

The Oak Leaf
TLAHCO
A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

The Oak Leaf
The use of public transit systems by college students is growing, according to the Transportation Research Board of the National Academics. Sonoma County Transit is free to ride for students and veterans.

Bus Bizarre: SRJC Students share stories of bus experiences and encounters

Luke Heslip, Staff Writer
January 26, 2015
The ’70s climbers dubbed the “Stone Masters” climbed without aides and only a rope for protection, a style known as “free climbing.”

Gripping, artistic ‘Valley Uprising’ is now available

Nate Voge, Features Editor
December 9, 2014
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
Beyond stereotypes: Homeless yet hopeful in Sonoma County

Beyond stereotypes: Homeless yet hopeful in Sonoma County

Julie Lee, Nate Voge, Jeanine Flaton-Buckley, and Estefany Gonzalez
December 7, 2014
A proud coach, Hal Sanford leads the debate team to several victories since 2012.

Hal Sanford brings energy to SRJC debate team

Maci Martell, Contributing Writer
December 4, 2014
Monty Monty working on “Big Boy” in his studio at Graton. Monty Monty’s vintage collectable sculpture is on display until Dec. 7 at the Christopher Hill Gallery, 326 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsurg.

Monty Monty, sculptor of time

Anne-Elisabeth Cavarec, Staff Writer
November 20, 2014

Four weeks to go, all ready to blow

Nate Voge, Hannah Kooistra, and Estefany Gonzalez
November 17, 2014
Santa Rosa Junior College stuent Samuel Adams (center) and two friends pose while cosplaying as characters from the popular anime series “Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.”

Costumes aren’t only for Halloween

Estefany Gonzalez, Staff Writer
October 30, 2014

“Soldaderas” revealed

October 30, 2014
32% of SRJC students consumed five or more drinks in the last two weeks.

One day at a time: dealing with substance abuse from a student perspective

October 8, 2014
This poster by J. Ho­ward Miller has been serving as a cultural icon of feminism since 1942.

The only f-word that matters

Estefany Gonzalez, Staff Writer
October 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
New Faculty- Biranna Scott, Behavorial Sciences

New Faculty- Biranna Scott, Behavorial Sciences

September 23, 2014

New Faculty- AC Panella, Communications

September 23, 2014
New Faculty- Eira Klich-Heartt, Nursing

New Faculty- Eira Klich-Heartt, Nursing

September 23, 2014
New Faculty- Andrea Thomas, Kinesiology, Athletics & Dance

New Faculty- Andrea Thomas, Kinesiology, Athletics & Dance

September 23, 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
New faculty - Guillermo Garcia, Student Counselor

New faculty – Guillermo Garcia, Student Counselor

September 9, 2014
New faculty - Jared Howard, Student Counselor

New faculty – Jared Howard, Student Counselor

September 9, 2014
New faculty - Amanda Greene, Student Counselor

New faculty – Amanda Greene, Student Counselor

September 9, 2014
New faculty - Jerome Fleg, Music

New faculty – Jerome Fleg, Music

September 9, 2014
New faculty - Timothy Melvin, Math

New faculty – Timothy Melvin, Math

September 9, 2014
New faculty - Kevin Sea, Agriculture/Wine Studies

New faculty – Kevin Sea, Agriculture/Wine Studies

September 9, 2014
New faculty - Rianna Vargas, Disability Resources

New faculty – Rianna Vargas, Disability Resources

September 8, 2014
New faculty - Manasori Iimura, Chemistry

New faculty – Manasori Iimura, Chemistry

September 8, 2014
New faculty - Christopher Hilton, Nursing

New faculty – Christopher Hilton, Nursing

September 8, 2014
New faculty - Muwafaqu Al Asad, Health Sciences

New faculty – Muwafaqu Al Asad, Health Sciences

September 8, 2014
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Oak Leaf guide to highly recommended places in Santa Rosa

September 8, 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
A skilled balloon artisan crafts animals for kids.

Day Under the Oaks draws huge crowd

JoshuOne Barnes, Staff Writer
May 14, 2014
E-cigarette or hookah pen? A rose by any other name still has thorns

E-cigarette or hookah pen? A rose by any other name still has thorns

Julie Lee, Features Editor
May 1, 2014
Chris Wills: From grapes to grades

Chris Wills: From grapes to grades

Haleigh Enzensperger, Contributing Writer
May 1, 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

Meet the Candidates: Student Elections 2014

Rebecca Livingston, Staff Writer
April 17, 2014
Exchange students Viktor Kullberg, Sofie Zackrisson, Märta Bylow and Nicholas Muradov attend their first baseball game.

Hard work pays off: A unique opportunity for exceptional Swedes

Nikko Edwards, Contributing Writer
April 17, 2014
This dead juvenile coho salmon was found in a tributary of Californias South Fork Eel River. About 20 large-scale marijuana farms are located upstream from the watershed pictured. All of them divert water from the stream. Courtesy Scott Bauer and NPR.org

Pot growers’ dams may damn salmon to extinction

Jessica Beaudry, Contributing Writer
February 25, 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
Joe Hanson-Hirt uses display hops like these as teaching aids for his beginning brewing class at the Beverage People.

Beer-ly legal: A beginner’s guide to Santa Rosa homebrewing

William Rohrs, Layout Editor
February 10, 2014

Take a bite out of Valentine’s Day

Nate Voge, Staff Writer
February 7, 2014
Ordinary spaces such as a walkway on the SRJC campus could be dangerous to women at night.

She’s not your baby: The consequences of street harassment

Julie Lee, Features Editor
February 4, 2014
Multimedia professor Brian Antonson shoots a commercial for the Petaluma Cinema Series with his Media 20 class.

Scarlet fever: Media professor acquires Hollywood camera for classroom

William Rohrs, Layout Editor
January 27, 2014
Community members and planning comissioners listen to information about the proposed Dream Center to help foster kids and homeless outh ages 18-24.

SAY Dream Center to help foster children and homeless youth

Domanique Crawford, Staff Writer
January 27, 2014

It’s just water

Nate Voge, Staff Writer
January 27, 2014
Santa Rosa Junior College’s counselor Geoff Navarro advocates for students to get to universities and give back and be engaged in any community.

Geoff Navarro encourages students to engage with community through Puente program

Nate Voge, Contributing Writer
December 10, 2013
Kayla Kearney, whose YouTube video garnered more than one million views, takes a moment away from her busy day at SRJC Dec. 6.

Kayla Kearney breaks the silence: A star is revealed

Julie Lee, Contributing Writer
December 10, 2013
Petaluma professor teaches principles of game design

Petaluma professor teaches principles of game design

Devin Marshall, Contributing Writer
December 7, 2013
Unbreakable spirit: Mariah Roats fight

Unbreakable spirit: Mariah Roat’s fight

William Rohrs, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 21, 2013
Zombies protest the consumption of meat and support Redwood Empire Food Bank at Stout Brothers Pub Oct. 25.

Zombie crawl: night of the drinking dead

Darcy Fracolli, Asa Hackett, Tara Kaveh and Nathan Quast, Co-editor in Chief, Staff Writer, Centerspread Editor and Managing Editor
October 28, 2013

Shining a light from beyond the grave

Faith Gates
October 26, 2013

A corn-mazing race

Faith Gates, Staff Writer
October 24, 2013

Sonoma County’s Haunted Houses: A ghoul’s guide to ghostly gatherings

Jessica Beaudry, Staff Writer
October 24, 2013
Granting wishes to children of all ages

Granting wishes to children of all ages

Amy Reynolds
October 23, 2013

Rate My Professors

Faith Gates
October 4, 2013
A wealth of knowledge new to the Santa Rosa Junior College gathers for a quick group photo before a new staff safety meeting Sept. 13 Doyle Library SRJC Santa Rosa.

Profiles of new SRJC faculty

Peter Njoroge
September 26, 2013
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