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
Double life: Classes by day, jokes by night

Double life: Classes by day, jokes by night

Riley Palmer, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 12, 2019
Frank Chong was hired in January 2012 as Santa Rosa Junior College’s fifth president and first Chinese-American president.

Changes on campus: Q & A

Jasmine Benigno-Hall, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
Anetra McCartney, 24, holds up a photo of her mother Sylvie McCartney and her newborn brother, Braden, radiating joy. McCartney lost contact with her family during Dorian and thought this photo could be their last.

Considering her last words: A Bahamian SRJC student and her family’s survival through Dorian

Riley Palmer, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 14, 2019
Rhiannon Jones was crowned the 2019 Miss Sonoma County at the 73rd Annual Miss Sonoma County Scholarship competition on March 2, 2019.

Step into the daylight and let it go: Title IX sheds light on the realities for sexual assault survivors

Dakota McGranahan, Managing Editor
May 16, 2019
SRJC nursing student Jocelyn Zhaori Contreras-Toscano is vice chair of Student Life and co-chair of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanista de Aztlán (MEChA). She flew into the U.S. at age 2 on the lap of a stranger and talked with the Oak Leaf about the difficulties of being undocumented.

This is my home: Three SRJC students share what it means to be undocumented

Luke W. Morrow, Staff Writer
May 14, 2019
The cover of Santa Rosa Junior College adjunct instructor Mark Wilsons novel South Side Story.

An SRJC art history instructor’s new novel explores 1960s Chicago

Zane Zinkl, Staff Writer
March 24, 2019
SRJC student, Daniela Rodas, 20, Petaluma

Miss Sonoma County profile: Daniela Rodas

Aria Quinn, Features Editor
March 2, 2019
SRJC student, Lyndsey Burcina, 19, Santa Rosa

Miss Sonoma County profile: Lyndsey Burcina

Aria Quinn, Features Editor
March 2, 2019
SRJC student, Elita Damron, 19, Santa Rosa

Miss Sonoma County profile: Elita Damron

Aria Quinn, Features Editor
March 2, 2019
Jane Saldaña-Talley brings a calm and collaborative leadership style to SRJCs No. 2 leadership position.

Turning over a new leaf

Seamus Reed, News Editor
December 13, 2018
Santa Rosa Junior College student Jacob Beal is all geared up to hike 2,650 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association and make peace with his mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

Finding purpose and peace on the Pacific Crest

Adeira Sherpa, Editor in Chief
December 13, 2018
Centennial Series: SRJC photography faces a Breth-less future

Centennial Series: SRJC photography faces a ‘Breth-less’ future

Adeira Sherpa, Co-Photo Editor
April 24, 2018
Dr. Brenda Flyswithhawks has been everything from a war nurse in Vietnam to an advocate for indigenous peoples rights. She has been described as a hands-on teacher who never hesitates to help a student thats struggling.

Doctor Flyswithhawks helps others by teaching tolerance

Arthur Gonzalez-Martin, Staff Writer
May 17, 2016
Taylor Fatherree, president of the Model Arab League, describes her trip to Qatar as a whirlwind, as she had the opportunity to absorb the country’s culture and customs.

To Qatar and back: An SRJC student’s enlightening experience in the Middle East

Albert Gregory, Staff Writer
February 7, 2016
Catherine Atkinson creates curvy organic copper wire sculptures.

94-year-old SRJC student creates art

Rita S. Losch, Staff Writer
February 7, 2016
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
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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