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
The Oak Leaf Magazine, Spring 2022

The Oak Leaf Magazine, Spring 2022

June 17, 2022
With the overwhelmingly positive reception of his short film Under the Lights, former Santa Rosa Junior College student Miles Levin has his sights set on a feature-length production.

Big screen Bear Cubs: Four SRJC alumni producing feature length films

Aryk Copley, Photographer
May 25, 2022
Meghan Walla-Murphy, SRJC instructor and director of the North Bay Bear Collaborative, believes feral pigs benefit Sonoma Countys oak woodlands by rooting in the ground, which distributes acorns, aerates the soil and increases water percolation.

Humans vs. feral hogs: Why can’t we be friends?

Michael Combs, Editor
May 25, 2022
A screenshot from Vroom in the Night Sky depicting a magical girl on a motorcycle flying over city streets. A dialogue between her and her magical girl rival in the left bottom corner. Main character says I want to live in such a high-rise. Rival character says Thats simply impossible.

The good and the bad of the decade’s worst video games

Alex Fuller, Editor-in-Chief
May 24, 2022
A stock photo of an empty restaurant

Tips to be a good customer — from your waitstaff

Ava Domenichelli, Reporter
May 24, 2022
The new Olympic-sized pool on the south side of campus is now filled as of April 13.

Summer pool party: SRJC swim and dive receives Olympic-sized upgrade

Richard Tucker, Reporter
May 23, 2022
The field at Cook Sypher Field is now entirely turf, including its infield, which is colored brown to look like a traditional dirt base path.

SRJC athletes score “state of the art” facilities

Christian Vieyra, Reporter
May 23, 2022
A drawing of a dog turning up their nose and facing away from a steaming cooked steak in a bowl. The dog has a collar with Princess on it.

Hospitality hostility: SRJC students share their waitstaff horror stories

Ava Domenichelli, Reporter
May 21, 2022
A look at the varying format options for some Spring 2022 SRJC classes.

Transformation in education: How the pandemic forced SRJC to evolve its learning options

Garrett Ashton, Reporter
May 20, 2022
Metas VR peripheral, the Meta Quest, has a number of different home screen themes.

The metaverse: Boom or bust?

Stephen Howe, Reporter
May 20, 2022
A baseball catcher in uniform in front of a blurry baseball scoreboard.

SRJC’s Gallagher and Handron join Sonoma Stompers

Tony Moeckel, Reporter
May 20, 2022
SRJC has Hispanic Serving Institution status, but are Latinx students easily able to access the resources allotted to them?

Is SRJC truly a Hispanic Serving Institution?

Liam Vinueza, Social Media Editor
May 19, 2022
Jean Schulz, widow of the beloved Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Sparky Schulz, sat down to talk with the Oak Leaf about the Sonoma County community, the legacy of Peanuts, her husband, and herself.

A Q&A with Jean Schulz: Fostering the “Peanuts” legacy and more

Garrett Ashton, Reporter
May 19, 2022
Attendees at Sonoma County Record Swap came from all over the Bay Area to celebrate vinyl in April at Shady Oak Barrel House in Santa Rosa.

Wax nostalgic: The resurgence of vinyl

Albert Levine, Reporter
May 18, 2022
Alan Soto and Emanuel Padilla receive their All-American awards on stage at the 2022 United Soccer Coaches Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

From Montgomery High to SRJC to All-American: Two soccer players honored among nation’s best

Christian Vieyra, Reporter
May 18, 2022
If life circumstances stop your progress, never, ever give up on the dream, is Saldaña-Talleys advice to students trying to fine their way.

Rebuilder and retiree: Jane Saldaña-Talley leaves SRJC

Sean Young, Reporter
May 17, 2022
Abrea Tillman, Santa Rosa Junior College Student Wine Club president and student body president-elect, is excited that a new wave of vitculture and oenology students are changing the approach to wine making.

New vibes, same vines: How young wine aficionados are revamping a traditional industry

Nick Vides, Reporter
May 17, 2022
Shady Oak Barrel House has nine pinball machines and an assortment of other arcade cabinets tucked in the back of the tasting room.

15 pinball machines in Santa Rosa to check out

James Domizio, Magazine Editor
May 16, 2022
The May 25, 1927 issue of The Oak Leaf.

30 things you probably didn’t know about SRJC and The Oak Leaf

James Domizio, Magazine Editor
May 16, 2022
Period pains: how menstruation still holds women back

Period pains: how menstruation still holds women back

Kaila Bohler, Magazine Editor
February 27, 2020
10 iconic films from the 2010s

10 iconic films from the 2010s

James Domizio, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
Firefighters, police officers and Healdsburg city staff gather Friday, Nov. 8 at the Healdsburg Plaza on the night of Coming Together in Gratitude, days after the Kincade Fire.

Evacuating Healdsburg: My experience fleeing home during the Kincade Fire

Jose Gonzalez, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
The challenge is to go 24 hours without digital devices and internet access to test capacity for a disconnected life.

The digital detox diary: My 24-hour device-free diet

Mark Fernquest, Co-Magazine Editor
December 12, 2019
Kincade Fire Gallery

Kincade Fire Gallery

December 12, 2019
Fake reality: SRJC students unprepared for a fake news world

Fake reality: SRJC students unprepared for a fake news world

Alex Nunez, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
“That’s just how it is”: Trials and tribulations of modern day dating

“That’s just how it is”: Trials and tribulations of modern day dating

Allison Khadoo, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
When we post the past: How social media shapes identity

When we post the past: How social media shapes identity

Téa Lindsey, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
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
Baseball players at all levels are hitting more home runs than ever before, leading players, coaches and managers to ask why.

Juiced players vs. juiced balls: Experts debate reasons for home run highs

Kayla Beaton, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
SRJC safety Kasey Kikuyama demonstrates a perfect form tackle against Fresno College Sept. 7. Though there is slight helmet to helmet contact, Kikuyama leads with his shoulder and wraps up nicely.

Tackling adversity: Bear Cubs change with the game

Ian MacGregor, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
Dr. German Ascani prescribes and administers ketamine for psychotherapy at his West Sonoma County office.

Changing Minds: Psychedelic psychotherapy in Sonoma County

Zane Zinkl, News Editor
December 12, 2019
Store important survival supplies and low-tech entertainment in a stout backpack you can grab at a moment’s notice.

When it’s time to bug out what to pack when you have to get out of Dodge

Mark Fernquest and Abraham Fuentes
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
Carceral state: The prison industrial complex wasn’t the solution for my mom

Carceral state: The prison industrial complex wasn’t the solution for my mom

Jesse Kapukui, Co-Features Editor
December 12, 2019
SRJC conducted a survey last spring asking students to report on their mental health during the last 12 months..

BCARE SRJC’s improved crisis response team

Sam McMinimy, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
Oak Leaf Fall 2019 Magazine

Oak Leaf Fall 2019 Magazine

December 10, 2019
The Oak Leaf Spring 2019 Magazine

The Oak Leaf Spring 2019 Magazine

May 16, 2019
Relaxing hikes in Sonoma County

Relaxing hikes in Sonoma County

Seamus Reed, Assistant News and Arts & Entertainment Editor
May 16, 2019
CBD: A natural remedy for todays ills?

CBD: A natural remedy for today’s ills?

Mark Fernquest and Michaella Peake
May 16, 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
Makeup has no gender

Makeup has no gender

Raul Ojeda, Staff Writers
May 15, 2019
Passion for fashion

Passion for fashion

Aria Quinn, Features Editor
May 15, 2019
In the dugout with Amy

In the dugout with Amy

Marilyn Santos, Staff Writer
May 15, 2019
After revitalizing the cheer program, coach Dori Elder hosts cheer team tryouts on April 8.

Go! Fight! Win! With Dori Elder

Jose Gonzalez, Multimedia Editor
May 15, 2019
SRJC freshman high-jumper Waisea Jikoiono set the top mark in California with a 6-foot-7.5 inch jump early in March 2019.

Soaring to new heights

Jackson Etienne, Staff Writer
May 14, 2019
A second chance at life

A second chance at life

David Tomayo, Staff Writer
May 14, 2019
Resistance: Now and forever

Resistance: Now and forever

Zane Zinkl, Staff Writer
May 14, 2019

Subscription wars: The battle for your wallet

Abraham Fuentes, Photo Editor
May 14, 2019

Fighting Words: Musicians respond to white nationalism in Trump’s America

Jesse Kapukui, Staff Writer
May 14, 2019
Lessons I learned from my autistic brother

Lessons I learned from my autistic brother

Riley Palmer, Staff Writer
May 14, 2019

Online does not equal easy

Leslie M. Levy
May 14, 2019

Hospice Care: The last phase of life

May 14, 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

What the hell is social media?

Lenita Marie Johnson, Staff Writer
May 14, 2019

Disneybland

Edgar Soria Garcia, Illustrations Editor
May 14, 2019
Oak Leaf Fall 2018 Magazine

Oak Leaf Fall 2018 Magazine

December 20, 2018
Daisy Garnica: A real life phoenix

Daisy Garnica: A real life phoenix

Dakota McGranahan, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2018

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January 3, 2018
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