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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

(Bottom) Unedited photos from Ellie Kohtz's iPhone 15. (Top) Kohtz's photos made using iPhone editing tools.

Shot on iPhone

Ellie Kohtz, Reporter
May 14, 2025
The first women's march was held in Washington D.C. after president-elect Donald Trump's first inauguration on January 21, 2017.

OPINION: Preparing for Uncertainty

Leilany Sosa, Social Media Editor
December 18, 2024
Study abroad students Ellie Hokerson-Brun and Kayla Matsuura visit Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, during their semester abroad in Barcelona, Spain.

Living Beyond Borders

Ellie Hokerson-Brun, London Reporter
December 11, 2024
Interns Bailey Glashan and Natalie Kozlowski work as a team when sampling bees at Pepperwood Preserve. They recall bonding during a biology class visit to Pepperwood over a dead frog that Kozlowski found and wanted to keep.

Under the Oaks

Parker Stagnoli, Reporter
May 14, 2024
Kenny Hotchkiss, SRJC student and member of the Second Chance Club, a student-run club for formerly incarcerated students, compares his life to a caterpillar’s. Since he’s become sober after almost a lifetime of struggling with addiction, he now can break free from his cocoon and show the world he is a butterfly.

Growing New Wings

Michael Combs, Editor
May 12, 2024
Cheer is a physically demanding sport. Constant conditioning and weightlifting prepares the team to pull off elaborate stunts, basket tosses and flips.

Cheering for change

Hana Seals, Editor
December 14, 2023
A signle SMART train car travels through the rural crossing between Cotati and Petaluma. My return journey on the train was filled with riders, including two boy scouts who sat across from me while I worked at one of the tables on the train. They got on the train in Marin and left at the downtown Petaluma stop. This area of the route seemed to have the most riders entering and exiting.

Getting wise about SMART

Rosemary Cromwell, Reporter
December 14, 2023
Soccer is life for SRJC Women's Soccer coach Crystal Chaidez, who grew up playing the sport. She's proud that this October and November, her team wasn't scored on for six consecutive games.

Kickin’ It

Jaime Jauregui, Reporter
December 13, 2023

The sun shines through the rafters at Wembley Stadium as FTR wrestles the Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Team Championships on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 in London, England.

Wrestling Renaissance

Cameron Romanik, Editor
December 5, 2023