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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

Fire alarms, substandard fire safety, uncleanliness, an understaffed resident adviser program and an apathetic development and management company, Servitas, have made life at the dormitory potentially less appealing than off-campus housing.
Problems at Polly Hall: A Year-and-a-Half of the SRJC Dormitory
Emelle Raschein and Oliver Kindt December 19, 2024

Mason Koski sat bundled in his car with the heater running, attempting to keep warm on a cold, rainy October night. He stayed there for two hours while smoke slowly cleared out of the...

Salvador Sandoval-Garduno looks across the Mojave for potential prospecting locations.
Shovels, Sweat and Student Loans: Getting Dirty to Get Rich Quick
Sal Sandoval-Garduno, News Editor • December 15, 2024

The Mojave stretches before me, shimmering under a sky too blue to feel real. The cool air clings to my skin, the wind cutting deep into my bones sending a chill up my spine. This...

SRJC's dance program includes a dance company performance course in the Fall semester and a collaborative dance performance course with the Theatre department in the spring
Finding Their Stride: The history and people of SRJC’s dance program
Lucas Cadigan-Carranza, Editor-in-Chief • December 14, 2024

Simeon Van Izquierdo was fresh out of high school and checking out the Santa Rosa Junior College campus in the summer of 2012 when he heard music...

Oak Leaf reporter Marty Lees sits cozy with SRJC mascot Rosco the Bear on Nov. 18, 2024.
Bear Necessities: What I Learned by Asking “Who is Rosco?”
Marty Lees, Reporter • December 13, 2024

School mascots are the sort of American kitsch that I’ll admit my fellow Brits can sometimes view a little cynically. So, when I was tasked...

Shoppers and passersby inspect Mick's wares which include several kinds of tropical fruit and bulk quantities of berries.
Victoria Station fruit stand, the fight against father time
Benjamin Heckman, London Reporter • December 13, 2024

Standing under the awning of his London fruit stall, Mick Szilágyi gestures with his cigarette at the surrounding buildings and says that none...

Many visitors have claimed to see strange things happen with these mirrors, which some believe as being a portal to another dimension.
Haunted or Not: Sonoma County is Still Scary
Kevin Terlizzi-Bowes, Reporter • December 12, 2024

The Washoe House, on the corner of Stony Point Road and Roblar Road, has been a stop for highway travelers for over 160 years. Built as an inn...

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