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Podcasts
The Death of Character/The Oak Leaf Watches Anime Crossover Episode
The Death of Character/The Oak Leaf Watches Anime Crossover Episode
Dylan Cooper and Benjamin Lyle • June 17, 2026
The Death of Character title card
The Death of Character Episode 6: Motivation
Dylan Cooper and Kevin Terlizzi-Bowes • May 21, 2026
Facing Death Episode 2
Facing Death Episode 2
Dylan Cooper • May 20, 2026
Bear Cub Bros Episode 2: From Way Downtown
Nick Stalker, Manuel Ortega III, Colin Pratt, Jaiyah Fuksman, and Jacob Miller • April 30, 2026
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Arts & Entertainment
Florence Duomo, the center of the city's cultural life.
Florentine Reflections: SRJC study abroad students reminisce after homecoming
Wilson Ganzler, Florence Correspondent • June 11, 2026
The 'Sei Tre Nove' tag can be found on metal shutters, curbs, walls and in areas immediately surrounding train stations in cities near Florence.
Florence’s underground art: Graffiti
Wilson Ganzler, Florence Correspondent • June 7, 2026
The two best Celsius flavors of the original and fizz-free Celsius, Artic Vibe, which tastes like sparkling berry with an undertone of cotton candy and Pink Lemonade, which tastes exactly like sweet pink lemonade, with no added sugars or artificial flavors and colors.
The best Celsius flavors for your early morning classes
Kinda Hamami, Brianna Carino • May 27, 2026
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters sings into his mic on the Prudential Stage in Napa at BottleRock Napa Valley on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
Zedd, LCD Soundsystem, Foo Fighters energize BottleRock Day 2
Jesse Saal, Reporter • May 23, 2026
Men at Work frontman Colin Hay delivers an exceptional performance to the crowd at the Hello Fresh Stage at BottleRock May 22, 2026 in Napa, California.
Lorde, Men at Work, Teddy Swims serenade BottleRock Day 1 crowds
Rosemary Cromwell, Editor • May 22, 2026
The 69th San Francisco International Film Festival featured 79 programs over an 11 day period from April 24 to May 4.
The Invite cast participates in the 69th annual San Francisco International Film Festival
Cayden Timbermoon, Reporter • May 19, 2026
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While it’s fun to clear every bong and house every joint, it’s important to pace yourself so you don’t end your night with an anxiety attack and your head in the toilet.

An Ex-Stoner's Guide to greening out • 331 Views

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Thorton “Thor” McKay is grateful to be alive after attempting suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge on Dec. 27, 2022. He urges students to have a reliable support system when they feel hopeless.

SRJC student survives jump off Golden Gate Bridge and is thankful at second chance • 186 Views

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Leave no trace: an extinguished campfire and a stack of firewood for the next camper are the only remains of a camping trip at Point Reyes National Seashore on Friday, March 21, 2025

Tomales Bay camping: an adventure worth taking • 124 Views

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Toby Carter, a French bulldog-corgi mix, takes his person Samantha for a walk at Spring Lake Regional Park in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Oct. 21, 2023.

Four Great Dog-Friendly Trails in Sonoma and Marin • 111 Views

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Protesters make their voices heard while they hang onto a traffic light, chanting to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the ICE Out protest at Dolores Park in San Francisco, Jan. 30, 2026.

ICE FEARS: SRJC immigrant students live with day-to-day fear over their own and family's safety • 111 Views

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Jellied eels is served alongside toast and salted vinegar in London and across the U.K.

Review: The Top 3 Worst Foods in UK • 104 Views

News
Santa Rosa Junior College student pumps gas at Costco Wholesale Gasoline on Santa Rosa Avenue on May 18, offering the cheapest gas in Santa Rosa, priced at $5.99 per gallon. Gas prices in Santa Rosa reached an average of $6.29 per gallon in early April, higher than the state average of $6.14.
Gas as a second tuition: how commuting costs are affecting SRJC students
Destiny Quiroz-Lindauer and Brianna Carino • June 29, 2026
Walkers arrive at their final destination after completing over 50 miles in 3 days.
Activists march 50 miles to defend immigrant and indigenous rights
Forest Crystallah, Reporter • June 17, 2026
Protesters make their voices heard while they hang onto a traffic light, chanting to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the ICE Out protest at Dolores Park in San Francisco, Jan. 30, 2026.
ICE FEARS: SRJC immigrant students live with day-to-day fear over their own and family’s safety
Kinda Hamami, Pacific Jeremy, and Adelaide Fitzpatrick • June 10, 2026
California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton speaks during his campaign watch party in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. June 2, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hilton advances to November election against Becerra
Sean Young and Nick Vides • June 2, 2026
California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer speaks to over 600 Sonoma County residents at his "Shared Prosperity" town hall at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Nicholas Vides / For The Oak Leaf News)
Tom Steyer rallies capacity crowd at Luther Burbank Center Town Hall
Rosemary Cromwell, Editor • May 27, 2026
The Board of Trustees meetings that review vital information for student life are held inside the Bertolini Student Center.
Enrollment decline and lifelong learning concerns surface as Board of Trustees weighs $830 million bond plan for 2026 ballot
Destiny Quiroz-Lindauer, Reporter • May 19, 2026
A volunteer sets up a booth before the Out of the Darkness Walk begins at the Bertolini Student Center at Santa Rosa Junior College on April 11, 2026.
SRJC students, staff and local mental health resources come together for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention event
Forest Crystallah, Reporter • May 17, 2026
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Sports Features
Polar Bears center and winger Traber Burns laces up his skates before practice on Nov. 16, 2025 at Snoopy's Home Ice.

Rhea Bath, Reporter

December 20, 2025

Santa Rosa Junior College third baseman Gabby Schenone gazes through the fence along the Magnolia Park softball field on January 28, 2025 in Rohnert Park, California.
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Sports News
Closing pitcher Kessler Koch, center, is surrounded by teammates after striking his final batter out swinging in the bottom of the ninth against Modesto Junior College in Modesto on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Myles Standish celebrates towards the dugout after striking his final batter out in the top of the ninth against Modesto Junior College in Modesto on Friday, May 8, 2026.
The SRJC baseball coaching staff waits as the national anthem is announced prior to game one against Modesto Junior College in Modesto on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
First baseman J.T. Summers raises his helmet along with his teammates to celebrate another home run in the bottom of the second of the final game against College of Marin on Sunday, May 3, 2026.
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Sports Opinion
The Las Vegas Sphere, adorned with an F1 helmet, peers down onto the Strip at the Grand Prix qualifying event on Nov. 28.
A game used ice hockey puck signed by Oak Leaf reporters, Adair Alvarez Rodriguez, Nathan Kaito Morris, and Yna Bollock serves as a sweet souvenir from the Polar Bears' games against Fresno at Snoopy's Home Ice on Jan. 31, and Feb. 1, 2025
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Oak Leaf Magazine: Signal in the Noise - Spring 2026