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
Faith Gates

Faith Gates, Co-Editor-in-Chief

All content by Faith Gates
From one to many: Generalizing religions

From one to many: Generalizing religions

December 10, 2015
Honoring Karen Stanley

Honoring Karen Stanley

December 8, 2015

Swing in to classical dance at Ellington

December 7, 2015
Alanna Weatherby, who plays Mary Poppins, was hesitant to fly at first because of her fear of heights, but after her first time in the air she loved it.

SRJC’s new theatre production is a spoon full of sugar

November 23, 2015
Radio Dano also has a passion for sports, specifically hockey, and co-hosts a sports broadcast at 4 p.m. Saturdays on KSRO 1350.

SRJC alumnus leaps into Froggy 92.9 success

October 26, 2015
Students assemble on the quad to honor the victims of Umpqua Community College’s mass shooting.

Students reflect on Oregon mass shooting

October 12, 2015
Almost Maine, almost perfect

“Almost Maine,” almost perfect

September 29, 2015
Lorenzo Duenas answers questions for the community in a forum Aug. 18.

SRJC picks police chief nominee

September 14, 2015
The current drinking age causes underage young adults to binge drink and consume alcohol in unsafe environments.

To drink or legally drink; that is the question

May 11, 2015
Eduardo Arango and other students on top of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France from last semester’s study abroad trip.

Study abroad next semester in Barcelona

May 11, 2015
The Redwood Empire Chinese Association Traditional Lion Parade marches.

Day Under the Oaks unites community

May 11, 2015
The SRJC Oak Leaf newspaper staff presenting their awards at the JACC annual conference in Sacramento after the awards banquet dinner April 12.

Oak Leaf brings awards home to SRJC

April 28, 2015
Students mourn loss of beloved instructor

Students mourn loss of beloved instructor

April 7, 2015
Karen and Jeffrey Holzworth are both found guilty and sentenced to years in jail.

Karen Holzworth found guilty

February 20, 2015
Jeffrey and Karen Holzworth standing outside the court, discussing the trial on Dec. 2012

Karen Holzworth faces incriminating evidence on trial

February 10, 2015
Street preachers spark student retaliation

Street preachers spark student retaliation

January 15, 2015

International Communiqué: Drive-thrus vs. Cafés

October 30, 2014
Jeff Kunde says the plan is one of Dr. Chong’s missions to move SRJC forward.

SRJC implements new Strategic Plan

May 14, 2014

The SRJC strategic plan: What the student needs to know to shape the future of the college

May 1, 2014
Mariah Gaitan, recepient of the Floyd Bailey Award in recognition of her extensive service at SRJC, will continue to be Dr. Chong’s assistant until she retires in August.

Honoring 39 years of service: Executive Assistant to president receives 40th Bailey Award

May 1, 2014
Generally Excellent: Oak Leaf receives highest honor at state convention

Generally Excellent: Oak Leaf receives highest honor at state convention

April 15, 2014
The Louvre

Study Abroad: Paris

April 15, 2014

Latina focus for Women’s History Month at SRJC

February 22, 2014
Students have the chance to study this summer with the SRJC Chile Study Abroad program near this Viña del Mar Beach.

SRJC’s summer Study Abroad program is back

February 21, 2014
Analy Hall, where a female student initially reported a sexual assault.

Plans for bond to modernize SRJC

February 21, 2014
Student Trustee Robert Edmonds and police oversight experts give ideas for a Sonoma County police oversight board.

Panel of experts discusses police oversight

February 10, 2014
SRJC President Dr. Frank Chong gets cozy with his choice from the Blind Date with a Book program part of the Love Your Library February event at SRJC.

SRJC libraries celebrate students with “Love Your Library” program

February 10, 2014
Panel addresses police oversight

Panel addresses police oversight

February 7, 2014

Flu hits with deadly force; even young and healthy aren’t safe

February 4, 2014

Women in Philanthropy host Power of the Purse event for student scholarships

February 4, 2014

Power of the Purse Preview

January 24, 2014
Winds gusting at 45 miles-per-hour toppled an approximately 250-year-old oak tree at the Santa Rosa campus Nov. 1.

New life comes from old: What happened to this tree and what happens next

December 10, 2013
The pieces in the new Santa Rosa Junior College art exhibit “Making Special” are all made from simple, everyday objects that are often discarded. The gallery’s contemporary artists transform the ordinary matter into objects of wonder and mystery. One of the first pieces in the entrance is an enclosed glass dome with little bees that are crocheted completely around with yellow-dyed thread. Yes, real honey bees. The artist is Esther Traugot, who received an AA in fine arts at SRJC in 2002. She said her work is about taking objects of nature and attempting to put back what has been broken. On a wall in the second room you will see 144 black sticks of different shapes and sizes aligned in a perfect grid against the white wall. Artist Gygongy Laky says the sticks are like a language, a symbolic system that could mean something. She got the sticks from a neighbor who kept trimming his trees and throwing the sticks away before she asked for them. It wasn’t right the first time though; she says she had a few different patterns before she got it just right. Another one of Laky’s pieces was a question mark on the wall made from little toy army men. “I’m a pacifist, very anti-war,” Laky said. Laky said the meaning of the work could be a question mark of why we are at war, but she doesn’t even know entirely what she means when she creates pieces, or what it will mean to people. “It’s good when there are questions still remaining,” Laky said. She is influenced by environmental causes and architecture. “All of my dreams are in architecture. I know that motivates me,” Laky said. Another intriguing work is three oddly shaped silver ovals on the ground. The artist Sandra Ono, the youngest artist in the exhibit, made them out of tin foil and glue. The piece next to it, a complex brown wavy square, is made of only rubber bands and glue. Hanging from the ceiling is a geodesic sphere made of 270 used hack saw pieces. The artist, Clint Imboden, said he enjoys using found and reacquired objects so he goes to the flea market four to five times a week. The way it is set up has a light shining on it that casts a beautiful pattern on the floor. There are also two other smaller spheres from Imboden in the gallery. Curator Gina Telcocci said all the works and materials blend together well, all of them using “cruddy, recycled or organic materials. I am trying to get my aesthetic point across,” Telcocci said. “It’s about respect for what’s in the world; what’s in it, even if it’s from the trash heap,” Laky said. “Making Special” is on display in the Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery on the first floor of the Doyle library. It opened Nov. 13 and will run through Dec. 12.

Contemporary artists give perspective to everyday items

November 21, 2013

Historical Society revives interest in SRJC archives

November 21, 2013

Project Truth preaches pro-life at SRJC

November 21, 2013
Men, women and children showing their love for Andy Lopez and their protests for his death Oct. 29 at the Sonoma County Sheriffs office.

Sonoma County rallies for Andy Lopez

October 29, 2013

Shining a light from beyond the grave

October 26, 2013

Study abroad heads to Florence

October 25, 2013

A corn-mazing race

October 24, 2013

How the government shutdown affects SRJC

October 6, 2013

Rate My Professors

October 4, 2013
Charlotte Granderson, 62

In Memoriam: Charlotte Granderson

September 26, 2013

Advice for New Students

September 14, 2013
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