TLAHCO
A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

The Oak Leaf
TLAHCO
A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

The Oak Leaf
TLAHCO
A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

The Oak Leaf
Chelsea Kurnick

Chelsea Kurnick, Editor

Chelsea Kurnick (she/her) is in her second semester at SRJC and The Oak Leaf. Chelsea has a BA in Linguistics from UC Riverside, where she edited and designed the university's 51st volume of Mosaic, a journal of art and literature. Chelsea has bylines in the North Bay Bohemian, East Bay Express, The Press Democrat and Sonoma Magazine. She writes about the LGBTQIA+ community, social justice, and mental health. She hopes to attend UC Berkeley's Investigative Reporting Program.

All content by Chelsea Kurnick
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.

[Photo] Getting wise about SMART

Rosemary Cromwell, Reporter
December 14, 2023
Soccer is life for SRJC Womens Soccer coach Crystal Chaidez, who grew up playing the sport. Shes proud that this October and November, her team wasnt scored on for six consecutive games.

[Photo] Kickin’ It

Jaime Jauregui, Reporter
December 13, 2023
SRJC students protested the demolition of the Kent Hall dormitory (left) in 2003, saying they were the only affordable housing in Sonoma County and the onlh way they could attend the college. Residents of the new Polly OMeara Doyle Hall (right) say the same today.

[Photo] SRJC’s 30-second commute

Michael Combs, Editor
December 5, 2023
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.

[Photo] Four Great Dog-Friendly Trails in Sonoma and Marin

Samantha Carter, Reporter
November 30, 2023
First-gen Santa Rosa Junior College student Max Millan reflects on his DACA journey in Heritage Plaza on campus. Seeking a career in public health, Millan is guided by ancestors’ sacrifices, his parents’ endurance and his accepting North Bay Area community.

[Photo] Dreaming in Limbo

Max Millan, Reporter
November 30, 2023
Sarah Barnett pauses after taking a lab competency exam on catheters. She says student nurses take many exams before caring for patients.

[Photo] Major decisions

Lucas Cadigan-Carranza, Editor
November 28, 2023
Hemp flower looks identical to marijuana; the only difference is that hemp is bred to contain less than 0.3% THC, while some marijuana plants contain as much as 30% THC.

Hemp plants stolen from Shone Farm

Chelsea Kurnick, Reporter
October 15, 2023
A small group does a choreographed dance to V.I.C.’s “Wobble Baby” at the Queer Resource Center Rainbow Welcome Dinner on Sept. 26. From left to right: Laura LeCave of Positive Images, Isabel Lopez of Raizes Collective, Regina Mahiri of Black Student Support Center and D’yonna Johnson of Black Student Union and UMOJA.

[Photo] Rainbow Welcome Dinner honors the importance of being safe to be oneself

Evan Nazarov, Reporter
October 10, 2023
Bear Cubs defender Manuel Albor boots it long on a free kick.

[Photo] SRJC men’s soccer dominates Las  Positas

Jaime Jauregui, Sports Reporter
September 28, 2023
Hilleary Zarate listens to her lawyer, Amy Chapman, argue in her defense against Jan. 10, 2022 methamphetamine trafficking charges during a preliminary hearing in Sonoma County Superior Court on March 8, 2023.

SRJC student support manager Hilleary Zarate sentenced in methamphetamine case

Chelsea Kurnick, Editor
August 31, 2023
Maia Kobabe’s first book “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” published in 2019, is already hailed as a queer comics classic. It is also the most-banned book in the country. The controversy and the accolades both catapulted Kobabe into the public eye, leading to a second book deal and an invite to speak at the Library of Congress.

Maia Kobabe: America’s most banned author won’t be silenced

Chelsea Kurnick, Reporter
May 18, 2023
Adrian Arango glues a paper flower together. They said the experience was calming.

Sanación del Pueblo brings healing to SRJC students

Chelsea Kurnick, Reporter
April 20, 2023
Sanación del Pueblo offers students three hours of free healing and care activities.

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Eva and Sabrina Soco rest in the sun with their dogs after receiving free massages at Sanación del Pueblo.

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Caridad Celicia smiles with a flower she made.

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Co-founders of Womens History Month are honored in Statutory Hall at the Capitol in Washington D.C. in 2000. From right to left: Maria Cuevas, Mary Ruthsdotter, Paula Hammett, Molly Murphy MacGregor.

Homegrown Herstory: National Women’s History Month was born in Sonoma County

Chelsea Kurnick, Reporter
March 31, 2023
Angélica Garcia prioritizes connection with students and attention to underrepresented communities at SRJC.

[Photo] The Oak Leaf endorses Dr. Angélica Garcia to be SRJC’s 6th president

The Oak Leaf Editorial Board
March 30, 2023
Kimberlee Messina has an extensive history of education at SRJC and deep ties to the Santa Rosa community.

SRJC’s next president: A look at the finalists

Chelsea Kurnick and Dharma Niles
March 30, 2023
Hilleary Zarate listens to her lawyer, Amy Chapman, argue in her defense against Jan. 10, 2022 felony drug charges during a preliminary hearing in Sonoma County Superior Court on March 8, 2023. An enhancement charge was dropped, but primary charge proceedings will continue on Friday, March 17.

Case against SRJC student support manager Hilleary Zarate proceeds in court

Chelsea Kurnick and Jessica Morris
March 13, 2023
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