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
SRJC President Dr. Frank Chong announced March 16 that students will no longer need to wear masks indoors after May 28, unless they have an exemption.

Indoor mask mandate lifts May 28, some students and faculty unhappy

Stephen Howe and Francisco Vargas
April 7, 2022
A photo of a sign that says "Santa Rosa Junior College."

The Oak Leaf Guide to SRJC, Spring 2022: Online and Santa Rosa campus edition

The Oak Leaf Staff
February 9, 2022
Santa Rosa Junior College in-person services will remain online until Feb. 14 at least, with the exception of the SRJC Bookstore and Student Health Services, due to the severity of Omicron infections in Sonoma County.

Santa Rosa Junior College in-person services remain closed through Feb. 14

Michael Combs, Editor
February 1, 2022
This Oak Leaf explainer will catch you up on SRJC's new vaccine mandate, how to get a CLEARED4 access pass and changes in campus attendance coming this October.

Everything you need to know about SRJC’s vaccine mandate and CLEARED4 access passes

James Domizio, Managing Editor
October 11, 2021
A Santa Rosa Junior College Student Health Services sign pointing to where students can receive COVID vaccines.

SRJC’s vaccine mandate was implemented too late

The Oak Leaf Editorial Board
October 8, 2021
Santa Rosa medical professionals assured SRJC students and faculty that development of the COVID-19 vaccine followed the same testing and approval processes as the other 14 vaccines used in the U.S.

SRJC hosts Q&A to share COVID vaccine information and dispel misinformation

Michael Combs, Editor
October 4, 2021
A photo of a graphic titled "On-Campus Employees/Volunteers - Vaccination verification & Covid 19 Testing Process. Step 1: Vaccination verification submitted online or in-person. Step 2: Vaccination record verified by HR and recorded in Escape Portal. OR Test Weekly with SRJC (Positive tests will be reported to COVID Response Team. Step 3: Weekly report on employees allowed on campus.

SRJC Board of Trustees approves on-campus vaccine mandate

Michael Combs and Liam Vinueza
September 16, 2021
The logo of Santa Rosa Junior College's Student Government Assembly.

SGA supports on-campus vaccine mandate

Audrey Fry, Editor-in-Chief
September 14, 2021
SRJC’s Plan for a Safe Return to Campus outlines COVID-19 protocols such as indoor mask mandates, building check-ins and symptom self-checks in accordance with CDC, state, county and Cal/OSHA requirements according to SRJC President Dr. Frank Chong.

The Oak Leaf Guide to SRJC, Fall 2021: Online and Santa Rosa campus edition

The Oak Leaf Staff
September 3, 2021
Sign on the lawn of the SRJC that says "SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE."

More than 800 Fall 2021 SRJC classes will be in-person

Audrey Fry, Editor-in-Chief
August 12, 2021
A photo of a black cat seated in a windowsill.

Adopting a pet in a pandemic

Jessica Johnson, Reporter
May 19, 2021
Sydney Gittins, a girl with reddish brown hair and bangs wearing a painted blue jumpsuit, sits in between a few of her art pieces (a cactus woman statue on the left, behind her is a drawn art piece set in a kitchen and on the right is a painted stool).

Pursuing your dreams amid COVID-19

Emily Hewitt, Reporter
April 12, 2021
A sign for Sonoma County state beach Gleason Beach on the Sonoma coast.

How to celebrate spring break without breaking COVID-19 protocols

Jennifer Sawhney, Reporter
March 21, 2021
Construction underway at SRJC includes new

Board of Trustees approves transition toward in-person athletics, denounces anti-Asian violence and updates land acknowledgement

Jennifer Sawhney, Reporter
March 17, 2021
A bird's eye view of planned student housing.

SRJC postpones affordable student housing project by one year

Emma Molloy, Editor
March 15, 2021
An image of SRJC's Luther Burbank Auditorium, home to SRJC's theatre programs.

Summer Repertory Theatre 2021 season canceled

Jessica Johnson, Reporter
March 14, 2021
A poster for SRJC Theatre Arts' performance of "She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms" featuring a silhouette of a person with a sword.

SRJC Theatre Arts presents an homage to the supremely nerdy with “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms”

Tucker Lang, Editor
March 12, 2021
A person sits at a desk taking notes and watching a lecture on their computer screen.

SRJC should embrace a hybrid digital-and-in-person learning model — in perpetuity

The Oak Leaf Editorial Board
March 11, 2021
Governor Gavin Newsom stands at a podium in Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. A screen behind him shows multiple public officials and an ASL interpreter is shown on the bottom right.

Newsom describes “our brighter future” in State of the State address

Nick Vides, Editor
March 10, 2021
“Psychologically, taking the time to do something for yourself is really powerful and not just in a physical aspect. It makes you feel happier, more energetic and you can accomplish more ultimately,” certified personal trainer Myriah Volk says.

Healthy habits in a painful pandemic

Fay Rasmuson, Reporter
March 2, 2021
After receiving her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, Stephanie Stone (left) sets her appointment for her second dose with nurse's assistant Angel Rodgers (right).

Petaluma SRJC campus becomes one of three new vaccination sites

Jonathan Bigall and Hannah Cunha
February 22, 2021
What we learned from 2020

What we learned from 2020

Oak Leaf Editorial Board
January 16, 2021
SRJC students weigh in on the outcome of the 2020 election.

Election reflection: SRJC students weigh in on Biden, division and two-party fatigue

Lilia Epstein, Staff Writer
December 10, 2020
Elementary school students are struggling to stay engaged in online Zoom classes.

Opinion: Why online learning is more difficult for elementary school students than college students

Maritza Camacho, Staff Writer
December 10, 2020
Kurupi's introspective, DIY energy makes for a wonderfully catchy reflection on loneliness and life during COVID-19.

Local band Kurupi reflect on quarantine with their bold new EP

Tucker Lang, Staff Writer
November 19, 2020
The LNU Lightning Complex Fire roared though five counties in 39 days and destroyed 363,220 acres.

Cloth masks on top of N95s: Fire season in Sonoma County

Peyton Krzyzek, Staff Writer
October 4, 2020
SRJC student Amy Aguilar Lopez (pictured left) and former SRJC student Julia Dearing (pictured right) ensure customers wear adequate personal protective equipment inside Oliver's Market.

Maskholes: Working in grocery stores during coronavirus

Maritza Camacho and Emma Molloy
September 21, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has halted progress on many commercial projects, including movies like "The Batman" and "Mission: Impossible 7," TV shows like "The Walking Dead" and "Love Island" and albums by artists like Weezer and Rihanna.

COVID-19 is delaying our most anticipated releases

Tucker Lang, Staff Writer
September 20, 2020
Young Americans for Liberty President West Below introduces speakers Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan and Alex Tokarev at the group's Lockdowns vs. Liberty Q&A session that questioned the benefits of shutting down the economy.

“More lives could have been saved elsewhere”: Young Americans for Liberty Q&A and forum

Priscilla Terry and Jonathan Bigall
September 17, 2020
Opinion: A love letter to pre-corona America

Opinion: A love letter to pre-corona America

Jonathan Bigall, Staff Writer
September 5, 2020
While the Golden State is well-loved for its temperate weather, living in California is akin to playing with fire.

California: Waiting in heaven for hell to arrive

Oak Leaf Editorial Board
September 1, 2020
SRJC extends online-only classes through Spring 2021

SRJC extends online-only classes through Spring 2021

James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
August 27, 2020
Opinion: What I gained from two coronavirus outbreaks

Opinion: What I gained from two coronavirus outbreaks

Riley Palmer, Special to the Oak Leaf
June 16, 2020
I help out many essential workers like Heinrich, who works at the Manazana apple sauce plant in Rohnert Park. Essential workers are often patient and understand the stress I am going through as an essential worker myself.

Checked out: My struggles and sacrifices as a front-line worker

Luke Morrow, News Editor
June 13, 2020
SRJC records first COVID-19 case on campus

SRJC records first COVID-19 case on campus

Lauren A. Spates, Managing Editor
June 11, 2020
Unearthed

Unearthed

Emma Linford, Special to The Oak Leaf
June 10, 2020
Laura Figueroa is an ESL student at Santa Rosa Junior College. She is pregnant with her first child.

Pregnant and alone in quarantine

Laura Figueroa, Special to the Oak Leaf
June 5, 2020
Maria Isabel Magaña is a prospective SRJC nursing student.

Disconnect

Maria Isabel Magaña, Special to the Oak Leaf
June 3, 2020
At 2 p.m. nearly every day, cardiac nurse Maddison Jones* leaves home for the unknown to a Sonoma County hospital. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jones focuses on self-care, so she can continue to take the best care of her patients at work. "I am staying healthy so they can stay healthy by extension," she says.

The new normal: Three front-line workers describe their lives during the coronavirus emergency

Luke Morrow, News Editor
June 2, 2020
Some of the 1000 masks Toni Bacigalupa Albaum, coordinator of Student Engagement Programs in Petaluma, made for nonprofit organizations.

And so I made masks

Toni Bacigalupa Albaum, Special to The Oak Leaf
June 1, 2020

Grocery workers scared, exhausted

Emma Ruderman, Special to The Oak Leaf
June 1, 2020
North Bay nonprofit continues to battle domestic violence during quarantine

North Bay nonprofit continues to battle domestic violence during quarantine

Willow Ornellas, Staff Writer
May 23, 2020
Working in a psych facility during a pandemic

Working in a psych facility during a pandemic

Priscilla Navas, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 23, 2020
What coffee shop workers want you to know

What coffee shop workers want you to know

Maritza Camacho, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 23, 2020
Netflix's Spanish-language programming might be just the ticket to get you through this next stretch of quarantine.

Creative “Cuarentena” Part II: Netflix’s Top 10 Spanish shows to binge in quarantine

Marilyn Santos, Staff Writer
May 21, 2020
Eric Peña is a second-year ESL student at SRJC.

The ways I change in quarantine

Eric Peña, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 21, 2020
Because of the initial panic buying, certain items are sold with a cap on the quantity a buyer can purchase, other items have been slow to return to grocery store shelves at all.

Out of stock: Panic buying in a pandemic

Azelia Mazur, Special to The Oak Leaf
May 21, 2020
Alexis Trinei, who loves being at home during the pandemic, and her cat Lucy.

Gratitude within the pandemic

Oliviah Shine, Special to The Oak Leaf
May 20, 2020
Gallery: Quarantine Shopping

Gallery: Quarantine Shopping

James Cornell, Special to The Oak Leaf
May 20, 2020
Emma Ruderman mentally prepares herself for Zoom.

Silent Stress: Living with mental illness amidst pandemic

Michael Combs, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
A recent Whole Foods customer caviled to me about how she was one of Amazon Prime Now’s best customers, but now, because the pandemic prohibits her ability to receive delivery times on orders, she has to physically shop for her groceries in-store like some kind of wild animal.

Opinion: COVID-19 — Give me convenience or give me death

Michael Barnes, Special to The Oak Leaf
May 14, 2020
SRJC opens Petaluma campus for COVID-19 testing

SRJC opens Petaluma campus for COVID-19 testing

Alden Nichols, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
A new opportunity

A new opportunity

Miriam Velazco, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 13, 2020
Mandeep Singh is a second-year SRJC student.

How quarantine changed me

Mandeep Singh, Special to the Oak Leaf
May 13, 2020
Santa Rosa Junior College will not hold an in-person commencement ceremony after the Spring 2020 semester due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Opinion: Graduating without graduation

Arthur Gonzalez-Martin, Staff Writer
May 7, 2020
The writer, who asked to be referred to as "L," is a fifth-year student and student employee at SRJC.

Being queer and neurodivergent in quarantine

“L”, Special to The Oak Leaf
May 4, 2020
Tom Chown, who captured this photograph during a walk from his Kenwood home, "looks forward to when we can all be back on campus."

Delicate spring in Kenwood

Tom Chown, Special to The Oak Leaf
May 4, 2020
Online-only decision exposes range of faculty emotions

Online-only decision exposes range of faculty emotions

Nick Vides, Staff Writer
April 30, 2020
SRJC President Dr. Frank Chong announced on Thursday afternoon that, “SRJC will continue to operate the instructional program and student services remotely through the end of the Fall 2020 semester.”

Students dismayed by decision to continue classes online through Fall 2020

Rebecca Bell, Staff Writer
April 30, 2020
SRJC will receive $3 million in federal aid from the CARES Act. The money will be distributed to eligible students after they fill out the form that can be found at https://financialaid.santarosa.edu/srjc-student-emergency-grant.

SRJC receives $3 million from CARES Act for students in need

James Domizio, Editor-in-Chief
April 30, 2020
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