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1 month ago | 
theoakleafnews.com | Lucas Cadigan-Carranza |Reid Carpenter
A Santa Rosa Junior College information technology employee faces a felony stalking charge after police arrested him outside of a SRJC vice president’s home March 19, police said. Rohnert Park Police arrested Jordan Mead, 47, a SRJC employee of 24 years, just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday night in front of the home of Kate Jolley, SRJC vice president of finance and administrative service and interim vice president of human resources.
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Dec 14, 2024 | 
theoakleafnews.com | Lucas Cadigan-Carranza
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 blasting from the second floor of Tauzer Gym. What he saw there hooked him and hasn’t let go since. “I walked up the stairs and I peeked through the door and I saw this really cool dude just killing it,” he said.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
theoakleafnews.com | Lucas Cadigan-Carranza
For the first time in over 15 years, students and faculty of Santa Rosa Junior College Theatre Arts have staged the extremely popular “All in the Timing,” a collection of one-act shows featuring the clever writing of David Ives. The production excels in its ability to inspire contemplative existential quandaries through genuinely funny satire and writing that fills audiences with a fascination toward language rather than with dread.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
theoakleafnews.com | Lucas Cadigan-Carranza
After the drastic departure from the traditional “Zelda” formula taken by “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” proved divisive, it seemed the series, for better or worse, had moved on from the old structure. However, “The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom” proves otherwise by not only providing an incredible experience but also using a compelling combination of the two formulas.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
theoakleafnews.com | Yna Bollock |Lucas Cadigan-Carranza
Faculty members of the Santa Rosa Junior College Theatre Arts department have selected four comedies to provide fun and engaging experiences that both students and audiences can look forward to for the department’s 2024-2025 season. James Newman, SRJC Theatre Arts department chair, expressed the importance of knowing the difference between different kinds of comedies.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
theoakleafnews.com | Lucas Cadigan-Carranza |Emelle Raschein
Representatives of ballot Measure J gathered Aug. 22 at Santa Rosa Junior College’s Bertolini quad to advocate for the end of factory farming in Sonoma County by defining its benefits for students. According to the advocates webpage, ballot Measure J would phase out and prohibit Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs. This would result in a set limit on the number of animals allowed to be held for the purpose of factory farming.
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May 16, 2024 | 
theoakleafnews.com | Lucas Cadigan-Carranza |Rosemary Cromwell
Santa Rosa Junior College’s newest student club, the Comedy Club, will be hosting an open mic comedy night at 8:30 p.m. May 22 in the Polly O’Meara Doyle Hall Dormitory. For co-presidents, Logan Cheriff and Will Mosier, it’s bigger than just an event. Cheriff, who transferred to SRJC from Western Washington University, is hoping that this event is a catalyst for other clubs to follow in their footsteps.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
theoakleafnews.com | Peter Morales |Lucas Cadigan-Carranza
Changes in lighting are used to alter the mood of the scene, and the minimal color variety used for the set of Santa Rosa Junior College Theatre Arts’s production of “Orlando” magnified that effect significantly. This, alongside a strong presentation and acting, made “Orlando” a unique show worth seeing. “Orlando” tells the story of a British nobleman who goes on a journey of transformation and self-discovery, learning about what it means to love and how gender roles have differed over time.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
theoakleafnews.com | Hana Seals |Lucas Cadigan-Carranza
Members of the Santa Rosa Junior College Student Production Club have decided to hold a show of their own after the SRJC Theatre Arts faculty decided to cancel the production of “As You Like It.”SRJC Theatre Arts Arts Department faculty members have made the decision to cancel the second production of the semester. The show was canceled due to staffing changes, SRJC’s Public Information Officer Sarah Laggos said.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
theoakleafnews.com | Hana Seals |Lucas Cadigan-Carranza
Members of the Santa Rosa Junior College Student Production Club have decided to hold a show of their own after the SRJC Theatre Arts faculty decided to cancel the production of “As You Like It.”The faculty members canceled the second production due to staffing changes, SRJC’s Public Information Officer Sarah Laggos said. The other production of the semester, “Orlando,” remains unaffected and will still open as planned March 1.
