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Go get a job Take care of your After a divorce she hit bottom turning to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain "I had no education no job and $75 in my pocket" Champion said She entered a recovery program and sought therapy She changed her outlook her life even her name: Susi Matthews became Destiny Champion "I outgrew the old name" she said Champion started her education at Oxnard College relying on the re-entry center for psychological support and encouragement when things were tough She graduated in May from Antioch College in Santa Barbara with a master's degree in clinical psychology and two internships "I became alive in the classroom" she said "I would walk out of class and hear axioms in my mind from Shakespeare" Born in Mexico Rebeca Mariscal 30 did not graduate from high school but she always entertained dreams of attending college When she enrolled in Oxnard College after she and her husband mm mm mmm FlorCb 36 "Somelimcs you're older lhan ihc leacher" To further complicate thing Flore goi prcgnani with her boyfriend's child "There were tome times I would I rather quit and go work at Kmart" I Flores said "hui I figure (hat job's I always going to be there" i As the fall semester begins Flo-j res no) only has a healihy baby 1 girl Joncc but also two scholar-! ships under her bell and jusl one more semester until she graduates with an associate degree in child i development She hopes lo get a job in a day-care center "If you come to school" Flores said "it doesn't only change the I amount of money you make it changes your whole life" 1 Funded by donations and volun-I teers the re-entry center is a pro-! gram for people like Flores who need practical and psychological help as they get their education but who don't qualify for most assis- tance programs i Situated in a small trailer on campus the center is a place where any re-entry student can go to get i something as complex as personal counseling or as basic as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich I A fire-engine-red popcorn machine rises from a corner behind a cluster of well-used couches and low tables Bulletin boards papered with opportunities and referrals i adorn the walls around a small i refrigerator a microwave oven and two desks i Re-entry students often can be found sitting on the couches get-' ting help with homework or per-! haps getting something to eat i Donated clothing food and toys for students' children are available At any time a volunteer may be I entertaining a fellow student's child while he or she is in class i "It's a community It's a family People help each other" explained Oxnard College president Steven Arvizu during Discovery Day on Aug 13 Discovery Day is an open-house event the center holds before each semester featuring speakers from Oxnard College and all the agencies that network with rthe center "We're a bouquet of said center coordinator Priscilla i Partridge De Garcia using a vase of multicolored flowers as a visual aid "None of these are the same flower the same color the same Just One of Over Two Dozen Bedroom 6uites to Choose From! 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