What sort of advice would you give to the student?

Choose one of the following scenarios which illustrate a variety of incidents that have occurred on a university campus.
Imagine
that you are a residence hall counselor on campus, and the student
described in the incident has come to you to ask for advice.
What sort of advice would you give to the student?
Explain why your advice represents the best course of action for the student to follow.

Scenario
1: JessicaJessica is a 22-year-old Mexican American who moved from
Illinois to attend college in California. Lately, she has noticed that
the majority of her Hispanic classmates are able to speak both English
and Spanish fluently, and most speak Spanish to each other in her
Chicano studies class and socially.Jessica’s parents spoke Spanish at
home but did not insist on their children becoming bilingual. For this
reason, Jessica understands Spanish when it is spoken to her, but she
does not speak it fluently.Jessica has found that she feels more
comfortable and relaxed in classes where most of her classmates are
white rather than in her Chicano studies class, where she does not share
the experiences of the other Hispanic students. This realizationhas
upset her, and she has come to you for advice.

hanging
out at the park when they noticed a car pull into the empty parking
lot. No one got out of the car for nearly an hour, and it was getting
dark. Jim and his girlfriend had planned to stay a while longer, but the
car made them feel nervous.As they left the park, they passed nearby
the car, and Jim knocked on the window to see if the occupants needed
any help. As the window rolled down, Jim noticed that the men were
black. He said, “Hey, what’s up? What are you guys doing here?” One of
the men was insulted, became angry, and stated that they had every right
to be in the parking lot. He claimed that Jim was racially profiling
them. He has gone to the campus mediation center to report the incident
and is demanding that Jim formally apologize.Jim is very upset because
he feels he is being unfairly called a racist.

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