You may have never seen Urbana-Champaign as a place to go for vacation.  It is isolated in the middle of Illinois.  According to Wikipedia, it is only the 191st most populous metropolitan area in the United States.  The climate is not exactly like Malibu. But thanks to Hamas, some educated Jews, a war in Gaza, a Virginian jack of all trades who got duped out of a job, trustees with strong convictions, and (at last count) 1,736 signatories to a petition, Urbana-Champaign is now the place to go for quality time and peace of mind. Let me explain, by first addressing that last point – the petition – and then I’ll work backward through an overgrown jungle of anti-Semitism, university bias, and ridiculous double standards when it comes to “academic freedom.”  You will understand why now Urbana-Champaign is a very cool hot spot. The Boycott That’s Too Good to Be True As of just now, there are over 1,700...(Read Full Article)