The Illini Union at University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign ( UIUC ). Photo: Chiwara / Wikimedia Commons. Felony hate crimes charges have been filed against a University of Illinois -Urbana Champaign ( UIUC ) student who confessed to throwing a rock at Jewish students during an anti-Israel protest outside the campus ’ Hillel center in April, according to a report from The News Gazette . “The State Attorney’s filing sends a clear message that violence against Jews, or any other minority for that matter, is unacceptable and unwelcome in Champaign -Urbana,” Illini Hillel Executive Director Erez Cohen told The Algemeiner...