SIU President Randy Dunn stopped by the studio to discuss the higher education funding plans debated by state lawmakers, as well as the recent graffiti on SIU's Faner Hall regarding a protest organized by an anonymous student group.

Dr. John Jackson, of SIU's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, joins Tom Miller in the studio.

Dr. Vadzim Chyzhyk, a cardiologist with SIH Prairie Heart Institute, joins The Morning Newswatch.