The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute's Dr. John Jackson joins The Morning Newswatch.

SIU President Randy Dunn joins us to discuss Chancellor Sarvela's cancer diagnosis, the Tyler Smithpeters situation and the difficulties of recruiting students locally, especially with the perception of crime in town.

SIU Physicist Bob Baer along with Adler Planetarium Far Horizons Project Manager Ken Walczak join Tom Miller in the studio to discuss the upcoming solar eclipse.