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Daphne Patton of Iowa City speaks during a live storytelling event at Iowa Writers' House in Iowa City that served as a fundraiser for Iowa Writers' House and IowaWatch on Nov. 30, 2017.
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IowaWatch co-founder and board member Stephen Berry (center) talks with fellow board member Lisa Rossi (left) and Michael Rossi at a reception before the 2018 Celebrating a Free Press and Open Government Banquet in Des Moines on Sept. 27, 2018.
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IowaWatch spring 2018 events planning intern Rosemary Adams speaking on KXIC radio with program host Jerry Lalor on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
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Interviewed by IowaWatch reporter Matthew McDermott at Iowa City's Hamburg Inn No. 2 on July 9, 2018. The Hamburg Inn restaurant has been known for attracting politicians during campaigns ever since former Ronald Reagan stopped there in 1992 after his terms at president ended for lunch. Other former presidents who have gone there are Bill Clinton and, while campaigning for his first presidential term, Barack Obama.
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Issues raised at the diversity forum included relatively small enrollment numbers for African American and Latino students, having funding for programs that promote diversity, helping students from culturally diverse cities undergo general cultural change and needing more minority faculty.
