"[4] Freedman argued that the laser would become a magnet for research grants from Federal and International agencies, and the Iowa legislature appropriated the $25 million necessary to build the center.
[citation needed] His administration saw the addition of state-of-the-art buildings for the Computer Sciences, Chemistry, and Psychology, as well as The Roth Center for Jewish Life and the Rauner Special Collections Library.
Shortly before he stepped down in 1998, ground was broken for the Baker-Berry Library project, a pioneering model for access to books and electronic information in the 21st century.
A member of the staff of the controversial conservative weekly student newspaper inserted a quote from Mein Kampf into the masthead of an edition of the paper, which was published on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year.
[citation needed] Freedman's administration undertook the building of the "second Green" in an attempt to create a genuine sense of intellectual community at the college.
On December 18, 2007, head of the Board Ed Haldeman (Dartmouth '70) issued a statement noting that "Mr. Zywicki has apologized to members of the Freedman family and indicated that he would like to retract other parts of his speech.