Campus and community news for the week of May 20, 2011.

As a young man I look back to my younger years, growing up playing baseball. I remember dreaming of bigger better stages to compete and display my abilities in the sport. I came from programs that did not have winning traditions, in fact they could be considered among the worst programs over the past 10 years in southern California.

The swanky new dorm scheduled to open in fall 2012 will not be made of newfangled super-sustainable materials.

The University of La Verne plans to build new athletics facilities on its Campus West property, located south of Arrow Highway and west of Wheeler Avenue, no later than Dec. 31, 2013.

Low levels of contamination found at the University of La Verne’s Campus West are believed to be remnants left by previous occupants of the property, according to a University report.

The University of La Verne has been filled with the spirit of protest throughout April, when a sit-in protest to the tearing down of Ben Hines Field on April 12 brought students and faculty together for a cause that mattered

I couldn’t agree more with the editorial comments opposing the removal of Ben Hines Field for a parking lot (“Field of broken dreams,” April 22).

The campaign to save Ben Hines Field continued Tuesday. This time almost all athletic teams came out to show their support.

Ben Hines Field is slated to be torn down at the end of the baseball season in May to make room for a new parking lot.

A student-led campaign to save Ben Hines Field began this week and has already met strong opposition from administration.