MALIBU, CALIF. — A couple of nights after falling to No. 3-ranked UCLA, the men’s volleyball team (6-4, 5,3) experienced more problems and lost to No. 15-ranked UCSB (3-6, 1-4) in four sets, 3-1 on Feb. 3.
Although the No. 8-ranked Waves finished with 11 more kills, the Gauchos over compensated for the deficit on the defensive end, setting up a blocking clinic with 15 to the Waves’ six.
Junior outside hitter Maurice Torres still managed to put on a show with 24 kills and seven digs, despite being cut up ... 
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to cut $110 million from the Cal Grant budget would affect financial aid for approximately 430 students at Seaver College and more than 26,000 students in California in both public and private universities. The proposed changes would apply to both incoming and returning students and would be implemented as soon as the 2012-2013 school year.
These changes are part of Brown’s plan to close the state’s growing deficit. If approved, $131.2 million would be saved by reducing the Cal Grant maximum award of $9,708 to $5,472.
If Cal ... 
Settled between arching mountains and a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean, Malibu’s stretch of Pacific Coast Highway provides bicycle enthusiasts an unbeatably beautiful route to enjoy on a weekend bike ride. Yet, besides its beauty, the highway is also famous for its fatalities — more than a dozen of which have been cyclists attempting to navigate through infrastructure unsuitable for bicycles.
After a few years of discussions between cyclists and city officials, the Malibu City Council voted Monday night on Jan. 23 to pursue the “Bicycle Friendly Community” designation from ... 
The Payson Library archivists have been uncovering previously hidden treasures from the library’s special collections. The archives project, titled “Preserving the Past, Preparing for the Future,” aims to free these pieces of history from ambiguous labels on cardboard storage boxes and document them as part of the University’s contribution to historical scholarship.
“We don’t want these things to stay in storage,” said head of Special Collections and University Archives Melissa Nykanen. We want to get them out so people can use them.”
The project, made possible through a $110,143 grant from the ... 
Former DPS officer Henry “Hank” Gamboa was a proud member of the Pepperdine family. At 77, Gamboa passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. As a DPS officer serving until his retirement in 2010, Gamboa grew to love the Pepperdine community and gave much of himself to its advancement.
Gamboa was the “face of Pepperdine.” As a booth officer, Gamboa was the one who greeted the thousands of vehicles entering campus each day with his friendly wave and unique, warming smile.
Gamboa’s wife of 30 years remembers ... 
