Nicholas Reese was trying to conduct research for a student meal swipe donation initiative when he discovered multiple UCLA financial deficits that have gone unpublicized. Reese, a third-year political science student, said he learned through his research and an administrator that UCLA’s dining budget was inflated and the administration was going to rely on unused student swipes to fund that deficit. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall, which hosts the office of Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Stephen Agostini, is pictured. A UCLA student conducting research for a student meal swipe donation initiative uncovered a $1.27 billion deficit in UCLA operations. (Daily Bruin file photo)