<P> In 2018, the university came into the national spotlight when the Los Angeles Times reported that four UCLA employees had filed lawsuits against UCLA and the UC Board of Regents having accused their workplace supervisor of sexual harassment and the university of failing to properly handle abuse complaints . The harassment allegedly started in early 2016, according to the lawsuits . The women faced retaliation from other supervisors after they filed complaints . The retaliatory behavior included making the women do more work and not allowing them to take time off to see their attorney . They are seeking more than $120 million in damages . </P> <P> Subsequently, an audit by the California State Auditor found inconsistent discipline in UCLA sexual misconduct cases . The state audit also found that UCLA did not follow university policy or Title IX requirements . </P> <P> The new UCLA campus in 1929 had four buildings: Royce Hall and Haines Hall on the north, and Powell Library and Kinsey Hall (now the Humanities Building) on the south . The Janss Steps were the original 87 - step entrance to the university that lead to the quad of these four buildings . Today, the campus includes 163 buildings across 419 acres (1.7 km2) in the western part of Los Angeles, north of the Westwood shopping district and just south of Sunset Boulevard . In terms of acreage, it is the second smallest of the ten UC campuses . The campus is close but not adjacent to the 405 San Diego Freeway . </P> <P> The campus is in the residential area of Westwood and bordered by Bel - Air to the north, Beverly Hills to the east, and Brentwood to the west . The campus is informally divided into North Campus and South Campus, which are both on the eastern half of the university's land . North Campus is the original campus core; its buildings are more traditional in appearance and clad in imported Italian brick . North Campus is home to the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, and business programs and is centered around ficus and sycamore - lined Dickson Court, also known as the "Sunken Garden". South Campus is home to the physical sciences, life sciences, engineering, mathematical sciences, health - related fields, and the UCLA Medical Center . The campus includes sculpture gardens, fountains, museums, and a mix of architectural styles . </P>

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