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+title: Club Description
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+> Please give a brief, but detailed summary of your organization. Be sure to
+> include any history of the group, a mission statement and a brief account of the
+> student population that the organization represent.
+
+The Linux Users Group (LUG) facilitates learning and advancement  of computer
+science and free software by promoting the use of the open  source GNU/Linux
+operating system and providing a support network for  Linux users. There is no
+barrier to becoming a member; consequently, the LUG consists of students,
+non-students, inexperienced, and experienced  alike. The LUG has been a group at
+UCLA for over 25 years, during which  time it has helped expose free software to
+many people.
+
+> Please explain the benefit students may derive from your  organization.
+> Include how your group stimulates discussion, benefits  education, or provides
+> enrichment of any kind.
+
+The LUG maintains a Linux computer lab and servers that host  various digital
+services, which people can use to help familiarize  themselves with Linux and
+other standardized technologies. The LUG is a  constant source of Linux
+assistance to anybody that is in need. The LUG  holds talks and presentations
+introducing various topics in computer  science. Sometimes, group members engage
+in conversations surrounding  the politics and economics of Linux.
+
+> Please describe the goals of your organization.
+
+The goals of the LUG at UCLA parallels the goals of the thousands of other LUGs
+around the globe: to provide support and/or education for Linux users, both
+inexperienced and experienced. LUG at UCLA, being a  university LUG, has
+secondary goals that are more student-oriented: to  help with Linux-related
+coursework.