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...Harvard College Dean’s Office rejected a request Monday from the student group Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) to fly the Palestinian flag in front of the Science Center commemorating the death of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat...
...dean’s office, however, rejected their request on two points of policy. “University policy only permits flying of flags of recognized countries,” the dean’s office told the group in an e-mail...
...addition, the e-mail continued, PSC was not a recognized student organization at the time of the request, though the group has since registered with the College...
...consulted the marshal’s office in its decision to prohibit a student from carrying a Palestinian flag at the school’s 25th anniversary celebration last year, but the marshal’s office has not been contacted specifically regarding this week’s request...
...It’s not an uncommon request, and it’s the University’s policy not to fly flags of unrecognized countries,” said Science Center Director Dean R. Gallant...