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“There’s been a lot of energy diverted to apologize and control for something that we don’t think deserves any apologies,” Lewis said.
Lewis said that the presidents have asked the league committees to consider ways to raise the minimum academic standard all athletes must meet to gain admission. Lewis outlined his own plan to make the academic profile of athletes more resemble that of the student body as a whole.
Lewis said that the League will also consider two modified versions of the seven week rule, the measure implemented by the league this past year which required teams to adopt a seven week rest period without practice. He said he is proposing that the 49 rest days be spread over...
Lewis wrote in an e-mail that he hopes his and his committee’s recommendation will carry some weight. But the current group of presidents have themselves taken an active role in policymaking, Lewis wrote.
“I know President [Lawrence H.] Summers is well-informed on these matters and is quite interested in them,” Lewis said. “The Ivy presidents, including President Summers, have taken a strong and direct interest in athletic policy matters, and that is part...