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According to Ivy Executive director Jeffrey Orleans, seven weeks seemed to the presidents a proper balance after hearing from athletic directors and other representatives from each Ivy.
The presidents will continue to listen to athletic directors and student athletes to determine whether the rule is having the intended effect, he adds.
Athletic directors are working on a review of the rule and will present their findings at the Dec. 10 presidents’ meeting.
“[It] will strengthen our commitment to the opportunity for a positive Ivy League athletic experience, within the context—and serving the goals—of a liberal undergraduate education,” said Rawlings in a press release.
But it seemed this wasn’t enough. After years of internal discussion, the presidents asked the athletic directors in the spring of 2001 to look into a 10- week rest period. The athletic directors recommended five weeks, and the presidents decided last July on a compromise of seven...