New superintendent limits free time

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U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen returned from their summer training to a strict edict from their new superintendent: more studying, less leisure time.

“We want fewer distractions and fewer excused absences from important developmental events, such as class and study hours,” said academy superintendent Vice Admiral Jeffrey Fowler, who told the midshipmen this week that weeknight liberty off the Annapolis campus has been replaced with study hall.

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