NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Midshipman Quits; Senator Asks Probe

Sen. Richard C. Shelby (D-Ala.) called for a Pentagon investigation into the resignation of a female U.S. Naval Academy midshipman who was handcuffed to a men’s room urinal and taunted by male classmates. Gwen Marie Dreyer resigned after she became dissatisfied with an investigation of the incident. Two male midshipmen were punished with demerits and loss of leave time after the academy ruled the incident was not premediated and therefore could not be considered hazing, which can lead to dismissal. The academy superintendent described the incident as “a good-natured exchange” that “got out of hand.”