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The first US freighter to be built in over 35 years was formally christened this week. Interlake Steamship Company's Mark W. Barker is the newest, most efficient, and most maneuverable vessel on the Great Lakes. During a media tour Wednesday, Interlake Vice President of Marketing and Marine Traffic Brenden O'Connor says the Mark W. Barker has been in the works for several years. "We started discussions with the principal partner Cargill back in 2015," said O'Connor. He says the vessel was designed with salt in mind, a commodity that has traditionally been hauled in older Canadian-flagged ships. It can also carry sand, stone, iron ore, and even bulkier commodities not typically moved by freighter. "There could be (steel) coils, there could be finished and unfinished steel products," said O'Connor, adding that it will not replace any current Interlake vessel. "We're not cannibalizing our other business by bringing this capacity in." ....
Delta Sigma Phi launches new fraternity on the Gainesville Campus Thirteen UNG students were initiated into the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity in spring 2021 in the Robinson Ballroom inside the Student Center on the Gainesville Campus. Delta Sigma Phi, known as Delta Sigs, is the second Greek-lettered fraternal organization to call the Gainesville Campus home. Establishing a new fraternity on any college campus is no easy task. Launching a brand-new organization during the COVID-19 pandemic presents even more challenges. The Delta Sigma Phi fraternity overcame those obstacles to establish the first North American Interfraternity Conference (IFC) group on the University of North Georgia s (UNG) Gainesville Campus. Thirteen students were initiated into the brotherhood in spring 2021 in the Robinson Ballroom inside the Student Center. ....