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Carolin By Tammy I Gamecock S Togetherness to Becky Park lifestyles from a small Tenm capitol of South Carolina to kec Whpn Parlroi* on 1U r? i vvmvii a ut i*v* , uii AU'JVOft ^ Gamecocks, basketball team, family moved from Maryville could watch her play ball. "I had followed her all these to choose here, we decided to n her," Becky's mother, Ruby, her play ball." PARKER SAID her family's khow they cared that muc I^9H9HBhk^^^H9^P^ m*K , - jPHBSP^^IBfcl:-:: :^ :' ^S Lady Gamecock Becky fa recent game against C/er; playing time as a freshman. Parachi - continue Bv David Wnoton Gamecock Staff Writer One of the most challenging ? exciting sports organizations fered at. Carolina is I Parachuting Cli With a current membership approximately twenty peop including ten seriously competit jumpers, the club practices aim every week-end in Lugoff, S Funded by the safety council, members are offered equipmen roHnpor) P P c "We train students to jump tw a semester with safety c sciousness as the number* priorty,' according' to c president, Jay Ellis."The n training session will follow < upcoming meet in Marcl The club is a member of a n collegiate conference based North and South Carolina knowr Carolina Council. Farticipa strive for excellence in the area: style, accuracy, and ovei performanc< ALTHOUGH THE club does - presently engage in collegi acuvuy, one ineinuer nas celkled in both local and natio parachuting competition. S Whiting, a junior at USC, star jumping two years aga because was always something I'd alw; wanted to do." After taking course in parachuting, he joii the club and preceeded to ju about ninety times during his fi y e a r Whiting steadily perfected skills and in December of I linn** Uft IIIAM r* jrcai , nc: wwn mc dlA lll III VIS of the Collegiate Internalio Competition in Arizonia with f jumps totalling only seven c timeters from target, center. * * * t .*.?/? ) f J r ? . , t f t , t , '.'AV,'//.'m* 'V * ' <* J t * . ia basketl Kilpatrick laH Writer W"6 ;er's family means changing ^all, essee town, to living in the mov p the family unit together. old freshman on the Lady rnnr, HoniHor^ tn attonrl IICP hor ? UCV1UV.U IU Uli^llU UUVy, IIV1 tCFGS , Tenn., to Columbia so they t^at'i years, and when she decided love here so we could be with Aft said. "We wanted to watch the U Pars< bask< ; move made her feel good to "But h about her. "They said, form - -?n-T~^jT|[irr^iTi i ^ ~" Dave Roback ? OAMEC 'arker applies defensive pressurt nson. Parker has seen considera iting Club pc fn Ami 11 v/w/ captured sixth place in the st division and third place over md Whiting has already qualified of- the U.S. Nationals which will the held in Richmond, Indiana on J ?b. 25. A solid performance there ' of possibly merit Whiting a trip to >le, future world me ive ost its ???????? tat ice on- | [>ne lub ext pr< our H." of I _ onin las nts JII s of all Ordei ; up to not you c ate 000 A eX" fcl nal No c< you f am 7 ted ays Cs Ud 25 mp 1124 irst Our d his $10.0 Wa resei ,10n delivery i nal our Th,3? enHe ' 007748/! 3all draws rever you go, we will follow you and v " she said. "We're close, or they woi id." s. Parker said the family is proud of iged her to play ball. "When she show t when she was real young, I encourage ? what she wanted to do," she said. "F >he's playing becuase she's really happj er visiting several schools, Parker dec niversity of Kentucky but then she visil >ns and USC. "I've always follov itball. That's wehre my mother's fro when I went up there, I decided that wa e." I You i with the key * mzk |=leetwc?D fj ll Bf OCK ^ awund } f'n W *** ro (MAtSMflM (>? ] b/e i Only the origina Mastered at hal Imported vinyl I Heavy-duty pacl T"* ' , R allr 'Ljfch Dutch Squar the et. is mm ?e cups fountain psi! st ask. rany large pizza and get 2 free cups of Pepsi. If >rder a small pizza, you let 1 free cup of Pepsi. Dupons necessary-all lave to ao is ask ill us. 6-8151 Devine Street rivers carry less than 0. ve the right to limit our area Copyright 1980 ffer expires 2/22/80 J602 ; Parker vatch you play MRS. PA ild never have daughter's universities me talk a bo Becky and en- sure." ed such an in- Thp Park* d her to play if s0 the move ^ow I'm really like it here/ f- come back d ;ided to attend Parsons a ted coach Pam ro'e Jn Par^ /ed Kentucky P?rS( in," she said. talking abou s not the place Impro ' Sound r component?Origir by Mobile Fidelity S f '?' . vi.?i.i'ii?inn wr JK^p \N AUDIOPHIIE'S DREA1 I stereo master tape is used...n< f-speed creating greater music onger lasting, eliminates surfac <aging complete with dust an< RECORDS & TAPES ? % ecord ] "sounds delicious: e Mall Columbia f tmI II iliaMMTi ' ' - ' ' and far HKEK said she had some i decision, insisting that she \ before she made her choice, ut Kentucky all my life and 1^ 3rs lived in South Carolina unt to Columbia was not a step into " Mm Parifpr caiH "I iicoH tn *?** w. A MA ??V? U14IVI. JL UOV<V4 VVI lownhere." nd the basketball players also er's decision. "The players in ons impressed me, She knev it. She's a great person," she sa St ve Systerr ial Master Recording ound Lab >5r~ ? MPpaBS'' J ThtMNHMond mot available in NmlM qui M COME TRUE! d second or third generation ta :al accuracy, clarity and imagii e noise 3 static-free inner sleeve Bar^ Aa\\ Woodhill Cent* las* ^ >??*## ; //i iVi'/A1,','. nily nfluence in her risit other large "She had heard wanted her to be il Becky was 12, the unknown. "I ' say I wanted to i played a major lpressed me and / what she was id. Parker, page 15 I IS 1 M 1 m? onttttos pes ^9 er V