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GAMECOCK
LXXIV, No. 76 University of South Carolina Thursday February 4, 1982
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By TOM COYNE
I News Editor
Expansion of WilliamsBrice
Stadium to a 70,400
capacity is on schedule
according to David Rinker,
systems vice nresidnet for
facilities planning.
Rinker said it was difficult
to say precisely where the
? stadium expansion stood in
terms of days ahead or
behind because of fluctuations
in shipping in other
variables but overall the
construction is well within
the flexibility time table.
The 16,000 seat facelift to
the east stand is being done
by the Robert Pinnix and
Associates, a North Carolina
firm, which was low bidder
at a cost of $9,439,000.
Rinker said he could not
foresee any problems in
meeting the completion
date, but he said any time
you are involved in a major
construction project you
must be very careful
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foresee every obstacle.
In December there were
some problems with the
pilings and casings but
H according to Rinker that
problem was resolved.
There had also been some
worry that vibrations from
the construction could
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disturb the State-Record
printing, but he said there
had been no problem at all
and that the columns had
already been poured.
Ed Bass, director of
project development at the
university said, "We think
we have a good contractor in
the Pinnix company and now
that the pile driving is
completed, the company will
be free to build as fast as it
can." J
The pile driving for the i
stadium, which involves
driving massive steel pipes
into the ground to support
the stadium structure, was
completed in mid-January.
"We have two key people,
an engineer and a man from |
our physical plant, down j
there daily to report, and I
check progress on a regular
basis," Iiinker said.
Rinker said if the Pinnix
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it will have to resort to a six
day week.
"They will have a substantial
penalty if the work is
not completed on time,"
Hinker said. "The company
stands to lose $500 a day for
each day the work is not
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$200,000a game."
Kinker said all reports on
the construction stated the
quality of work was very
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John Beasley, a USC board
member, asked at the last
meeting ot the Intercollegiate
Activities
Committee if it was possible ;
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more collegiate and less ]
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"We will do our best with
the funding available, but it
is difficult to do landscaping
on a stadium located in the
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middle of a parking lot,"
Rinker said.
The USC Board of
Trustees and the state
Budget and Control Board
gave final approval in
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aepieinuer iy?i ior me expansion.
The board
unanimously approved the
issuance of up to $12 million
in revenue bonds for the
work.
The bonds are scheduled to
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BY MIKE
Intramural Sp
During the reign of Pam
basketball coach, there was n
volved, according to the curren
Not only did Parsons turn o
ambitious motives, but with
tempted set-up of one player
tampering with academic
providing money for players.
The magazine interviewed a i
players, and talked with for
Brown, now heading the wome
in Rock Hill, S.C.
Former player Pat Masoi
University, spoke of sexual c
where Parsons was the aggress
Mason said that at her first 1
arm and said, "It's so strong."
"I looked at her and though
Mason talked of another in<
plimented then-freshman Philic
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Wednesday that while Parsons
told her father "'what a pretty
telling him this over and over,"
The magazine talked with p
Parsons' suggestiveness.
"A young girl might actually
Parsons," Johnson told SI. "IV
felt good about being so tall, so I
she could never talk about it v
Pam. And maybe she thinks she
Former coach Brown hired ;
an eye on Parsons' residence f<
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soon after Parsons' resignatior
at Parsons' home, a violai
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be sold during the first
quarter of this year
depending on the interest
rates and other market
factors. Although USC is
expected to sell only about $8
million in bonds for the
expansion, the figure of $12
million was approved to
allow more flexibility in the
uncertain money market.
Additional money for the
project will come from
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Parsons as (JSC Women's
nore than just basketball int
edition of Sports Illustrated.
ff players with tyra-inicaland
hints of lesbianism, the atin
a drug-related incident,
and transfer records and
lumber of players and former
mer assistant coach Karen
n's team at Winthrop College
n, now at Oklahoma City
ivertones in many instances
or.
k/isit to USC, Parsons felt her
it, 'What is with this lady0'"
:ident where Parsons comna
Allen on her "nice legs."
le team told the Gamecock
was recruiting her, the coach
daughter you have." She kept
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layer Evelyn Johnson about
think she's fallen in love with
Iaybe she (the player) never
Doyish, an athlete. And maybe
vith anyone? then she meets
;'s fallen in love."
a Columbia detective to keep
jr recruiting violations.
rina Buck, who quit the team
i, apparently stayed the night
lion of Association of Inen
rules.
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id Rinker, systems
athletic department funds
derived from ticket sales
and student fees. No state
appropriated money will be
used for the project.
USC has plans to purchase
a six acre tract of land near
the stadium to be used for
additional parking. The lot
should be ready for the Sept.
4 home opener against
Pacific.