12—The Daily Collegian Friday, Nov. 8, 1985
U.S. blamed for oppression
By LISA NURNBERGER
Collegian Staff Writer
Describing life in his country as a
nightmare, a Guatemalan labor
union leader said the United States
helps promote his country's poor con
ditions by supporting the repressive
military regime and allowing Ameri
can businesses to take advantage of
low-paid employees.
Miguel Cifuentes said that in Gua
tema3a, 75 percent of the children
suffer from malnutrition. 60 percent
of the population are unemployed,
and the employed make between
$1.25 and $3.25 a day.
"We don't live (in Guatemala), but
survive," he said.
Cifuentes spoke Wednesday night
at a presentation sponsored by, the
Labor Studies Student Club, Friends
of Latin America, Central Pennsylva
nia Citizens for Survival and the
Pennsylvania Publics Interest Coali
tion.
Cifuentes said his objective was to
inform the American people of the
reality in Guatemala since "the con
ception Americans get is from the
U.S. press, not from the source's
point of view."
"Americans don't understand why
so many U.S. companies move to
Central America," he said, explain
ing that because salaries are low,
U.S. companies stand to make great
profits in Guatemala.
Cifuentes said he opposes cutting
all U.S. business in Guatemala but
believes workers should be paid
fairly.
The United States also harms Gua
temala by giving financial support to
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what Cifuentes called a repressive
military regime.
In 1985, the Reagan administration
gave Guatemala $51.5 million, at
least 50 percent of which is used to
support the military "right-wing
death squad," Cifuentes said.
Cifuentes said he experienced this
"squad" first-hand before he escaped
from Guatemala in April 1979.
He said he began work at the Cen
tral American Tobacco Company in
1970. In 1976, he became vice presi
dent of the National Confederation of
Workers, one of the largest bodies
representing industrial workers and
peasants in Guatemala. As a result of
his position, Cifuentes said he was
referred to as a "Marxist-Leninist"
by his government in its crusade
against unionists.
Cifuentes said he received his first
warning from the
. government in a
phone call.
"I was told that I better stop mak
ing trouble," he said.
Cifuentes said his name appeared
on a military hit list on Dec. 8, 1978
and the first attempt on his life oc
curred shortly afterwards.
Cifuentes said he was walking into
his kitchen to get a glass of lemonade
when a barrage of gunfire ripped
through the window, missing him and
striking the couch. That was the
beginning of his persecution, he said.
About four days after the April 5,
1979 funeral of a close friend whose
murder Cifuentes attributed to his
involvement in the union, a second
attempt on his life occured.
"I was walking on the sidewalk and
four men jumped out of a car , with
guns. My legs felt so fat that I
couldn't run," Cifuentes said.
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Miguel Cifuentes
Witnesses heard Cifuentes say he
was a labor union leader and they
screamed at the men to spare his life,
Cifuentes said.
He lived in hiding for the next nine
days until his co-workers got together
$4OO for a ticket to Costa Rica which
has the same neutrality policy as
Switzerland, Cifuentes explained.
Since leaving Costa Rica, Cifuentes
has toured the United States offering
his views about the true situation in
Guatemala. He is international rep
resentative of the National Commit
tee for Trade Union Unity, an
umbrella organization that rep
resents the majority of Guatemala's
organized workers.
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The land will cost $300,000 and
financing alternatives are being con
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today will disclose whether the coun
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Other financial alternatives include
the use of park committee funds,
revenue sharing or excess money
raised by a citizens group in 1982 for
the Sunset Park Drive, Haas said.
The land, located off University
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also donated about 3 acres of woody
land connected to the property.
Haas said she would like to see the
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Jerry Whitstone, borough represen
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Board, said the prospect of receiving
state assistance for the land is low
because the state is placing more
emphasis on the rehabilitation of
existing parkland.
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considered for various park and rec
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ions running scared of Bearcats' offense
By CHRIS LINDSLEY
Collegian Sports Writer
After struggling again last weekend to beat
3-6 •Boston College 16-12, the football team
should be more than ready to prove itself
worthy of its No. 1 United Press International
ranking at 2 p.m. tomorrow against Cincin
nati in Riverfront Stadium.
Already this year the Bearcats have lost
badly to Alabama (45-10) and Miami of Fldr
ida (38-0), and enter the game with a .5-4
record.
The time seems right for another solid
performance, one like the Lions turned in two
weeks ago in defeating West Virginia 27-0.
On the contrary, Penn,State Head Cbach
Joe Paterno is concerned just about winning.
"We're going into this game running
scared," Paterno said.
,P.aterno is worried because of the Bearcat
defense, a variation of the 4-3 alignment that
he has never faced.
"They've got a defensive scheme I've not
seen before," Paterno said, "and hopefully
we'll be able to make some adjustments in
our blocking schemes and handle it. But when
you haven't worked against something,
you're a little bit uncomfortable until you see
it."
And while the Bearcat' defense may have
PaternO puzzled, Cincinnati's offense is easy
to understand, but Paterno said the hard part
will be to shut it down.
The Bearcats are led by quarterback Dan
ny McCoin, who has completed 56.2 percent of
his passes for 1,277 yards and 11 touchdowns,
while, tossing just two interceptions.
He teams with tailback Reggie Taylor, who
has gained 895 yards and scored three touch
downs. • .
Together, the two• combine to form one of
the best one-two punches the Lion defense has
faced this season, and Paterno said his squad
is goingAo have its, hands full.
a"iel;3T similar team offen
sively to what Boston College was in the sense
that they have a very sophisticated passing
game," Paterno said. "They have an out
standing quarterback, maybe the best quar
terback we would have to face all year, a kid
who's ranked seventh in the NCAA in passing
efficiency.
•"But I think the difference (between Bos
ton College and Cincinnati) would be that
Cincinnati, at this time, has more balance
anca, Bruno key element in Lions' success
By CHRIS LINDSLEY
Collegian Sports Writer
With much of the emphasis in col
lege football these days on offense
and defense, the kicking game is
sometimes lost in the shuffle.
Sometimes, but not at Penn State,
where Head Coach Joe Paterno is a
firm believer that kicking is a vital
element in the makeup of a
championship team.
He feels so strongly about it that he
places it between defense and offense
as the second most important factor
in winning games.
And just a quick look at John Bru 2
no's and Massimo Manca's statistics
gives one a good indication of why the
Lions are 8-0.
Bruno, a senior walk-on from Pitts
burgh, 'has averaged 43.7 yards per
punt this season, while place-kicker
Manca has converted 14 of 19 field
goals, and is a perfect 17 of 17 on
extra-point conversions.
"I think our kicking has been out
standing," Paterno said. "I can't tell
you how many kicking plays have
.been vital. I think there's a lot of
them that have been vital to whether
we've won or lost a football game."
It was Manca's 46-yard field goal
that was the difference in the Lions'
season-opening win, 20-18, at
Maryland, and Bruno has done his
share ° by consistently pinning the
opposition deep in its own territory.
But for all his accomplishments,
Bruno said he still has a way to go to
catch up to former Lion punting
greats Ralph Giacomarro and
George Reynolds.
"If I go out there and hit every kick
right, I'd be satisfied," Bruno said.
"But I've got a long way to go to catch
up to the Giacomarro's. I'm working
on it, it's a goal. And even to be
mentioned in the same sentence with
those guys, it's something to work
at."
With all the success they've had,
Manca and Bruno said it's their fail
ures they remember the longest.
And for Manca, the Syracuse game,
until the fourth quarter anyway, is a
contest he'd just as soon forget.
"Anytime you miss one it's really
tough to come back and hit the next
one," Manca said, "and at Syracuse
it was•even tougher because I missed
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than Boston College because they have their quarterback has been healthy, they've
tailback healthy. Taylor is, as good a back as played well. They're a good I-A football team.
maybe anybody but two or three kids in the I don't think there's any comparison."
country. He's a great football player, and he
reminds me very much of (Temple tailback
Paul) Palmer."
Two years ago unheralded Cincinnati came
in to Beaver Stadium and didn't allow the
Lions a touchdown, leaving with a convincing
14-3 victory. As to how the 1985 Bearcats
compare to that squad, Paterno said it is "not
even in the same ballpark.
"This is a good football team. When their
two in a row, so I thought making that
third one was a real confidence build
er for me. I needed that one because
after two kicks I was starting to doubt
myself, and to make that one was
really important. That kick was prob
ably the most important of the year
for me."
And it's those type of situations that
make kicking worthwhile to Manca.
"I don't think there's a greater
feeling than watching the ball go
through the uprights," Manca said.
"It's the : worst feeling in the world
when you don't make it, but when you
make one it's just unbelievable."
A successful kicking game does
more than put points on the board or
get the ball out of one's territory it
gives the rest of the team a lift.
And whether that lift is a 70-yard
punt by Bruno, or a 50-yard Manca
field goal, the players know how
valuable they are.
"John, you never see him shank
one," said outside linebacker Chris
Collins. "He's been consistent all
year, and that's a definite bonus. It's
depressing to have to come in there
and the ball's in your own territory.
It's like a losing battle. But John's
done a great job of keeping us out of
that situation."
"Massimo's really been coming on
this year," fullback Steve Smith said.
"Today (Saturday) he had a 53-yard
er called back with a penalty, but
anywhere inside of 50 yards we can at
least attempt to pick up three points,
and not every team in the country can
do that."
Because Manca and Bruno are
roommates, Manca has more time to
talk to Bruno about the fine points of
kicking, something he said has helped
both of them improve.
"We can relate to one another in
what we do, and I think it helps a lot,"
Manca said. "In practice I can help
him out with his punting if he's doing
something wrong, because I've seen
him do it right so many times that I
can tell when he's doing it wrong, and
he can do the same for me."
And while Bruno's current 43.7 av
erage, if extended through the end of
the season, would be a Lion record, he
said putting the ball inside the oppo
nents' 20 doesn't warrant the atten
tion he's been getting.
"It's something I practice a lot, and
For the players, the Bearcats' surprise
victory in 'B3 is a reminder of what can
happen when they take a team too lightly
"It has to be in the back of our minds,"
backup center Keith Radecic said. "We
didn't play well that year, and we can't let it
happen again.
"We can't look ahead. Being in the position
we're in right now of 8-0, and having the
possibility of going 11-0, we can't look ahead
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Lion kicker John Bruno punts the ball downfield during the game against Boston College last weekend at Beaver
Stadium. Bruno and his roommate Massimo Manca have become a major factor in Penn State's success this season.
it's something I should do," Bruno is that of being set apart from the tributions are appreciated by their
said. "It should happen, because it's team, joining it long enough to kick a teammates.
not that hard of a kick. I'm only field goal or extra point, only to rejoin "It doesn't matter that we're kick
kicking the ball 35 yards, and it's not their own world. ers," Manca said. "We're an impor
that hard to do." But Manca said he and Bruno do tant part of the team, and they know
After all, the impression of kickers not fit that stereotype, and their con- that."
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even one game. We can't look to Notre Dame
and bypass Cincinnati. If we do that, Cincin
nati will beat us."
All season long the Lion offense has had
problems generating points as the 10 points it
mustered (the defense scored the other six)
against Boston College attest.
But for quarterback John Shaffer, tomor
row's game is a chance for him to show what
he can do in his hometown, an opportunity for
which he's been waiting a long time.
"I look forward to it 'a great deal," Shaffer
said. "I've spent a great deal of my life there,
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and I have a whole lot of people there. Even
before the season I knew I couldn't wait for
that game."
Although Shaffer has been struggling all
season, Paterno said the familiar environ
ment might bring the best out of him.
"Knowing John, I can't believe he's not
excited about going home. I'm waiting till we
play back in Brooklyn some day. I'm going to
get all excited," Paterno joked. "Sure there's
a little pressure on him, but I think that's
going to add to his game."
On the season, the Cincinnati native has
completed only 45.9 percent of his passes (84
for 183) for 1,122 yards and six touchdowns,
but he's also thrown for seven interceptions.
As a result, the Lion offense has not been
very productive at times, and has scored no
more than 27 points in a single game. But the
Lions, and Shaffer, have done well enough to
win, and Paterno said it's hard to score a lot
against teams hungry to knock them off.
"When your team is going well, week in and
week out," Paterno said, "there's more pres
sure on the offense than the defense because
anytime someone upsets somebody, it's
usually the defense that does it. There's a
tremendous amount of pressure being put on
us, in that respect."
Pressure is something the Bearcats do not
face. They have nothing to lose, and for that
fact alone defensive end Chris Collins said
they must be treated with kid gloves.
"On any given day, anybody can beat
anybody," Collins said. "It sort•of scares you
that when I came in as a freshman teams like
Temple and Rutgers, you just knew you were
going to beat them. But not any more. Every
one's getting equal."
Collins, who plays behind Shane Conlan,
has made his presence felt in his stints with
the Lion defense, and he is not alone.
It has been the defense that has consistent
ly kept- the Lions in games in which the
offense"ha's sputtered, and as a unit it has
yielded an average of only 13.6 points per
game.
Paterno said the strong play of his defense
has had a conservative effect on his play
calling, as he's less likely to get fancy when
the Lions have the ball.
"If we're playing the kind of defense we're
playing," Paterno said, "you don't want to
get foolish and try to look good with the
offensive stats. We want to win the football
game."
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The Daily Collegian
Friday, Nov. 8, 1985
Bearcats
in search
of upset
By CHRIS LODER
Collegian Sports Writer
The year was 1983. Mighty
Penn State was coming off its
first national championship when
unheralded Cincinnati came to
Beaver Stadium. After losing the
first annual Kickoff Classic to
Nebraska 44-6, the Lions were
expected to vent their frustra
tions on the Bearcats.
But in one of the biggest upsets
of that year, the Bearcats scored
two second- quarter touchdowns
en route to a 14-3 victory. More
than anything, the win put the
Cincinnati program on the map.
Two years later, the Bearcats
are in a similar situation. A win
over the No. 2 Lions tomorrow at
Riverfront Stadium would be one
giant leap for the Cincinnati pro
gram.
The Bearcats, 5-4, were idle
last week. Two weeks ago, the
Bearcats shut down Boston Col
lege 24-17 in a game at Riverfront
Stadium. Head Coach Dave Cur
rey said the week off may affect
his team's performance tomor
row.
"I am not sure if the bye helped
us as much as the win over 8.C.,"
Currey said. "We enjoyed savor
ing the victory over B.C. last
week. Watching the films of Penn
State is humbling us this week as
we prepare for them."
Currey said the Lions may be
one of the toughest teams the
Bearcats will face all season.
"Penn State's image is one of
strength and discipline, and I
think this year's team is exempli
fying that," Currey said. "The
personality of their team is like
that of their coach one of hard
work and discipline. I have a lot
of respect for both Joe Paterno
and his fine program."
The Bearcats are paced by the
rushing of junior Reggie Taylor.