Alcohol may counter benefits from calcium By Fattie Greene Staff Repotter__ Drinking more than two beers, glasses of wine or mixed drinks a day takes away the benefits of cal cium in people’s diet, according to a new study by a California profes sor. Michael Criqui, professor of medicine and community and family medicine at the University of Califomia-San Diego School of Medicine in La Jolla, said labora tory studies indicate that calcium is absorbed poorly when accompa nied with heavy alcohol drinking. Criqui and a colleague con ducted the study, which was fm.ifad by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. It was based on data from 7,011 men of Japanese descent. When the study began, in 1965, the men were living on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Criqut said several large popu lation studies have shown that persons who habitually take in more calcium through their diets may have lower blood pressure, although the correlation between the two remains controversial. With more than two alcoholic drinks aday, a person’sblood pres sure goes up and lower benefits from calcium occur, Criqui said. He said calcium is important for the growth of bones in the early years, the maintenance of bones in later life and other numerous, but small, bodily functions. ASUNfrom Page 1 He said ASUN shouldn’t protest the regents’ actions because they aren’t in the position to change the le gality of the issue. If the regents were unable to work with Roskens, McShane said, it was their duty to dismiss him. According to media reports, McShane said, there have been sev eral issues in the past that have caused conflicts between the regents and Roskens. If regents had no confidence in Roskcns’ leadership abilities McShane said, “would you expec them to let him run the university?’ AS UN also passed a bill urgin regents “to uphold the academi principles of open debate and publi accountability whenever legally fea sible in its meetings and policy deci sions.” Thomlison said the resolution an the bill should send a “positive mes sage” to the regents from the UNi student body. Self-help group assists alcoholics' adult children By Michelle Cheney Staff Reporter Alcoholics’ adult children who suffer from low self-esteem, are un able to trust others and have trouble making friends can enroll in a self help group sponsored by the Univer sity Health Center. Most adult children of alcoholics experience these problems, said CynthiaJSenchuk, a graduate student in clinical psychology and facilitator of the group. The program helps the participants work through these and any other problems they may wish to discuss, she said. Every Tuesday night, adult chil dren of alcoholics can join together to discuss how they deal with their par ents’ disease, Scnchuk said. She said the participants deter mine the subject material for the night, and she and co-facilitator Dave Provorse help guide the discussion. Senchuk said this is the fifth year the program has been at the Univer sity of Nebraska-Lincoln. She said alcoholism touches many lives and the children of alcoholics can.have problems that last into adulthood. The support group meets Tuesday nights in 225 Burnett Hall. She said the meetings will continue until dead week. The group is free to UNL stu dents and costs $3 for non-students. Although the first meeting has been held, new members may join until Oct. 3 by attending a meeting. Nobody can enroll after that date, she said, so that members can build a trusting environment without the in trusion of strangers. J SATURDAY FOOTBALL » t PABST BLUE RIBBON PITCHER $2.8^ | soVoTf Any Pizza IName_ ^xgires 9^30^89^ The Brands 1 You Want At... rices You Like! Bran«! DENIM JEANS $I9”-$24”I I_Save 30% - 50%!! [ i Palmettos BELTED WASHED CANVAS PANTS _ Neutral Fall $ zk Colors H^p Compare at $30 Hi Mm