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High gas prices affecting students
Gas prices at all time high nation wide; students must find ways to save gas money
Gail Cole
Issue date: 6/2/08 Section: News
Everything from driving to work to late-night 7-11 runs are becoming a lot more expensive.
Local gas prices are now more than $4 a gallon, causing students to pay more and reevaluate their driving and spending habits.
"I've been paying double for what I normally did on gas," said Alysia Furman, a freshman in business.
She said she now spends $40 per week on gas.
According to OregonGasPrices.com, gas prices in Corvallis ranged from $3.97 to $4.07 per gallon.
The site said the lowest price for gas in the state Saturday afternoon was $3.83 per gallon in Hood River, while the highest was $4.39 per gallon in Eugene.
Nationwide prices are extremely high as well. The Department of Energy's Information Administration website said the average price of gasoline in the U.S. last week was $3.94 per gallon, which was up 73 cents from a year ago.
The EIA's website also said that price variation among national regions is caused by gas stations' distance from imported supplies of crude oil, disruptions to supply (such as what happened after Hurricane Katrina in 2005), competition and operating costs of gas stations, as well as costs from environmental laws and programs.
Prices have caused students to find themselves with less money for doing the things they used to do.
"It's a burden to have to drive," Furman said. "It makes me not motivated to ride my horse or go to Lebanon."
"When it was cheaper… I would be able to go to the movies more and travel," said Joe Conrad, a freshman in history and education.
Even when students do travel, their vacation plans change because of gas prices.
"[Gas prices] limited our opportunities because half our budget was [spent] getting here," said Tiffany Perkins, a freshman in housing studies, about a trip to Vancouver, Canada, she went on with fellow students. "We couldn't do a lot of things because we had to budget around gas."
"It ate the money out of my wallet," said AJ Aylett, a freshman in new media communications, about the trip.
Local gas prices are now more than $4 a gallon, causing students to pay more and reevaluate their driving and spending habits.
"I've been paying double for what I normally did on gas," said Alysia Furman, a freshman in business.
She said she now spends $40 per week on gas.
According to OregonGasPrices.com, gas prices in Corvallis ranged from $3.97 to $4.07 per gallon.
The site said the lowest price for gas in the state Saturday afternoon was $3.83 per gallon in Hood River, while the highest was $4.39 per gallon in Eugene.
Nationwide prices are extremely high as well. The Department of Energy's Information Administration website said the average price of gasoline in the U.S. last week was $3.94 per gallon, which was up 73 cents from a year ago.
The EIA's website also said that price variation among national regions is caused by gas stations' distance from imported supplies of crude oil, disruptions to supply (such as what happened after Hurricane Katrina in 2005), competition and operating costs of gas stations, as well as costs from environmental laws and programs.
Prices have caused students to find themselves with less money for doing the things they used to do.
"It's a burden to have to drive," Furman said. "It makes me not motivated to ride my horse or go to Lebanon."
"When it was cheaper… I would be able to go to the movies more and travel," said Joe Conrad, a freshman in history and education.
Even when students do travel, their vacation plans change because of gas prices.
"[Gas prices] limited our opportunities because half our budget was [spent] getting here," said Tiffany Perkins, a freshman in housing studies, about a trip to Vancouver, Canada, she went on with fellow students. "We couldn't do a lot of things because we had to budget around gas."
"It ate the money out of my wallet," said AJ Aylett, a freshman in new media communications, about the trip.
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