With spring comes higher gas prices
Taj Carr
Issue date: 3/23/09 Section: Campus News
Gas prices and routine
maintenance are the factors
that drive Bucks students
crazy on a daily basis.
Throughout Bucks' parking
lots, students act like predator
and prey-following
departing students to their
cars in order to snatch up a
good space.
But during these tough economic
times, students who
pay for gas on a weekly basis
in order to get to school are
running on empty.
According to the Energy
Information Administration,
as of March 2, the current
average price for gas on the
east coast stands at $1.92.
Alicia Volpe, 21, a psychology
major from Levittown
said, "It's okay where it is,
but it could be cheaper."
Volpe spends about $40 a
week to fill up her 2002
Hyundai Accent to accommodate
her lifestyle and five-day
school schedule.
By many standards, the current
prices are better when
compared to just a few
months ago when gas prices
ranged between $2.50 and $3
a gallon for regular unleaded.
"Prices aren't so bad, but
when they get higher my car
is kind of a gas hog," said Eric
Eitelgeorge, 20, a social service
major from Doylestown.
Higher gas prices cost
Eitelgeorge $60 to $70 to fill
his 97 Volkswagen Passat
VR6. At the current prices it
still takes roughly $40 to fill
his tank.
Other students pay less
when it comes to filling up at
the gas station.
Mike Ireland, 20, criminal
justice major from Levittown,
owns a 1987 Honda Accord.
He forks out $20 to $30 for a
full tank of gas.
To save on gas, some Bucks
students have even considered
alternatives to physically
going to school.
Ashley Wunder, 21, a history
major from Levittown,
contemplated taking online
courses to save on gas.
Frequency of driving and
distance are not the only factors
that affect a car's gas efficiency.
Overall maintenance of a
car can greatly determine
how well a car runs, thus saving
students on gas.
maintenance are the factors
that drive Bucks students
crazy on a daily basis.
Throughout Bucks' parking
lots, students act like predator
and prey-following
departing students to their
cars in order to snatch up a
good space.
But during these tough economic
times, students who
pay for gas on a weekly basis
in order to get to school are
running on empty.
According to the Energy
Information Administration,
as of March 2, the current
average price for gas on the
east coast stands at $1.92.
Alicia Volpe, 21, a psychology
major from Levittown
said, "It's okay where it is,
but it could be cheaper."
Volpe spends about $40 a
week to fill up her 2002
Hyundai Accent to accommodate
her lifestyle and five-day
school schedule.
By many standards, the current
prices are better when
compared to just a few
months ago when gas prices
ranged between $2.50 and $3
a gallon for regular unleaded.
"Prices aren't so bad, but
when they get higher my car
is kind of a gas hog," said Eric
Eitelgeorge, 20, a social service
major from Doylestown.
Higher gas prices cost
Eitelgeorge $60 to $70 to fill
his 97 Volkswagen Passat
VR6. At the current prices it
still takes roughly $40 to fill
his tank.
Other students pay less
when it comes to filling up at
the gas station.
Mike Ireland, 20, criminal
justice major from Levittown,
owns a 1987 Honda Accord.
He forks out $20 to $30 for a
full tank of gas.
To save on gas, some Bucks
students have even considered
alternatives to physically
going to school.
Ashley Wunder, 21, a history
major from Levittown,
contemplated taking online
courses to save on gas.
Frequency of driving and
distance are not the only factors
that affect a car's gas efficiency.
Overall maintenance of a
car can greatly determine
how well a car runs, thus saving
students on gas.
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