Show Gas prices dropping good for students T r rT 7 r 4 z- z r Photo by Ani 7 11 on s. s Redwood rd Sunday December 7 2008 Bryce Marlor Manor Con Contributing buting Writer j Gas prices in Utah are continuing ing to drop and students arent aren't complaining p According to ta last week in Utah the average gallon of gas cost That is 17 cents less than n the national average Just one ni month ago go gas averaged d per gallon in Utah and was 17 cents over the national nation l average As students ask themselves why th the sudden drop in gas prices while while tI the economy seems to slip from underneath each comes conies to their own conclusion but conclude that they dont don't mind the relief when filling up Some believe beliey that gas prices have lowered vered b because ca se of the there re recent ent election I think it is great gas prices are coming down like they are but in my opinion I think they are just going to sky sly rocket back up to where they were when starts his presidency alumni Clayton Kitterman said I I think the only reason they came down was because of the elections Lower Lowet gas prices affect the way I that st students live and the cars that they are area able to drive e. e With less money going t to f fuel vehicles m more re money one v can be be allotted to other budgeted items I I think this is great news for students that are out on their own having to pay for rent food car insurance insurance tuition Maybe now I will actually have a little bit of spending money Y alumni and libl library uy staff led Jed Arbon saidI saidI saidI said I was in the process of selling my it was vas costing me way too much to drive but now that gas gas' prices have come down I 1 Ican Ican can afford it student Lance Ririe said I was paying more in gas each month than my car payment and insurance itself Some students feel that these gas prices are too good to be true trite and although they like what they see they are hesitant to count on the lower prices for longI long I am in love with the gas prices right now I usually spend to drive up to Sun Valley Idaho and see my mom Over Thanksgiving r I was ab able e to d drive ve up th there re and back back JOT for 45 student Sarah Laycok said Im afraid id to get too e excited cited about it though because J I fear that it wont won't last long w With tl the current state of the economy you never know what is going to t happen tomorrow Accusations have been made toward gas station owners owner owners claiming that they were trying g to make ex extra money on g gas s but they say th that that t is IS not accurate Aan As A Asan Asan an independent owner it is is' hard t to find that median between making money on gas but not Being too high said Keith Joseph owner owrie of Komer Korner Chevron in Alpine in Utah County With s so many gas stations around round you your cant can't be a nickel higher than the he heguy guy down the street or you can bet your bottom dollar that they'll go goto goto to your competitor Some still cant can't help but wonder if the lower gas prices are too goo good to be true and if they will take a a sudden spike back to 17 cents Gas down Continued on AS Gas down students up Continued from A Al 1 higher than the national average Ive worked at a gas station for the last eight years I know as most do that we should all enjoy these low gas prices while they last because as soon as our economy takes a one- one eighty you can rest assured that so will the price of petroleum alumni and gas station employee Clayton Joseph said It might be advisable to save that extra 50 a month while we can because 4 dollars a gallon is only a stones stone's throw throwaway away The consensus seems that prices may feel too good in their current state but now is the time to take advantage of the extra money in a shaky economy |