Article: Rising gas prices affect Southern Illinois U.-Edwardsville students

Melinda Hawkins
University Wire
06-04-2001
(The Alestle) (U-WIRE) EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Gas prices keep climbing and Southern Ilinois University-Edwardsville students are feeling a crunch in their pocketbooks as they try to adjust their budgets to higher gas prices.

"The gas prices are ruining my budget," said Kim Kanipe, a senior in the SIUE art department. "I can no longer make extra trips anywhere because I wouldn't have enough money to get to school. I'm particularly frustrated because I'm moving back to St. Charles and expect my gas costs to go way up."

Erin King is a senior who says the gas prices have had an effect on her lifestyle. "It really has affected me. I used to take trips ...

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