Lane Lewis

Prices keep going up, but the minimum wage -- which many students are paid -- has remained steady for several years. It can be a struggle for those who are trying to make ends meet. Lane Lewis has more in this Bobcat Update.

(Standup) College students that have to work through school are known for having to live cheap. That's especially the case in Texas where the state has the most minimum wage workers in the United States. And at seven dollars and 25 cents, the minimum wage here in Texas is tied for the lowest in the country. 
Students and non-students alike have to worry about rent, buying food and rising gas prices. Being paid the minimum wage comes to about 15-thousand dollars a year. That's not much for sustaining a family.
(Dr. William Chittenden, Head of the Department of Finance and Economics)
Students have it a little easier than a family would, but they still struggle..
(Adrian Hernandez, Junior Mass Communications major)
Working on campus can be easier and more convenient for anyone being paid the minimum wage. It helps save on gas money if commute times are reduced.
(Standup) The government isn't likely to raise the minimum wage anytime soon due to reasons like inflation, but there are other options that, while maybe less convenient, will pay more than the minimum wage. For Bobcat Update, I'm Lane Lewis.