Richard Bernstein of the Wayne State Board of Governors is quoted in an article about how area college students are coping with the high cost of gasoline. According to a survey conducted last spring by the university's Center for Urban Studies, about 80 percent of over 5,000 students surveyed drive alone from homes in suburban Detroit . Only 7 percent ride with others and 4 percent ride buses. "Our students just got hit with an 18.5 percent increase in tuition and now gas prices are causing a crisis," Bernstein said. "We are going to lose students on the edge. They cannot deal with all these increases all at once." He plans to propose the creation of a college Intranet message board to help students and staff form carpools. Eventually, he'd like to see a fleet of commuter buses dedicated to picking up WSU students and staff at specific locations. Jeremy Waechter, a junior majoring in political science here, estimates his commute from Westland will cost him $280 a month. He also spends $80 a month on campus parking fees and $90 a month on insurance for his old pickup truck. "If it breaks down, I won't be going to school," he said, "because there's no way I'm getting a bus from out here." The article is accompanied by a photo of Bernstein.