Keeler's salary disclosed for first time - Issue 4 - Salary disclosed for first time

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Volume 137, Issue 4 of The Review reports on the release of newly disclosed salary and tax records for K.C. Keeler, revealing a base salary of $251,083 plus $37,000 in bonuses and other perks in addition to additional non-taxable benefits for fiscal year 2009. The issue also covers campus life stories, including a university bus driver who doubles as a techno DJ, using light displays and curated techno sets to engage late-night riders while shaping student behavior.

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Keeler's salary disclosed for first time

Hens'football coach earns more than $300,000 per year,tax records show

Bus driver doubles as techno DJ

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breaking news and more. | | --- | --- | Tuesday,September 21,2010 Volume 137,Issue 4 # Keeler's salary disclosed for first time ## Hens'football coach earns more than $300,000 per year,tax records show BY JOSH SHANNON records obtained Inside: by The Review. Editor in Chief That includes ·Harker's pay ranks No.2 Ending years of speculationabout the salary of the Hens'footballcoach,the university has for the firsttime released documents that show a base salaryof $251,083,a in nation-page 12 ·UD's 10 highest-paid $37,000 bonus and $22,579 inother perks,such employees-page 12 K.C.Keeler is among the highest-paid coaches in the Colonial AthleticAssociation. as use of a university vehicle,saiduniversity spokesman David Brond. performance goals and stuff likethat,"Brond said. available. The salary figures were releasedas part of the university's 990 taxform.Tax-exempt organizations, Keeler,who took over the headcoaching job in 2002,earned a salaryof $310,662 in fiscal year 2009,which spans from July 2008 to June2009,according to university tax He also received an additional$74,678 in non-taxable benefits,such as health care,and deferredcompensation,which he will collect But,according to experts,Keeler's actual annual pay could behigher.In addition to a salary fromtheir universities,many coaches See KEELER page 12 THE REVIEW/Jessica Sorentino Nader Assawah typically spends five hours preparing his music choices for his late-night shifts driving a university bus. # Bus driver doubles as techno DJ 'Techno bus'wins students over with dance music,light show "His comp-endorsement deals and televisionensationcontracts,giving lectures or runningbased on thesummer camps,according to Andrewteam's successZimbalist,a sports economist aton the field andSmith College in Massachusetts.incentives forIt is unknown whether Keelerthe team off thereceives any such additional pay,asfield—academicthose contracts would not be publicly BY JESSICA SORENTINO know Nader is coming tonight.”Nader Assawah,a universityTransportation Services employee,has been driving the late-night busshift for approximately four years.He said he uses his love of drivingas a way to encourage good behaviorand expose students to art. StudentAffairs Editor At 10:35 p.m.on Friday night,students sat under the Smith HallOverpass waiting for one of thelate-night buses to come pick themup.Junior KP Lau was specificallywaiting for the last bus in the late-night series—the techno bus—andhe was not the only one. "I’m known for taking simpleobjects and turning them intodramatic ones,"Assawah said ofturning an ordinary ride home intoa club-like experience."This is asimple job and I modified it into "I’m going home now,"Lausaid."But I told my friend,'Don'tdrive me home,drop me off here—I 1 News 14 Editorial one that would carry a message andinject thrill on campus.” Inside the techno bus,colorfulstrobe lights flash and a giant soundsystem—big enough to take up thewhole front of the bus—occupiesthe space.Assawah wears ringsthat are mini-strobe lights,and hisheadphones project bright lights allaround him.Everything about thetechno bus screams "club,"exceptthe environment is not chaotic. The music Assawah chooses toplay on the bus is not random,but 15 Opinion 17 Mosaic THE REVIEW/Spencer Schargorodski Hens'coach K.C.Keeler earns more than $300,00 per year. Over the summer,32 newwere installed in key areas ofcampus to deter crime and increasefaculty and staff,using locationrecommendations providedstudents,according to universitypolice officials. The OfficeofCampusand PublicSafety partnered with Motorol

FAQs

What did the university release for the first time about K.C. Keeler?

The university released documents showing Keeler’s base salary, bonuses, and other perks, along with non-taxable benefits, through tax records.

What does the issue reveal about Keeler’s compensation for fiscal year 2009?

It states that Keeler earned a salary of $310,662 in fiscal year 2009 and received additional non-taxable benefits valued at $74,678.

What is the “techno bus” story about?

The issue describes a late-night bus run by Nader Assawah, who uses dance music and a light show to make rides feel like a club experience while encouraging good behavior.

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