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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015 VOLUME 141, ISSUE 17
Will Monté stay or go? FACEBOOK Hagelstein, pictured right, was killed in a hit and run early Sunday morning.
Graduate killed in Newark pedestrian collision CADY ZUVICH Executive Editor A recent graduate is dead after being struck by a car early Sunday morning, according to UDaily. Amanda Hagelstein, 22, was walking to cross East Delaware Avenue and South Chapel Street at 1:33 a.m. when she was hit by a 1994 Ford Ranger driven by 21-year-old Kyle Loyd of Newark. Hagelstein, a 2014 alumna from New Castle, Del., died from sustained injuries at Christiana Hospital. According to police, Loyd was driving east on Delaware Avenue when Hagelstein began running to cross the street. Loyd initially fled the scene, but was later taken into custody without incident by the Newark Police Department. Newark Police have charged Loyd with a DUI and leaving the scene of a collision. He has been released on a $5,500 secured bond. If you would like to contribute to a memorial piece for this story, please email apwilson@udel.edu.
KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW Monté Ross, shown here restraining a player during a recent game, will no longer be head coach of the men’s basketball team if he is not resigned after his contract ended with Saturday’s playoff loss. Ross has been with the program since his hiring as head coach in 2006. MATT BUTLER Managing News Editor “It’s like getting a root canal.” That was how Pat Skerry, head coach of the Towson Tigers, described coaching against current Delaware head basketball coach Monté Ross. Skerry’s teeth may get a break soon: after nine years with the program, Ross’ next loss might be his last. Ross is in the final year of his contract and despite his significant recent success, an extension does not appear to be on the horizon. The News Journal reported this
week that Ross was angered by a low contract offer by the university after last season, but when he decided to accept it anyway, the university declined. Ross has emerged as a sympathetic figure in the press and among students recently. Supportive signs have popped up at games, letters and petitions are appearing on his behalf and media members around the country are calling for an extension. Ross, whose teams have the best CAA record over the last three seasons, said his contract is not affecting the way he coaches and that
he, as well as the team, have to concentrate only on what they can actually control. “You always appreciate support,” he said. “I think it shows that people respect the job that you’ve done, the way your players play and how you’ve built the program[...] I think we have built something here that is sustainable, and they appreciate that.” He refused to comment on The News Journal reports and his contract in general. Ross also would not say whether the situation has resulted in tension between he and Eric Ziady, athletic director since 2012. Ziady declined to be interviewed for
this story, citing personnel policies. Dick Jerardi, who covers college basketball for the Philadelphia Inquirer, said though he follows Delaware basketball from afar, it is clear that Ross has been instrumental in turning the basketball program around at the university. “The most important thing a coach can have is administrative support,” he said. “I don’t know specifically if he does not have that, but I do know he does not have a contract. On the surface, it would appear [he does not].” See JERARDI page 4
Pay cut ahead for Harker when he joins Fed JAY PANANDIKER Administrative News Editor
KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW President Patrick Harker, pictured last week during a faculty meeting.
President Patrick T. Harker may be taking a pay cut with his new position at Philadelphia’s Federal Reserve Bank. As university president, Harker has been making far into six figures, his 2013 base salary being $747,507 plus $103,571 in other compensation. Harker is among the highest paid presidents and is the highest paid public employee in the state. Former president David Roselle was earning a total compensation of $2,377,100 at his time of retirement. In 2013, Charles I. Plosser, then-president of the Philadelphia Fed, received $350,400. This salary is toward the
middle of the range of other Federal Reserve presidents. The amount has not changed since 2010 due to a salary freeze at the bank. The Third District is the smallest district in terms of geographic reach and the second smallest by population. The Philadelphia Fed also publishes The Anxious Index, an annual report on the economic outlook. As the president of the Philadelphia Fed, Harker will oversee the branch’s 900 employees. He will also be rotating member of the Federal Open Market Committee, which sets the federal funds rate—the rate at which banks lend money to each other. This rate ultimately determines the interest rate.
Former Fed CEO’s salary in 2013: $350,400 Harker’s pay over the years
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