Rutgers University paying snooki $32,000 to speak to students.

… and get this…. Rutgers is paying $2000 more for Snooki than they are for Nobel Peace Prize Winner: Toni Morrison who is scheduled to give the commencement.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — “Study hard, but party harder.”
Those and other words of wisdom delivered by “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to Rutgers University students Thursday cost the state University $32,000 in speaking fees, The Star-Ledger reported.
The fee is $2,000 more than the payment Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison will receive when she delivers Rutgers’ commencement address. It was funded by the mandatory student activity fees paid by Rutgers undergraduates, according to the newspaper. Most of the events financed by the fees are free for students.

The 8:00pm and 10:00pm question-and-answer sessions at Livingston Student Center in Piscataway, N.J., drew sold-out audiences of about 500 students, some of whom were brought on stage to learn the “Jersey Shore” fist pump or to be judged on their abs.

Snooki — who usually commands about $15,000 per club appearance or event, according to the New York Post — also told students her perfect man would be someone whose name ends in a vowel, who makes her laugh and who has a close relationship with his parents, The Star-Ledger reported.

And when asked to name her biggest inspiration, the diminutive reality star cited her skin tone.
“I’d honestly say being tan,” she said. “When you’re tan, you feel better about yourself.”
Some Rutgers students blasted the university’s decision to hire Snooki.
“As an RU student, I’m really ashamed,” one student tweeted, according to FOXNews.com
“My tuition dollars wasted on Snooki,” another student wrote. “Rutgers probably could have paid her with a case of beer.”

Members of the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA), which organized the event, defended the high speaking fee, saying the group had been looking for someone who could appeal to the student community.

“We’re trying to provide different kinds of experiences to students,” said the group’s president, Ana Castillo.

University spokesman E.J. Miranda said RUPA made the decision to invite Snooki based on feedback from students and added that no state funds or tuition money are used for the association’s events.

“Nearly 2,000 students expressed their wish to attend an event featuring Snooki and a second show was added,” Miranda said in a statement. “The cost for her appearance included the fee for the moderator Adam Ace, a comedian who has been named College Comedian of the Year by the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities, and the booking fee.”

Miranda — who noted that other RUPA events have featured informational programs on subjects such as autism, how to start your own publication and media and politics — added that the show was “promoted as a comedy act, not an academic program.” [source]

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by Slaus