(This story originally ran 3.31.11, so it is not to be confused with
some bad April Fool’s joke. It’s bad…but not a joke.)
PISCATAWAY — What’s worth more? A commencement speech by a Nobel-winning novelist? Or a pair of Q&A sessions with one of reality television’s biggest stars?
At Rutgers University, Snooki edges out Toni Morrison by a couple thousand dollars.
Last month, Rutgers officials said they had booked Morrison — author of “Beloved,” “Song of Solomon” and other novels — to speak in a 52,000-seat football stadium at commencement in May. She will be paid $30,000, marking the first time Rutgers has written a check for a graduation speaker.
Tonight, Rutgers students said they had also made a big-name booking. Snooki — the “Jersey Shore” star whose real name is Nicole Polizzi — appeared at two question-and-answer sessions at the Livingston Student Center in Piscataway.
Her fee: $32,000
Full story HERE.
Rutgers University ought to be ashamed of itself, even if they paid $3 for an uneducated Reality TV “star” to speak to students in a higher education setting.
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3 responses to “‘Snooki’ Paid More Than Toni Morrison to Speak at Rutgers…NOT April Fools”
It pays to be a Ho!
Evidently very well at that.
Not surprised, Mo.