Snooki gets $2K more than author Toni Morrison to appear at Rutgers

[Ravi]

Sorry, but this is a sad state of the youth of America.

Where they will pay more money for a reality show tramp than a respected writer.

These are the same people that want Donald Trump and Sarah Palin for President too.


I fear for our future with people like this.

Sigh...not you too, EZ. The various clubs are given money to spend as they wish as long as they are not engaging in illegal activity. At my daughter's college some of the money is used to hire *gasp* rock and roll bands that the students have been seen moshing over!!!!

 

[Anguille]

Snooki cracks me up, what little I've seen of her. I'd pay more to see her than to see Toni Morrison. With some exceptions I don't get poetry and I don't even remember if I've ever even tried to read one of her poems though I must have done.

She also writes novels and is a very good story teller.

But probably not really what students want their activity fees paying for...anyway, she's merely speaking at the commencement ceremony.

I can't believe the outrage over this...Snooki must be some horrible evil murderer or something on the level of Dick Cheney.

Snooki is as cute as a bug. Snooki for pres!!!!

 

[Ravi]

Sorry, but this is a sad state of the youth of America.

Where they will pay more money for a reality show tramp than a respected writer.

These are the same people that want Donald Trump and Sarah Palin for President too.


I fear for our future with people like this.

Oh, wait...that was sarcasm, right?

 

[FuelRod]

I'm more suprised that this story comes out of a University the caliber or Rutgers than anything.

 

[random3434]

Sorry, but this is a sad state of the youth of America.

Where they will pay more money for a reality show tramp than a respected writer.

These are the same people that want Donald Trump and Sarah Palin for President too.


I fear for our future with people like this.

Sigh...not you too, EZ. The various clubs are given money to spend as they wish as long as they are not engaging in illegal activity. At my daughter's college some of the money is used to hire *gasp* rock and roll bands that the students have been seen moshing over!!!!

*sigh*

Ravi, they are paying money for SNOOKIE!

Not Munford and Sons or Arcade Fire, but some skank from a reality tv show.


Big Difference in my opinion. She doesn't make music, she does nothing. What wisdom and value does she bring to these college kids?

 

[Ravi]

Sorry, but this is a sad state of the youth of America.

Where they will pay more money for a reality show tramp than a respected writer.

These are the same people that want Donald Trump and Sarah Palin for President too.


I fear for our future with people like this.

Sigh...not you too, EZ. The various clubs are given money to spend as they wish as long as they are not engaging in illegal activity. At my daughter's college some of the money is used to hire *gasp* rock and roll bands that the students have been seen moshing over!!!!

*sigh*

Ravi, they are paying money for SNOOKIE!

Not Munford and Sons or Arcade Fire, but some skank from a reality tv show.


Big Difference in my opinion. She doesn't make music, she does nothing. What wisdom and value does she bring to these college kids?

The same wisdom and value they get when they pay for a rock and roll band to entertain them. None. It's not about wisdom and value...it is about entertainment.

 

[random3434]

Sigh...not you too, EZ. The various clubs are given money to spend as they wish as long as they are not engaging in illegal activity. At my daughter's college some of the money is used to hire *gasp* rock and roll bands that the students have been seen moshing over!!!!

*sigh*

Ravi, they are paying money for SNOOKIE!

Not Munford and Sons or Arcade Fire, but some skank from a reality tv show.


Big Difference in my opinion. She doesn't make music, she does nothing. What wisdom and value does she bring to these college kids?

The same wisdom and value they get when they pay for a rock and roll band to entertain them. None. It's not about wisdom and value...it is about entertainment.

Well, if you've seen me rant and rave on here about Reality Shows, the people on them, and the people that watch them, you'd get where I'm coming from.



Snookie.............................

 

[Two Thumbs]

Snooki cracks me up, what little I've seen of her. I'd pay more to see her than to see Toni Morrison. With some exceptions I don't get poetry and I don't even remember if I've ever even tried to read one of her poems though I must have done.

She was the one that named clinton to be the first black Pres.

Know who she is now?

 

[Ravi]

*sigh*

Ravi, they are paying money for SNOOKIE!

Not Munford and Sons or Arcade Fire, but some skank from a reality tv show.


Big Difference in my opinion. She doesn't make music, she does nothing. What wisdom and value does she bring to these college kids?

The same wisdom and value they get when they pay for a rock and roll band to entertain them. None. It's not about wisdom and value...it is about entertainment.

Well, if you've seen me rant and rave on here about Reality Shows, the people on them, and the people that watch them, you'd get where I'm coming from.



Snookie.............................

You're scaring me. I hope your just messing with my head. IMO, the students can hire whomever they want for entertainment...it is their money.

 

[jillian]

Sorry, but this is a sad state of the youth of America.

Where they will pay more money for a reality show tramp than a respected writer.

These are the same people that want Donald Trump and Sarah Palin for President too.


I fear for our future with people like this.

Oh, wait...that was sarcasm, right?

I think she meant it about Trump and Palin.

 

[Anguille]

I'm just hanging out in this thread waiting for chanel to link the Snookie phenomenon to socialism or something.

 

[Ravi]

I'm just hanging out in this thread waiting for chanel to link the Snookie phenomenon to socialism or something.

It's possible that Snooki will ruin an entire generation, just as Elvis did.

 

[Anguille]

The same wisdom and value they get when they pay for a rock and roll band to entertain them. None. It's not about wisdom and value...it is about entertainment.

Well, if you've seen me rant and rave on here about Reality Shows, the people on them, and the people that watch them, you'd get where I'm coming from.



Snookie.............................

You're scaring me. I hope your just messing with my head. IMO, the students can hire whomever they want for entertainment...it is their money.

All that education down the drain.

I agree with you. What does it matter? It's not like Toni Morrison doesn't get paid to speak also. Do we all have to be high brow all the time?

Sheesh! I need to look at a Snooki video now.

 

[G.T.]

This just goes to show the epic failure of parenting skills.

We have children that have never been punished raising children that were never punished.

And some of us are shocked that a Nobel winner gets less money and attention at a College, than a drunken TV whore.

Don't be, we are still going down hill.

So Snooki is better at negotiating a contract...why is this such a big deal. Doesn't Palin get even more and she's just an attention whore.

Not so much to do with the money to me.

A Nobel winning author drew an average crowd of students.

A dumb **** draws so many that she got a 2nd day.

What this tells me is that the up and coming generation thinks little of earning greatness compared to whoreing for money and fame

This is an exaggeration ala being an old man.

Who would have been a bigger draw at college in say, the 70's. Clint Eastwood, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles.......... or....A Nobel speaker?

You guessed it.

It's no different than that. Snooki is a Celebrity, and it's her Celebrity (fame) drawing the crowd, not her personal intelligence. Get over it.

 

[G.T.]

Sorry, but this is a sad state of the youth of America.

Where they will pay more money for a reality show tramp than a respected writer.

These are the same people that want Donald Trump and Sarah Palin for President too.


I fear for our future with people like this.

No, it's the always-has-been State of America, is more like it. Fame's been a "big deal" since TV and Radio.

 

[Two Thumbs]

So Snooki is better at negotiating a contract...why is this such a big deal. Doesn't Palin get even more and she's just an attention whore.

Not so much to do with the money to me.

A Nobel winning author drew an average crowd of students.

A dumb **** draws so many that she got a 2nd day.

What this tells me is that the up and coming generation thinks little of earning greatness compared to whoreing for money and fame

This is an exaggeration ala being an old man.

Who would have been a bigger draw at college in say, the 70's. Clint Eastwood, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles.......... or....A Nobel speaker?

You guessed it.

It's no different than that. Snooki is a Celebrity, and it's her Celebrity (fame) drawing the crowd, not her personal intelligence. Get over it.

I don't recall any of those getting invites to speak at a school.

Granted, I was very young at the time.

 

[chanel]

Chanel does not think Snookie is a socialist. In fact I believe she voted for McCain because she opposed Obama's "racist tanning tax" or some shit. I understand that the students can hire whoever the hell they want. I am not "outraged" Just saddened and disappointed that my alma mater has sunk so low. I am also a bit angry that the taxpayers of NJ have to indirectly subsidize this crap. The alumni assn won't be seeing another dime from the chanels in the future.

For the record; Snooki is from NY.

 

[Ravi]

Chanel does not think Snookie is a socialist. In fact I believe she voted for McCain because she opposed Obama's "racist tanning tax" or some shit. I understand that the students can hire whoever the hell they want. I am not "outraged" Just saddened and disappointed that my alma mater has sunk so low. I am also a bit angry that the taxpayers of NJ have to indirectly subsidize this crap. The alumni assn won't be seeing another dime from the chanels in the future.

For the record; Snooki is from NY.

The money comes out of the student's activity fees, not from taxpayers.

What kind of entertainment did they have on campus when you attended?

 

[chanel]

Mandatory student activity fees are part of the tuition. Tuition is subsidized by the taxpayers. Let's not split hairs.

I was a semi-active member of Ramblin Rose productions. We hosted Bob Weir my last year. That is talent. Oh and we SOLD tickets to pay for the show.

One of the comments on the artice said it all. "It's official. College is now high school" Truer words...

 

[Two Thumbs]

Chanel does not think Snookie is a socialist. In fact I believe she voted for McCain because she opposed Obama's "racist tanning tax" or some shit. I understand that the students can hire whoever the hell they want. I am not "outraged" Just saddened and disappointed that my alma mater has sunk so low. I am also a bit angry that the taxpayers of NJ have to indirectly subsidize this crap. The alumni assn won't be seeing another dime from the chanels in the future.

For the record; Snooki is from NY.

The money comes out of the student's activity fees, not from taxpayers.

What kind of entertainment did they have on campus when you attended?

At my campus they played Reveille in the morning and Taps at night.