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Snooki Earns $32K for Rutgers University Appearance

Here's a new reason to complain about college tuition: Rutgers University paid Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi $32,000 to speak at a recent campus event, according to The Associated Press.Check out photos of Snooki on Jersey ShoreSnooki earned the handsome fee to speak about her hair pouf, her career as a reality show star and author, and, of course, the GTL lifestyle. Her advice to the scholars: "Study hard, but party harder."The money Snooki was paid...

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Here's a new reason to complain about college tuition: Rutgers University paid Jersey Shorestar Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi $32,000 to speak at a recent campus event, according to The Associated Press.

Check out photos of Snooki on Jersey Shore

Snooki earned the handsome fee to speak about her hair pouf, her career as a reality show star and author, and, of course, the GTL lifestyle. Her advice to the scholars: "Study hard, but party harder."The money Snooki was paid came from the mandatory student activity fee. The real kicker? According to the AP, Snooki earned $2,000 more for her appearance than what Rutgers is paying Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison to speak during commencement in May.