Rutgers University caught some serious hell recently for dropping 32 large to Jersey Shore reality star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to come and make an appearance for a question-and-answer sit down. That just so happens to be $2,000 more than they are spending on novelist-with-a-Nobel Toni Morrison to deliver this year’s commencement address.
Well Morrison isn’t enough for some students as there is a current Facebook petition to bring another Jersey legend, Bruce Springsteen, to campus. Here is the mission statement via the Facebook page for the cause officially called: College Ave Freeze Out: Let’s Bring The Boss To Rutgers!
It has been a tumultuous year for Rutgers. We have been constantly and incessantly misrepresented on the national stage, and this reflects on the student population.
We need to prove that Rutgers University in and of itself is worthy of a high profile appearance without the enticement of a monetary payment; someone to come and represent the greater population of real, intelligent young men and women that are the diverse students …of Rutgers University.
Bruce Springsteen embodies the honest, working individual of which our state and our university are comprised. His music communicates lyrics that transcend societal bounds, much like our student population. Join us in bringing The Boss to Rutgers and help represent the true population of our university on the banks of the old Raritan!
Our goal is to show The Boss, through our power in numbers and not financial incentive, that Rutgers University is worthy of his time. Invite your friends and every Scarlet Knight you know!
Within one week we have garnered the support of thousands of students, and the momentum continues to grow! The voices of over 4,500 Rutgers students have come together to prove we are capable of achieving something hugely positive.
Join us, Bruce! Lay down a riff on our own Thunder Road, College Ave, and let’s show our state and country the true Rutgers University!
There’s been no response from The Boss or his reps yet but if he does appear and play I have a few Snooki inspired song suggestions for the set:
Poof It All Night
Snooki Darling
A Night With the Jersey Devil
Jersey Girl
Blunder Road
Bungleland
The Price U. Paid
Funnel of Love
It’s Hard To Be a Saint With Those Titties
My Chest Was Never Good Enough
Wages of Sin
Nicky Wants a Man of Her Own
Snooki Don’t You Lose Heart
Pay Me My Money Down
Kudos to students Paul Tranquilli, Yousef J. Saleh and Dan Oliveto for concocting a much more creative way to get Bruce to play their campus than I was ever able to come up with. All I did was write a lame letter! Here’s Bruce from one of my inspired songs performing “A Night With the Jersey Devil.” Spooky!
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