Student Association Vice President for University Programming Aaron Cohn announced Saturday that reality star Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi of MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’ will be making a stop in Binghamton on Thursday, Oct. 7.

An Evening with Snooki will be taking place at 8 p.m. in the Anderson Center and will include an ab contest and a lesson on fist-pumping, as well as an interview by comedian Michael Dean Ester and a brief question-and-answer session from the audience.

Tickets are expected to go on sale 10 a.m. Monday and will be $10 for students and $15 for the general public. Students may purchase one ticket per BU ID with up to three IDs at the SA Box Office. Only 1,170 tickets will be available.

The SAPB decided to bring Snooki to campus after seeing her do her first college appearance at James Madison University in Virginia.

According to Joe Troia, SA Programming Board variety chair, students he talked to seemed to be excited about Snooki even before the event was finalized.

‘This was the one [event] we got immediate feedback from on campus,’ Troia said. ‘It seemed to be the most popular.’

Emily Rellis, a junior majoring in philosophy, politics and law, said she’s pumped to fist pump.

‘Jersey Shore’ is one of my guiltiest pleasures on TV,’ Rellis said. ‘I think she’s hysterical and headstrong and isn’t afraid to be who she is and live up to the character the editors made for her through the show.’

As ‘Jersey Shore’ is one of the most controversial shows on television, it shouldn’t be a surprise that there have been negative reactions as well. Cohn said he has received mixed messages from students.

‘I know some people are excited out of their minds while others want to kick me in the face,’ Cohn said.

Nick Andreadis, a senior majoring in industrial engineering, isn’t too thrilled about seeing Snooki.

‘To be honest, I don’t really understand why she’s coming,’ Andreadis said.

Troia said he too had received mixed messages after the show was announced.

‘The one thing that seems to come out of this show is that no one seems to be complacent. Everybody’s picking a side,’ Troia said. ‘I’ve heard a lot of positive things, a lot of excitement, excited that she’s coming to campus. But I’ve also heard some other things that they’ve also said about the show. It’s controversial.’