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"Choosing to dance through everything that college has thrown at me has made me a better person, and I will continue to dance through whatever else life has in store."

Nanes joined the show to discuss his campaign to become State College's next mayor.

"Mark Hollis once sang, 'Happiness is easy.' It's never easy, but man, it certainly seems more achievable for me nowadays. All you need are people you love."

"Put simply, I'm the happiest I've ever been. My entire life is ahead of me, and I'm eager to see how it turns out."

"Sometimes, we get too wrapped up in all of that and forget about all the other good things college has to offer. Don't leave looking back and wishing you would have done more and stressed less."

"I uprooted my life and came to Penn State because I decided to follow a series of gut feelings, and I’ve been following those feelings ever since. I’m not sure where my next feeling will lead me, but I’m excited to see how it all turns out."
