Krishna Esteva, a senior at State College Area High School, said he shook hands with Obama.

“It’s almost a religious experience,” he said. “We knew it was going to be big, but I was just looking out on this sea of faces that extended into the distance.”

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Obama spoke at Penn State today, drawing one of his typical huge crowds. Afterwards, he boarded his campaign bus and gave an exclusive interview to the Penn State Collegian.

To outsiders, this tour bus looks as though it is carrying a rock star to his next venue. Instead, a soft-spoken presidential candidate, who has gained a rock star status among college students, is inside.

In a 6-minute one-on-one interview with The Daily Collegian on his bus, Obama discussed the involvement he has seen in his campaign from college students.

“What we try to do is reach out to young people and tell them we don’t want them just to vote, we want them to be involved, we want them to be active, we want them to take leadership positions in the campaign, we want their ideas about issues,” he said, “and it’s that kind of involvement and ownership of the campaign that I think has attracted a lot of young people.”

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