K-State Student Faces Rubik's Cube Challenge during Finals

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THE WEEKEND BEFORE FINALS, MOST STUDENTS WOULD BE STUDYING FOR TESTS OR MEMORIZING TERMS.

HOWEVER, ONE K-STATE STUDENT WILL FACE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT CHALLENGE – A RUBIK’S CUBE COMPETITION.

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BIOCHEMISTRY STUDENT LIAM O’LEARY IS COMPETING IN THE KANSAS CUBING OPEN SPRING, A RUBIK’S CUBE SOLVING COMPETITION.

THE WORLD CUBE ASSOCIATION HOSTS THESE COMPETITIONS ACROSS THE WORLD, TESTING A PERSON’S SPEED AND MEMORIZATION SKILLS.

THIS IS O’LEARY’S FIRST COMPETITION, WHERE HE’LL BE SOLVING THREE-BY-THREE AND FIVE-BY-FIVE CUBES.

O’LEARY FIRST STARTED SOLVING RUBIK’S CUBES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTER HIS PARENTS GAVE HIM A PUZZLE CUBE FOR CHRISTMAS.

K-STATE STUDENT BRANDON BÁHN MÌ (BAH-N ME) SAYS THAT O’LEARY HAS BEEN SOLVING RUBIK’S CUBES EVEN BEFORE THEY BECAME FRIENDS.

O’LEARY SAYS THAT ALTHOUGH HE ENJOYS THE COMPETITIVE NATURE OF RUBIK’S CUBES, HE PRIMARILY USES THEM TO RELAX.

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“It’s something to keep my hands busy, if, like… for example, last night I was doing biochem homework and I was really overwhelmed because my brain was just breaking, so I picked it up and did that for a few minutes and then got back into it.”

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O’LEARY WILL FACE AGAINST HIS COMPETITORS IN THE KANSAS CUBING OPEN SPRING ON MAY SEVENTH IN ANDOVER.