Alice Murphy is a sophomore environmental science and technology major at the University of Maryland. Murphy loves reading and shooting photos with her 35mm film camera. Outside of class, Murphy can be found catching up with friends at Vigilante Coffee Company in College Park, Maryland, or helping out at LEAFHouse on North campus.
Alice Murphy swings a pickaxe outside LEAFHouse in College Park, Maryland, on Friday, October 25, 2019. Murphy used the pickaxe to dig a hole for a birdhouse in the yard of LEAFHouse, a facility created for the Solar Decathlon by University of Maryland staff and students in 2007. (Photo by Camryn DeLuca)Alice Murphy stands inside LEAFHouse in College Park, Maryland, on Friday, October 25, 2019. LEAFHouse was created for the Solar Decathlon by University of Maryland staff and students in 2007 and is now owned by the Potomac Valley Architecture Foundation. (Photo by Camryn DeLuca)Alice Murphy sits on a railing next to the banner for LEAFHouse in College Park, Maryland, on Friday, October 25, 2019. Murphy, a sophomore environmental science and technology major, has been supportive of other campus organizations with goals of sustainability like the Maryland Food Collective, which is now closed. (Photo by Camryn DeLuca)Alice Murphy sits on a railing at LEAFHouse with a copy of “One Day” by David Nicholls in College Park, Maryland, on Friday, October 25, 2019. Murphy describes herself as a bibliophile, which is a person who collects or has a great love for books. (Photo by Camryn DeLuca)Alice Murphy stands by a window in LEAFHouse in College Park, Maryland, on Friday, October 25, 2019. LEAFHouse was designed and built by students and faculty advisors from the University of Maryland, and won 2nd place in the Solar Decathlon in 2007. (Photo by Camryn DeLuca)