In 2019, Murphy and a small group of other students formed UR Students for a Climate Action Plan (URCAP) to push UR to follow its peers’ lead and adopt an urgently needed climate plan. Though student-driven, URCAP wasn’t affiliated with the University in any official capacity.
The debate ran for an hour and a half, covering a variety of topics including how candidates plan to communicate with the student body, the ideal relationship between administration and SA, SA’s overall effectiveness, and top issues affecting the student body.