The QC, Vol. 76, No. 12 • February 1, 1990

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The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
February 1, 1990
Campus Friends
Think of Her
And Smile
By Michele Apostolos
QC Staff Writer
Delphi Murphy made people
smile.
"Her personality was so completely positive. She was
constantly smiling and had a
wonderful disposition," said
David Sloan, Assistand Professor
of Art and Delphi's advisor.
Delphi, along with her sister
Desma, had been extremely
visible on campus. The two were
rarely seen apart. "She was super-
involved," said Betty Hart, "The
most spectacular thing about her
was the high level of care she put
into what she did. She cared
about her activities, but most
importantly she cared about
people."
According to Sloan, her major
was Environmental Design,
which "consists of a blend of
interior design and architecture.
It involves developing functional
and appealing spaces—both
interiors and exteriors."
Sophomore Ray Perez, who
attended Otis with Delphi, noted
that she was a "...highly
ambitious person. She was very
talented. Her work was good
because the care she put into it
really showed."
"Challenges were not a
problem for Delphi. She was
resourceful...exceptionally persevering and capable," said Sloan,
''She could overcome
considerable odds when it came
to art coursework. In a situation
when other students might
grumble, throw their arms up in
the air, and walk away, Delphi was
the kind of person who would just
confront the problem and work
it out until she came upon a
solution."
"She had a very boyant nature.
Delphi was a dominant, positve
influence anywhere she was," said
Sloan. "Any group benefitted
when Delphi was in it. She was
as considerate and sensitive as
anyone could be," he added.
"Delphi was one of those
people who was always giving .
always willing to help others," said
junior Kandis West, head ofthe
Program Board, "Very seldom did
she ask anyone for anything."
West recalled a project that
was due for Otis in which Delphi
and Desma were helping
everyone else get their projects
done. "After helping two or three
others, the twins stayed up all
night to complete the assignment
[for themselves]," said West.
"Delphi seemed to put other
people first in front of her own
needs," said Hart.
Delphi was involved in several
activities, but one of her main
interests was in the theater. She
Please see FRIENDS page 3.
Early Morning Accident
Takes Life ofWhittier
Junior Delphi Murphy
By Chuck Bock
QC Editor-in-Chief
Junior Delphi Murphy 22, was
killed in a late-night automoblie
accident on Sunday, January 21.
The accident occured at approximately 12:40 AM at an intersection on the corner of96th and
Sepulveda in West Los Angeles.
According to LAPD seargant
Alan Jordan, Murphy was driving
her Daihatsu southbound on
Sepulveda Boulevard when she
ran a red light and was struck by
an airport shuttle bus traveling
westbound on 96th street. "Ah
indications are that she ran the
light," said Jordan. "Right now
there's nothing else to contradict
that."
"I don't know what happened,"
said junior Carol Hooper, one of
two   passengers   riding   with
Murphy. "I don't know if we ran
the light or if the bus driver did."
The shuttle bus hit the driver's
side ofthe Daihatsu.
Murphy was pronounced dead
at the scene. The Coroner's office
was unable to release the exact
cause of death.
"Had she been in another car,
she might be alive right now," said
Jordan. "But that car, it just split
open."
"We were coming back from a
party in Manhattan Beach," said
Hooper. "Then we went to the
beach and messed around there.
We got lost coming back...and
that's how we ended up by the
airport."
Please see ACCIDENT page 3.
Family Remembers Delphi In  Positive
Light and With Many Loving Memories
' The Murphy Family Remembers Their Daughter as A Positive Person Who Loved to Dance and Sing.
By Danielle Diego
QC News Editor
The Murphy family remem-
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"Music was her middle name,"
said Mrs. Deanna Murphy,
Delphi's mom. "Every song was
her favorite. I think she had about
1500 , and what was scary was
that she knew all the words to
them."
All at the same time, the
Murphy family knew right off the
bat Delphi's favorite film, "The
Man from Snowy River," an
Australian film that they said she
had seen five times. Regretfully,
Mrs. Murphy said, "the girls were
to travel to Australia together for
graduation.
The campus knows Desma and
Delphi Murphy as 'the twins,'
who always played it up to the hilt
with their identities. Mrs.
Murphy said that her girls always
dressed alike until their
sophomore year at Whittier
College where people bothered
them about it. But Desma said
"why ignore it—enjoy it."
"[They] did it [dress alike]
because each had a positive
individual quality," said Mrs.
Murphy. "They were always
secure in themselves so they
could do it." Despite their
physical similarities, Mrs. Murphy
that she and husband Don never
referred to them as 'the twins.'
"We treated them as individuals
who happen to look alike and be
born on the same day."
Desma said that she and
Delphi always had fun with
friends not being able to tell them
apart, but Mr. and Mrs. Murphy
said they never had a problem,
even over the phone. "We would
test them [over the phone] by
switching,...it was frustrating
because they always knew," said
Desma.
As far as personality traits
went, Desma said that she and
Delphi, "agreed on basically
everything." They shared the
same morals and values, but
approached them differently.
Desma pointed out that Delphi
was a very positive person.
"She gravitated toward so
many [types of art], like graphics,"
said Mrs. Murphy. She continued
saying that Delphi had worked
with her father's architecture
firm, Murphy Architecture Inc.,
the last three summers as a
draftsman. She kept busy doing
logos while working on her own
card line, 'the Scruffy Bear Line.'
The program for Delphi's
funeral service on January 25th
was a card from the 'Scruffy Bear'
line that her family put together
with a photo of Delphi inside for
her friends to have. Copies were
also on hand at the Whittier
College memorial service held on
"She was excellent—the world lost a great
artist, a fast learner and worker...a real
talent," Don Murphy.
They talked about Delphi's
best qualities—
Mrs. Murphy — "... always had
a smile,.."
Mr. Murphy — "-...was non-
judgemental [of others]."
Desma — "...wholesome,
extremely talented, and loved to
dance and sing."
Both Desma and Delphi were
apart ofthe Whittier College 3-2
program with the Otis Art
Parsons Institute of Design.
Unanimously, the Murphy's said
that art was Delphi's forte.
January 28.
Don Murphy proudly
conceded diat when he was in his
third year, of architecture school
at USC, he was not as advanced
as Delphi was. "She was
excellent—the world lost a great
artist, a fast learner and
worker...a real talent," said
Mr. Murphy.
Mrs. Murphy recalled the time
in the girls senior year of high
school when they won the,'Term
Play Set Design Award,' for the set
they created for a play called
"Rats." This play was an off-shoot
ofthe Broadway play "Cats." Mrs.
Murphy pointed out that Delphi
did all the grand scale work, and
then Desma would come in and
do the detailed work. "It was
good having different styles
because we would improve our
art work together," said Desma.
One of Delphi's favorite artists
was photographer Ansel Adams,
famous for his photographs of
Yosemite National Park. "She
loved Yosemite,.. .it was a natural
kinship," said Desma.
In addition to having a love for
art, Delphi also wrote poetry.
Desma said that she did not have
one particular poet of interest,
but rather wrote about her inner
emotions, or things that she
thought about.
A few ofthe things that Desma
and Delphi in particular enjoyed
doing together were shopping,
going to art galleries, the theater,
and the movies. However, Mrs.
Murphy said,"there wasn't
anything the girls didn't do
together — always together—
always a good time." Desma
called her sister, "Delphi 'mall'
Murphy."
Undoubtably, the twins were a
unit, but on the whole, the
Murphy family is very close. In
1983, they began a special family
Please see FAMILY page 3.
Married...on Campus
See Page 4.
Double Comics
See Page   6.    7.
Why 42 Is OK
See Page 8.