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The student news site of La Salle Catholic College Preparatory.

The La Salle Falconer
Alex Bridgeman

Alex Bridgeman, Editor

Alex Bridgeman is a senior who covers U.S. and world events and enjoys researching economics, politics, business, and news. He also enjoys watching and playing football and guitar and is planning on attending the University of Oregon next year. Alex is the head of the Falcon Investment Club and wants be involved in business and finance and would like to eventually be a business owner.

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Your Editors, Clarice, Alex, and Veronica

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Veronica Horton, Clarice Beasley, and Alex Bridgeman
June 8, 2015
Google self-driving cars should be on the market by 2020 and I’ll be first in line.

Why I Can’t Wait For Self-Driving Cars

Alex Bridgeman, Editor
June 6, 2015
In this edition of Ask the Editors, we answer a question about the death penalty.

Ask The Editors: 4th Edition

Clarice Beasley, Alex Bridgeman, and Veronica Horton
May 27, 2015
Ask The Editors: 3rd Edition

Ask The Editors: 3rd Edition

Clarice Beasley, Alex Bridgeman, and Veronica Horton
May 8, 2015
On Friday, April 17th, 28 students traveled to Providence Hospital bright and early to watch a live lung surgery.

La Salle Students View Chest Surgery at Providence

Alex Bridgeman, Editor
April 22, 2015
Ask The Editors: 2nd Edition

Ask The Editors: 2nd Edition

Clarice Beasley, Alex Bridgeman, and Veronica Horton
April 13, 2015
The immensely popular California based burger joint is dipping its toe into Oregon.

In-N-Out Burger Coming to Oregon

Alex Bridgeman, Editor
April 6, 2015
House Republicans released a proposed budget for 2016 that included reforms for Medicare and Medicaid as well as a repeal of Obamacare.

World at a Glance: Oil Export Ban, Republican Budget, Solar Eclipse Blackout

Alex Bridgeman, Editor
March 19, 2015

Ask The Editors: 1st Edition

Clarice Beasley and Alex Bridgeman
March 16, 2015
Google is proving to be one of the most innovative and divisive companies in Silicon Valley.

Google vs. San Francisco

Alex Bridgeman, Editor
March 9, 2015
The Believe Event was a resounding success, raising over $113,000.

La Salle Makes Donors Believers, Raises $113,000

Alex Bridgeman, Editor
March 3, 2015
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber announced his resignation on Friday, February 13 to be effective February 18.

World at a Glance: Kitzhaber Resigns, SpaceX, Obama’s Plan for ISIS

Alex Bridgeman, Editor
February 13, 2015
President Obama announced during his annual State of the Union address that he would attempt to pass a program that would offer two years of free community college.

The Hidden Cost of Free Community College

Alex Bridgeman, Editor
February 4, 2015
The Oregon Ducks leave the National Championship game empty handed for a second time.

Who Will Bet Against Ohio State Now?

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
January 14, 2015
President Obama announced the end of combat mission in Afghanistan and is withdrawing troops through 2016.

World at a Glance: U.S. Combat Mission Ends in Afghanistan, Oil Falls Further, AirAsia Crash

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
January 7, 2015
The Mars rover Curiosity recently discovered a large amount of Methane being released from the surface.

World at a Glance: CIA Report, Methane on Mars, Sony Hack

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
December 18, 2014
Marcus Mariota becomes the first Heisman Trophy winner to come from the state of Hawaii and the University of Oregon.

Marcus Mariota Wins Heisman Trophy In a Landslide

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
December 15, 2014
The Oregon Ducks are the second ranked team in the first ever College Football Playoff and will play the reigning national champion Florida State in the Rose Bowl on New Years Day.

Eight Pac-12 Teams Head to Bowl Games

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
December 11, 2014
Ray Rice has been officially reinstated in the NFL and is now a free agent, able to sign with any team willing that will put up with his baggage.

Judiciary Process Wins, Domestic Violence and NFL Lose Big

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2014
President Obama’s speech Thursday evening reminded the country that immigration is a persistent problem that will take many years and presidents to repair.

Obama Immigration Plan Doesn’t Address The Real Problem, Only Symptoms

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
November 24, 2014
Above is a photo that the German satellite Rosetta took of the comet 67P that it is now orbiting. A probe sent from Rosetta was launched on November 12 and has landed on the surface.

World at a Glance: Japan Launches New Jet, Russia Invades, Mankind Lands on Comet

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2014
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo is capable of carrying 6 people up 68 miles to the edge of space and commercial flights are expected to start in 2015.

World at a Glance: Virgin Galactic, World Trade Center, Falling Gas Prices

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
November 7, 2014
The college football playoff will most likely expand, but not for quite a while.

Four Team Playoff Won’t End Controversy in College Football

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2014
Oregon is one of eight one-loss teams battling for a spot in the first-ever college football playoff.

College Football Playoff Predictions and Analysis

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2014
Pope Francis holds the Catholic Synod at the Vatican where a debate over the roles of homosexuals and divorced couples ensues.

World at a Glance: Vatican, Nazis, President Obama

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
October 22, 2014
U.S. troops enter a building in Iraq. U.S. troops were sent home in 2011 but may need to return to fight ISIS.

U.S. and Turkey Need More Than Airstrikes to Conquer ISIS

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2014
Photo taken from a satellite at night showing the lights of South Korea (bottom right) and China (left half). The black space in between is the isolated country of North Korea.

World at a Glance: Kim Jong Un, Nobel Peace Prize, Winter Olympics 2022

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
October 10, 2014
Pro-Democracy protesters filled the streets in Hong Kong in peaceful protest of Beijings power grab.

World at a Glance: ISIS, Ebola, Hong Kong Protests

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
October 6, 2014
Many lockers are being left empty at La Salle after the iPads render them obsolete.

iPads Send Locker Use Into Freefall

Alex Bridgeman, Staff Reporter
October 6, 2014
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