The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

The Talon
The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

The Talon
The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

The Talon
Kaley Kwan

Kaley Kwan, Arts & Culture Editor

All content by Kaley Kwan

Senior columns: Reflecting on the past four years

By Kaley Kwan, Vaishu Sirkay, Kaavya Butaney, and Rose Liu
June 9, 2022
For years, Goodreads has held what is essentially a monopoly over the book-tracking market space. Now The StoryGraph has come to challenge this position.

Goodreads versus The StoryGraph

By Kaley Kwan
April 6, 2022

Did you know? LAHS edition

By Anika Sikka and Kaley Kwan
April 4, 2022
Los Altos City Council Member Jonathan Weinberg proposed last month that the City Council draft a safe storage ordinance that would require all firearms — not just those in homes where children live — to either be stored in a Department of Justice–approved locked container or disabled with a trigger lock.

Los Altos City Council to draft ordinance regarding safe gun storage

By Kaley Kwan
June 1, 2021
After months of WiFi issues and “Hey, you’re muted,” teachers and students have finally returned to the Los Altos High School campus for the first time since March of last year.

Teachers are returning to campus — here’s how they feel

By Mira Sundar, Kaley Kwan, and Natalie Wei
April 25, 2021
The City of Los Altos announced on Monday, March 8 the release of the 2020–2021 Community and Emergency Preparedness Grants Program, which aims to strengthen neighborhood preparedness during disasters by providing residents with readiness packages including training on life-saving techniques, handheld radios and emergency medical kits.

Los Altos announces program to improve emergency preparedness

By Kaley Kwan
March 29, 2021
The battle between Taylor Swift stans and Taylor Swift haters often act as though Swift can either be a white feminist or a victim of misogyny. The truth is that she's both.

Taylor Swift suffers under the patriarchy — and also benefits from it. Here’s why.

By Kaley Kwan
March 22, 2021
Los Altos City Council Member Jonathan Weinberg proposed last month that the City Council draft a safe storage ordinance that would require all firearms — not just those in homes where children live — to either be stored in a Department of Justice–approved locked container or disabled with a trigger lock.

It’s time for Council Member Lynette Lee Eng to resign

By Kaley Kwan
March 18, 2021
Daphne and the Duke walk through a meadow in the Netflix show "Bridgerton." The TikTok musical, inspired by the show, is a viral phenomenon uniquely owed to TikTok's increasing influence on the music industry.

How TikTok blew up “Bridgerton” the Musical — and is changing the entertainment industry

By Kaley Kwan
March 4, 2021
Over the last year, COVID-19 has infected millions of people across the world including fellow community members here in Los Altos. Ranging in the severity of their symptoms and age, some of those diagnosed shed light on their experience with the virus.

Surviving COVID-19 from behind the mask

By Kaley Kwan, Staff Writer
January 6, 2021
While the existence of aliens isn't outside the realm of possibility, the galactic federation definitely is.

Forget the murder hornets — we’re moving onto aliens

By Kaley Kwan
December 17, 2020
TikTok sensation Charli D'amelio poses in a holiday themed photo. Was the backlash she received after a certain youtube video warranted or misogynistic?

Is it #CharliDamelioIsOverParty or just internalized misogyny?

By Kaley Kwan
December 16, 2020
Senior Cathryn Krajewski sits in a general exam room at the Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center listening to a nurse go over procedural paperwork. Cathryn is a participant in Pfizer’s first COVID-19 vaccine trial for minors, documenting the journey in the hopes of illuminating the reality of vaccination for her community.

Senior Cathryn Krajewski takes on the COVID-19 vaccine one dose at a time

By Kaley Kwan, Staff Writer
December 12, 2020
Juniors Allan Feldman and Esha Gupta pose with kids attending their sports clinic, AE Soccer Training. After seeing sports camps shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, four LAHS students decided to create safe sports clinics to benefit young athletes around the Bay Area.

Free kicks and free throws: Students spearhead sports clinics

By Cameron Cox and Kaley Kwan
October 14, 2020
A produce stand displays kale, cucumbers and bananas for varying prices. According to a white teenage boy on TikTok, $2 is the monetary value of an Asian, below that of your average cucumber.

Are you worth more than a cucumber?

By Kaley Kwan
September 28, 2020
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