Alison Hernandez

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Worked on 146 assignments, created 97, named on 29 bylines for Talon Marks.

By (Alison as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read

Children aren't trophies for winning votes

What our government calls “detention” has become deprivation, and unless we choose to make our voices heard, migrants will continue to be silenced and treated like beasts that need to be locked away. ICE, which stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has begun to stand for imprisonment, carelessness and having an extreme disregard for human life. This has become very...

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By + 3 others for Talon Marks - 9 min read

The iron suit that holds the heart of a woman

“For 10 years, I lived as a [presenting] female,” Nuralain Khoury said, “It was incredible. That was truly the best time of my life… my biggest transition was my de-transition.” Khoury, 40, transitioned from male presenting to female and then de-transitioned to present as a male once again. Khoury, who wished to not use her real name for safety reasons,...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Playing The Game: No means no

Everyone has experienced having a crush on someone they knew they couldn’t have. It’s human nature, whether that be because of age, they’re in a relationship or they just weren’t that interested. It happens to the best of us. However, if someone tells a person they aren’t interested, it is not okay nor is it anyone’s obligation to feel like...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Playing The Game: Situationships

The beginning of a relationship is a tricky thing, having to grasp what are the do’s and don’t's for your new partner can sometimes be a hard thing to grasp, but even trickier than that is the commonly known situationship. A situationship as defined by Urban Dictionary is “a relationship that has no label on it... like a friendship but...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Playing the Game: Sex is a two-way street

Listen up here, kids, because we are going to have the talk. Yes, this is the infamous talk that mom and dad are supposed to have when their child becomes of age, but this time with a little bit of a twist. Most of us in our young age are introduced to sex in the most basic way and only...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 1 min read

Free Speech Zone: How do you feel about Pornhub possible buying Tumblr?

Nae Galloway, Sociology major"I'm shook, because if they buy it they're going to have to do a lot monitoring and because kids your it also. Nae Galloway Sociology " D. J., Undecided"Nothing really changes, it’s the same to me." Dante Murrow, Undecided"My prayers have been answered." Sual Serafin, Undecided "Considering I only heard about it now, I say it’s not...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Porn-dogs need to leave children alone

Photo credit: Sofia Gallegos

Pornhub’s performative “wokeness” with saving the bees, planting trees or whatever the fuck and possibly buying Tumblr, won’t stop twisted fucks from engaging in and posting child pornography and exploiting sex workers. It should be a universal understanding, to porn enthusiasts and haters alike, that children must be protected from the dangers of early exposure to pornographic content, especially when...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 1 min read

Free Speech Zone

Juan Velasquez, Studio Art “Art goes away eventually and it’s a materialistic thing, and I love painting so I know how important it is and would love for it to exist forever, but it can’t so care more about the lives that can give us the art” Bobby Adam, Art “Probably the people, because the art can be replaced.” Cassandra...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Playing the Game: Friend or hoe?

Here is the problem with these self-proclaimed “nice” guys: they befriend certain women with the intention of dating them and then whine, or leave, when they get nothing more than friendship in return. This has been a known problem in the dating world for many years, but has recently been getting more attention on Twitter. In fact, it has also...

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By (Alison as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Playing the Game: Zodiac Signs

People's zodiac sign is not an excuse for how they treat people. Let me say this one for more time to make sure everyone fully grasps this: Their zodiac sign is not an excuse for how they treat people. Far too often, we hear, “well he’s a Gemini that’s just how Gemini's are” and that type of talk is dangerous...

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