Sharla Steinman

Uncloseted Media •

Why Gender-Affirming Vocal Care Is "Enormously Important" for Many Trans People

On “Blurring Time,” the title track to Bells Larsen’s latest album, listeners hear the song sway between a high, female-sounding voice, and a low, male-sounding voice. “It's not as simple as either or. I am both and I’m more, most of all I’m unsure,” Larsen recites.While the song may sound like it was recorded by two different artists, this isn’t a duet.It's entirely sung by Larsen, who uses his voice to tell the story of his sophomore album, released last month.Larsen meticulously planned the a...
City Newsroom •

New Yorkers Grapple with the High Cost of Child Care - City Newsroom

Randi Rivera enjoys spending time with her son Wally in Park Slope. Randi is a new mom and native New Yorker who’s struggling to make ends meet with the high cost of child care in the city.
 “If I’m going to pay someone to basically care for him and pay them pretty much what I make, then what am I doing? You know, it feels like, well, then I should probably be the one to just do it,” Randi says.
Randi is a freelance stage manager who has had to scale back the number of hours she takes on so that...
The New York Times •

New Yorkers Protest as White House Defends Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia

As hundreds of demonstrators made their way through Lower Manhattan on Tuesday to protest the detention of a prominent pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University, the White House defended the arrest and rebuked the school for what it called lack of cooperation.The activist, Mahmoud Khalil, was a leader of student protests on Columbia’s campus and often served as a negotiator and spokesman. Mr. Khalil, 30, who is Palestinian and was born and raised in Syria, is a legal permanent resident of...

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Hello! I'm a journalist based in New York attending Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. 

My work has been featured in The New York Times and Uncloseted Media. I also assisted The Associated Press on their 2024 election tabulation. 

I'm most interested in local and breaking news reporting, covering politics, crime, police, business, lifestyle, and the community.

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The New York Times •

About 80 Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested in Columbia Library Takeover

About 80 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested on Wednesday evening after occupying part of the main library on Columbia University’s campus in an attempt to rekindle the protest movement that swept the campus last spring, the police said Thursday morning.The protesters, wearing masks and kaffiyehs, had burst through a security gate shortly after 3 p.m. and hung banners in the soaring main room of Butler Library’s second floor, renaming the space “the Basel Al-Araj Popular University,” acc...
Uncloseted Media •

Why Gender-Affirming Vocal Care Is "Enormously Important" for Many Trans People

On “Blurring Time,” the title track to Bells Larsen’s latest album, listeners hear the song sway between a high, female-sounding voice, and a low, male-sounding voice. “It's not as simple as either or. I am both and I’m more, most of all I’m unsure,” Larsen recites.While the song may sound like it was recorded by two different artists, this isn’t a duet.It's entirely sung by Larsen, who uses his voice to tell the story of his sophomore album, released last month.Larsen meticulously planned the a...
City Newsroom •

What Do The Federal Funding Cuts Mean To Columbia University? - City Newsroom

The Federal Government cut $400 million dollars in funding at Columbia University last month citing what they called “the school’s continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.” 
The University agreed to make changes to its protest policies, beef up security, all while bringing oversight to its Middle Eastern studies department. But let’s backtrack… where did this all start?
Nearly a year ago, Columbia University became the epicenter of pro-Palestinian encampments h...
City Newsroom •

New Yorkers Grapple with the High Cost of Child Care - City Newsroom

Randi Rivera enjoys spending time with her son Wally in Park Slope. Randi is a new mom and native New Yorker who’s struggling to make ends meet with the high cost of child care in the city.
 “If I’m going to pay someone to basically care for him and pay them pretty much what I make, then what am I doing? You know, it feels like, well, then I should probably be the one to just do it,” Randi says.
Randi is a freelance stage manager who has had to scale back the number of hours she takes on so that...
The New York Times •

New Yorkers Protest as White House Defends Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia

As hundreds of demonstrators made their way through Lower Manhattan on Tuesday to protest the detention of a prominent pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University, the White House defended the arrest and rebuked the school for what it called lack of cooperation.The activist, Mahmoud Khalil, was a leader of student protests on Columbia’s campus and often served as a negotiator and spokesman. Mr. Khalil, 30, who is Palestinian and was born and raised in Syria, is a legal permanent resident of...
The New York Times •

Among American Jews, a Schism Over Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest

The arrest of a former Columbia University graduate student who gained prominence amid that campus’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations has divided the American Jewish community, which finds itself trying to reconcile a longstanding focus on Jewish safety and support for Israel with a historical commitment to civil liberties.Immigration authorities’ detention of the activist, Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident, has satisfied some American Jews who had wished for aggressive action from Columb...
Daily Bruin •

This Week: Encampment at UCLA - Daily Bruin

“Our campus is in deep pain,” said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block in a statement released Thursday. After a week of tension, violence, and chaos, the Daily Bruin News editors join the show to discuss recent events on campus—from the establishment of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA encampment to the policy dispersal Thursday morning. Podcasts contributor Sofia Alcomendas also joins the show to discuss a potential ceasefire deal in Gaza and encampments on college...

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