The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News
The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News
The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News
Corey Dockser

Corey Dockser, Staff Reporter

Corey Dockser is a second-year journalism student with an interest in computer science. He serves as The News’ multimedia manager, producing data visualizations and online-exclusive content. His passions include investigative reporting and data journalism, and his work has been shown on WCVB. Corey is an avid reader of non-fiction and enjoys learning about the world and the people who inhabit it.

He can be reached at [email protected].

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A new sign and hand sanitizer dispenser in Curry Student Center.

University announces new health violations tipline, threatens students who party with suspension

Corey Dockser, news correspondent
August 28, 2020
In an email sent to students today, the university announced that students who host or attend unsafe gatherings during the pandemic face suspension. The email also announced a new tipline.
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Northeastern's reopening plan is reliant on students acting responsibly and not gathering in large groups.

Northeastern sends warning letter to first-years who expressed intent to party in Instagram poll

Corey Dockser, news correspondent
August 21, 2020
In a warning letter sent to incoming first-year students, Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Madeleine Estabrook said partying is "unacceptable."
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Packages delivered through Frisky Husky include contraceptives such as condoms, oral dams and water-based lubricants.

[Photo] Frisky Husky delivers free contraception

Yunkyo Kim, news staff
March 4, 2019

Packages delivered through Frisky Husky include contraceptives such as condoms, oral dams and water-based lubricants.

ContiNUe students are mostly housed at the Midtown Hotel located on Huntington Avenue.

Program for legacy students creates confusion, isolation

Corey Dockser, multimedia manager
February 6, 2019
ContiNUe is an academic program for legacy students. They take classes through the College of Professional Studies and can matriculate to a college at NU after one year.
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After failing to agree on a contract in June of 2018, 1,250 National Grid employees from two steelworker unions were put out of work by the company for nearly seven months.

[Photo] National Grid lockout ends after almost seven months

Chris Triunfo, city editor
January 16, 2019

After failing to agree on a contract in June of 2018, 1,250 National Grid employees from two steelworker unions were put out of work by the company for nearly seven months.

Engineering clubs pushed out by renovations, with little explanation

Engineering clubs pushed out by renovations, with little explanation

Corey Dockser, multimedia manager
December 5, 2018
Multiple engineering clubs lost space as a result of renovations in the basement of Richards Hall, and were given little information as to specifics.
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Local artist creates a game about gentrification

Corey Dockser
November 12, 2018
In the Gentrification Game, cardboard buildings line two sides of the board, one with buildings common in not-yet-gentrified neighborhoods — a bodega, a check casher, a liquor store. Across the street are gentrified buildings underneath a sign reading “Gentriville, USA.”
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iFactory employees discuss competition-driven work practices

iFactory employees discuss competition-driven work practices

Corey Dockser
October 10, 2018
Web design firm iFactory discusses co-op and employment opportunities for students at a networking event hosted by student organization Scout.
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Citizens from all around the commonwealth gathered at the Massachusetts State House for the 17th annual Massachusetts 9/11 Commemoration. / Photo by Dylan Shen, deputy photo editor

City of Boston pays tribute to victims of 9/11 attacks

Corey Dockser
September 20, 2018
For many, the annual commemoration is a bittersweet affair. While connecting with others is generally uplifting, reliving the tragedy that caused so many years of grief is painful.
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Students brush egg wash on challah dough at Northeastern's Hillel House. / Photo by Riley Robinson

Students bake challah to raise funds for charity

Corey Dockser
January 25, 2018
Northeastern University Hillel hosted Challah for Hunger last Thursday, a charity event where members of the community gathered to bake and sell challah bread, with proceeds benefiting organizations that fight hunger.
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Northeastern professor creates voices for the voiceless

Northeastern professor creates voices for the voiceless

Corey Dockser
December 6, 2017
Text-to-speech technology has become widely available in modern society, granting verbal communication to millions. But, with a limited set of voices available, users are unable to identify themselves by sound. It was this problem that led to the creation of VocaliD.
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Online game helps researchers create treatment for agricultural toxin

Online game helps researchers create treatment for agricultural toxin

Corey Dockser
October 25, 2017
Researchers are using a crowdsourcing video game to face a poisonous substance that cannot be treated in a cost-effective manner.
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End-of-life chatbot aims to comfort terminally ill patients

End-of-life chatbot aims to comfort terminally ill patients

Corey Dockser
October 20, 2017
In addition to coming to terms with their deaths, the terminally ill must make important legal decisions, involving issues such as health care and what to do with their property. To facilitate this process, a Northeastern professor and his team of students and medical personnel have created a chatbot aimed at helping terminally ill patients older than 55-years-old with six to 12 months left in their lives.
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HOWL announces vote on dining workers' strike, rallies in Curry

HOWL announces vote on dining workers’ strike, rallies in Curry

Corey Dockser
September 21, 2017
After years of campaigning for better benefits and pay, UNITE HERE Local 26, the union representing Northeastern’s dining hall workers, announced Wednesday night they will hold a vote Oct. 4 to determine whether the union will strike.
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