The Secret Cornell
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It's not surprising that a world-class university like Cornell and the uber-powerful agricultural lobby can combine to thoroughly crush the most marginalized and unrepresented sector of New York State's population. It's also not surprising that no one is willing to stand up for us.
When Cornell's rural policy planner publicly stated that no one but farmers "deserved to live there," she helped lay the groundwork for Tompkins County's most recent "vision of the future": one in which the present rural community no longer exists.
With an elitist policymaking that has closer ties to the Khmer Rouge than the Constitution, Tompkins County is a college destination with the sort of moral compass that lands people a spot on American Greed.
What is The Secret Cornell?
It's a betrayal of trust that makes the College Admissions Scandal seem like throat-clearing at a political rally.
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About Doug Baird
Doug Baird is an artist, writer, and poet living in rural Tompkins County, NY.
His wide work experience has led him from the warehouse to corporate finance and product development, and to a variety of industrial and commercial art jobs.
Doug is project leader for the Idea Enhancement Project, a Fiscally Sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts, exploring the use of visual imagery as a practical tool for increasing innovative and creative thinking. IdeaEnhancement.org
Published in 2019: Family Farm Fun: A Satirical Activity & Game Book about the Hazards of Industrial Farming; promotes rural social justice through the use of humor and satire.
Cornithaca County (2020) takes a wider view of the destruction of human worth through 300 color pages of games, mazes, riddles, poems, sing-a-longs, essay, posters and activities.
Tompkins County and Tammany Hall [I can't seem to find any difference at all] (2022) – is an all-text book documenting more than 10 years of rural issues and involvement; presenting a circumstantial case for widespread misconduct.
He is the author of two poetry collections: As a Poet, I have a Confession and Please Take Care when You Utter a Curse, and a picture book: You Know You Live near a Factory Farm When Your Kids Go Fishing with a Pool Skimmer, and an upcoming poetry book [Shortening].
Representative artworks can be viewed at DougBairdArt.com
With the completion of All Roads Lead to Cornithaca; Doug will return to work on the Idea Enhancement Project, pencils drawings, and printmaking.
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