{ "document_id": 16855, "page": 21, "width_pt": 612, "height_pt": 792, "rotation": 0, "pipeline_version": "paddleocr-vl-1.6+paul-48", "engine": "paddleocr_vl", "source_run_id": 16966, "item_count": 8, "counts_by_type": { "footer": 2, "heading": 1, "text": 4, "title": 1 }, "build_ms": 2, "items": [ { "id": "p21.1", "order": 1, "type": "title", "bbox": { "l": 253.68, "t": 736.08, "r": 357.12, "b": 717.36 }, "text": "THE SETTING", "attrs": { "block_label": "doc_title" }, "level": 2 }, { "id": "p21.2", "order": 2, "type": "heading", "bbox": { "l": 51.12, "t": 704.64, "r": 132.48, "b": 692.88 }, "text": "ON THE HILL", "attrs": { "block_label": "paragraph_title" }, "level": 3 }, { "id": "p21.3", "order": 3, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 50.64, "t": 691.68, "r": 299.28, "b": 555.6 }, "text": "Going to college is more than just going to class, and at Kentucky State University an important part of the student experience is the mix of activities, cultural events, and recreation that make up life on the campus upon a scenic hill overlooking Frankfort. Students have many opportunities to enjoy themselves outside the classroom. The calendar includes concerts and dances; swimming activities; talent shows; homecoming activities; intercollegiate football, baseball, softball, volleyball, and basketball games; and cross country, track and field, golf, and tennis competitions." }, { "id": "p21.4", "order": 4, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 50.88, "t": 555.12, "r": 299.28, "b": 245.76 }, "text": "Intramural competition provides an outlet for many students. Among the men’s, women’s, and coed intramural activities are archery, badminton, basketball, bowling, softball, flag football, swimming, track, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. In the local area, recreational opportunities include boating, water skiing, camping, cycling, fishing, golfing, hiking, horseback riding, jogging, and weight training, as well as the near-by limitless sightseeing that Kentucky’s historic and scenic Bluegrass region offers. The University dedicated, during its May 1995 Commencement program, the William Exum Center, a new arly $12,000,000,123,000-square foot multipurpose facility to meet the present and future University needs for health, physical education, and recreation programs. Designed for University student use, the William Exum Center contains four multipurpose playing courts with electron ic scoreboards and spectator areas in its Gymnasium; an eight-lane indoor swimming pool with an adjacent diving well; four racquetball courts equipped with jury-preventing “floating floors”; a fully equipped fitness center with aerobic machines and weight training equipment; a 2,000 square foot dance studio lined with mirrored walls and bars; a gymnastics area equipped with uneven bars, safety mats and belts; and a second-level jogging track suspended above the gymnasium area." }, { "id": "p21.5", "order": 5, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 50.64, "t": 246.48, "r": 299.76, "b": 171.12 }, "text": "Cultural experiences are considered an integral part of a liberal studies education. Numerous cultural events are scheduled throughout every academic year —many by the University and many by local organizations that use campus facilities for events open to students as well as to the general public.\nBradford Hall has practice rooms and rehearsal halls available for instrumental and vocal ensembles. The Bradford Hall Auditorium and Little Theatre are available for concerts, lectures, and plays. A rt and photography exhibitions attended by the public from Frankfort and the surrounding area as well as by University students, faculty, and staff are presented in Jackson Hall Gallery and Blazer Library." }, { "id": "p21.6", "order": 6, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 311.52, "t": 604.8, "r": 560.88, "b": 220.08 }, "text": "Public figures spanning the spectrum of political and human endeavors appear often at Kentucky State University. In recent years, these figures have appeared at convocations or special events, and they have included, among others, po et Gwe ndolyn Br ooks; United States Senator William Proxmire; actress Cicely Tyso n; author Alex Haley; American philosopher Mortimer Adler; UPI White House Correspondent Helen Thomas; former Ms. America Debbie Turner; Reverend Jessie Jackson; NAACP executive director Benjamin Hooks; journalist and former White House press secretary Jody Powell; historian David Brion Davis; comedian Sinbad; singers Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.; tennis star Arthur Ashe, Jr.; football star Roderick Hill; classics performer Frank E. Fowle III; professional football coach Da n Reev es; author Te rri McMillan; Harvard Professor of Psychiatry Alvin Pouissant; neurochemist Ivan Mefford; poet John Ciardi; high school Principal Joe Clark; social commentator Tony Brown; jazz and classical musician David Baker; World Bank official Gretchen Handwerger; former Heavy Weight Champion of the World Muhammad Ali; former U.S. Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell; former first lady Rosalyn Carter; author and Soviet defector Vladimir N. Sakharov; Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Moneta Sleet, Jr.; Congressman E leanor Hol mes Norton; Olympic Gold Medalist Edwin Moses; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s daughter Dr. Bernice King; and social activist Bobby Seals. Mo st of the Fr ankfort Arts Foundation's annual presentations—which include symphonic concerts, ballets, play productions, and operas—take place on the Kentucky State University campus." }, { "id": "p21.7", "order": 7, "type": "footer", "bbox": { "l": 53.52, "t": 46.56, "r": 66, "b": 36.48 }, "text": "10", "attrs": { "block_label": "number" } }, { "id": "p21.8", "order": 8, "type": "footer", "bbox": { "l": 79.68, "t": 47.28, "r": 209.04, "b": 36.24 }, "text": "KSU CATALOGUE, 2005–2007", "attrs": { "block_label": "footer" } } ], "excluded_furniture": { "first": [], "last": [] } }