Public Safety briefs

On June 24 at 4:30 p.m., a UST student reported a theft from vehicle on the 2100 block of Summit Avenue. Several pieces of personal property were stolen from the student’s vehicle.

Sonar maps shipwrecks in high definition

World War II shipwrecks off North Carolina and Civil War shipwrecks in Virginia are being analyzed with sonar technology so sophisticated that the public could one day view near photographic images in detail even better than diving at some of the sites could provide.

Soap opera goes socially conscious on Skid Row

Usually “The Bold and the  Beautiful” revolves around a plush Beverly Hills mansion, but the soap opera’s formula took an unusual detour, trading make-believe luxury for the true-life streets of Skid  Row in shows that not only portrayed stories of fictional homeless  people but also told the unscripted stories of real ones.