College campus crime headlines have students concerned

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Crimes on college campuses across the country are constantly in the headlines, including local universities like the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

This news coverage is raising safety concerns for some students who reached out to CBS 42.

CBS42 News spoke with a number of UAB students who worry about being on campus at night.

Some of those students say they feel safer on some parts of campus as opposed to others.

UAB has two libraries: The Mervyn H Sterne Library on 13th Street, and the Lister Hill Library on University Boulevard between 16th and 18th Street.

Many students say they don’t feel as safe at the Lister Hill Library at night because they don’t see as…