Mervyn H. Sterne Library was placed on a brief lockdown shortly after midnight on Tuesday, according to library employees and students. No B-Alert was sent. Details about what prompted the lockdown were not available.
Tony Rose, a user access associate, told students around midnight that they would not be able to leave. “UAB police have put the building on lockdown due to danger outside”, Rose stated.
A UAB police officer, who declined to be named, stated that the lockdown was not due to a specific threat but a precautionary measure in response to suspicious calls…