Dartmouth College newspaper reports provost closed the gym for health reasons

Citing non-compliance with weekly COVID-19 testing and mask-wearing mandates, the College on Wednesday barred student access to Alumni Gym and notified students behind on the testing requirement that they would be required to test within two days. https://t.co/Z3LFvubj4W

— The Dartmouth (@thedartmouth) October 7, 2021

“Closing the gym to keep you healthy” has been one of our favorites to come out of the coronavirus era, and obviously it’s still a thing.

preventing you from working out…for your health.

don’t send your kids to ivy leagues https://t.co/ziDFB8x2Hf

— Jessica O’Donnell (@heckyessica) October 7, 2021

Because they care!

Right, because working out does nothing for your overall health.
You are not serious people.

— Joe Matthews (@jmatthews1065) October 7, 2021

One of the best ways to fight covid is to exercise and focus on health.

Dartmouths solution? Close the gym to punish students.

And you guys are supposed to be the smart ones?

— Blue eyed devil🌺🕊 (@cammunchcar) October 7, 2021

This is reminding us of some of the dumbest “health” measures that were taken in 2020.

Imagine paying tens of thousands of dollars to be treated like you're diseased

— MagnificentIllusion (@MagnificentIllu) October 7, 2021

One of the best ways to fight covid is to exercise and focus on health.

Dartmouths solution? Close the gym to punish students.

And you guys are supposed to be the smart ones?

— Blue eyed devil🌺🕊 (@cammunchcar) October 7, 2021

It’s important that more students become obese and depressed.

— Tom (@UpialMars) October 7, 2021

Obesity is one of the major risks for dying from Covid. More "brilliance" from the clueless Ivy League.

— Joe Baizuo (@JBaizuo) October 7, 2021

It’s been simply mind-numbing.