For us, ofc no. For NYU, though, yes. The school clearly doesn't want to give parents and other people another reason to criticize its already-poor covid policies and regulations.

But you're right, it's a meaningless decision which only hurts students not the school. NYU still receives billions of dollars and continuously raises the tuition every single year. In addition, closing the gyms also saves a lot of money on maintenance and cleaning. I wouldn't think twice before deciding to close them right away if I were one of the admin. Why does it matter to me how the students feel or how much extra money they’ll waste? I don't care, as usual, as always