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50 ‘Icks’ That Will Make You Reconsider Going To The IM Building

As you’re probably finding out, you can catch the “ick” literally anywhere on Penn State’s campus. In this week’s edition, we’re discussing the IM Building. There are many “icks” at the IM that make us want to run to the White Building.

We picked the top 50 that make us say “yuck.”

  1. Flutter kicks.
  2. Only doing cardio.
  3. Staring at people.
  4. When there are more people in the IM than in the Forum Building.
  5. Riding the bus back to East Halls after your workout.
  6. Staying on your phone while people are waiting to use what you’re using. 
  7. Ego lifting.
  8. Wearing your high school merch.
  9. Walking on a treadmill when you could just walk around campus. 
  10. Wearing a Penn State shirt.
  11. Not wearing deodorant.
  12. Running into your ex-situationships.
  13. Going to the IM as a senior. 
  14. Buying avocado toast.
  15. Drinking a protein shake while working out.
  16. Not wiping down equipment.
  17. Using 100-pound plates and leaving them there.
  18. Not putting your dumbbells away. 
  19. Taking up multiple machines at once.
  20. Only coming to do hip thrusts and take photos.
  21. Wearing a full face of makeup.
  22. Taking pictures in the gym.
  23. The sign on the bathroom mirror that says “no photos” (let us take mirror photos).
  24. Complaining.
  25. Taking up an unnecessary amount of space.
  26. Wearing your frat/sorority merch.
  27. Wearing an outfit you could go out in to the gym.
  28. Constantly flexing.
  29. Stealing things.
  30. Playing volleyball with no net.
  31. Playing basketball and telling people you could’ve played Division I if it wasn’t for your injury. 
  32. Spilling your drink.
  33. Sweating like you’re in the Den while it’s busy.
  34. Smelling worse than the Nittany Lion costume.
  35. Trying to flirt with someone.
  36. Getting in someone’s personal space.
  37. Talking to your friends the whole time.
  38. Making grunting noises.
  39. Fist fighting the air.  
  40. Smelling like alcohol. 
  41. Acting so tired that it looks like you just got done with THON.
  42. Wearing a bible verse pump cover when you get with a different person every night.
  43. When your ID doesn’t scan.
  44. When the bathroom doors are propped open. 
  45. When it’s all men at the benches.
  46. When you don’t clean your mat.
  47. Watching yoga videos while working out.
  48. Kissing someone at the gym (MONO)!
  49. Forgetting your locker code.
  50. Obviously, being on enhancements.

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About the Author

Tia Kaschauer

Tia is a sophmore from Pittsburgh majoring in Public Relations! She's a big fan of sports, icks, and lemonade. To see some of her super cool photos, Instagram: @TK_Media412, to get in touch, email: [email protected].

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