primefactor

Then all I can say is that I'm glad the administration has more common sense. Columbia's facilities have been handling Barnard students for over a hundred years now, and vice versa. And given that there are 2300 Barnard students compared to about 20,000 Columbia University students, and that Barnard students have their own campus as well (which is much smaller and more likely to suffer congestion as a result of the large numbers of Columbia students in classes and events there), the presence is hardly visible. You just notice it more because you feel somehow put out by it. If someone takes your last piece of cake, it's a Barnard girl. The other 100 slices before that, well, those don't matter. It's glaring confirmation bias.

And, like I said, your attitude about Barnard facilities will very likely change, unless you're a strange aberration from the usual trend. Since you're so concerned about space, you should be glad to have a few extra acres at your disposal.

Basically, your entire argument could come from a Barnard student perspective as well- guys (and girls, though not as obviously) filling our classes, eating all of the food in the dining hall, etc., etc. And proportionally, it's much more significant on that side of the street. But, as my point was, people don't get all proprietary. If it makes you feel better, imagine Columbia expanded and took over Barnard, and now the gym is just clogged with more Columbia students. Because that was the other option, and it makes little difference.