What's happening?

"The days have passed quite fast these two weeks. In college we were occupied with the graduation party of the fourth stage. My cousin's party was supposed to be in the college garden and they had many activities in mind. The plans I made him confess to made me very excited to attend the ceremony.

Years ago, graduation parties used to be made in the big university stadium.. All colleges used to celebrate the event together. After the war, and because of fear of being targeted at such big numbers, each college started to celebrate alone. Now, and because of the threats the university's been receiving, most colleges don't have formal celebrations, as the case with my cousin's party. It was cancelled, and they were frustrated. They ended up making it outside the campus, and my cousin described it as a complete disaster.."
A Star From Mosul