Special party full of activities ends long academic year

By Mahdi Abdulla Murad

AUI-S Voice Staff Reporter

www.auisvoice.org

As a farewell to the academic year, AUI-S threw a party for students May 27 at Oscar Hall in Sulaimani.

“This is the end of the academic year party to celebrate the ending of the year,” said Dashne Daloye, the director of the AUI-S student affairs.

“There are many people leaving, and this is a goodbye for them as well. Also, just to every one have fun and relax just before the exams.”

Hawre Najmadin, 22, from Kifri, said the party was very special.

“It was a goodbye party for several AUI-S pillars and refreshment for the students’ minds after a long academic year,” he said. At the beginning of the party, Daloye welcomed the attendances and asked both Joshua Mitchell, the acting chancellor, and John Agresto, the AUI-S provost, to give speeches.

Many students liked their speeches.

“I really liked both of the speeches,” said Hassan Adnan, 21, from Erbil.

“I did like Dr. Joshua’s speech, but because I am so unhappy with his leaving, it was a kind of hard for me to hear him saying goodbye, especially when he said, ‘I hope to see you in the future when I come back.’”

Several AUIS students said that the party was necessary before finals begin June 6. The AUI-S drama group presented a short play in the middle of the party.

The play “was compelling and gripping,” said Krekar Muhammad, 21, from Ranya. “That special activity made the party more splendid and joyful because it made the party not just a party, but melting pot.”

Hawre Baker, 23, from Ranya, said it was a unique play.

“The performers did a great job,” Baker said. “Although most them were in the EWPLI program and just learned speaking English, they spoke clearly and acted professionally.”

For most of the students, the dancing was the most joyful part of the party. There were both Kurdish and Arabic dances.

“The party was good,” said Saber Hayadar, 19, from Iran. “It was my first time for me that I attended a Kurdish party. I experienced and saw different types of dances. We don’t have such kinds of parties like that in Iran. Overall, I did enjoy every single part of the party.”