Hi rafal,
A simple solution would be to add a hidden forum as an archive for winter semester news and move all the discussions into it.
An alternative solution, if you have phpMyAdmin, would be to create a new forum for summer semester news, hide the winter semester news forum, then edit the forum types in the database table mdl_forum.
Further solutions are possible using backup and restore.
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A forum taking over News Forum functions?
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