/* ===========================
   Home Hero
   =========================== */
.hero {
    background-color: var(--aca-neutral);
    padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem 4rem;
}

.hero__container {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 340px;
    gap: 2rem;
    position: relative;
}

.hero__main {
    max-width: 620px;
}

/* --- Badge --- */
.hero__badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    background-color: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink-2);
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.hero__badge-dot {
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: var(--aca-green);
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* --- Heading --- */
.hero__heading {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 3.4rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
}

.hero-highlight {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--aca-green);
}

/* --- Intro paragraph --- */
.hero__intro {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    max-width: 54ch;
}

    .hero__intro p {
        margin: 0;
    }

/* --- CTAs --- */
.hero__ctas {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.85rem;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.hero__cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 0.8rem 1.4rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transition: background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
}

.hero__cta--primary {
    background-color: var(--ink);
    color: var(--paper);
}

    .hero__cta--primary:hover {
        background-color: var(--aca-green);
        transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

.hero__cta--secondary {
    background-color: transparent;
    color: var(--ink);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

    .hero__cta--secondary:hover {
        border-color: var(--ink);
    }

/* --- Stats row --- */
.hero__stats {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    padding-top: 1.75rem;
    border-top: 1px dashed var(--line);
}

.hero__stat {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.hero__stat-value {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--aca-green-ink);
    line-height: 1;
}

.hero__stat-suffix {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    margin-left: 0.15rem;
}

.hero__stat-label {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    margin-top: 0.35rem;
}

.hero__stat-supporting {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    margin-top: 0.15rem;
}

/* --- Floating cards --- */
.hero__floating {
    position: relative;
}

.hero-card {
    background-color: var(--paper);
    border-radius: 16px;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    padding: 1.1rem 1.3rem;
}

.hero-card--metric {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.9rem;
    margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
    margin-right: 6rem;
    margin-top: 5rem;
}

.hero-card__ring {
    --pct: 0;
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    background: conic-gradient(var(--aca-green) calc(var(--pct) * 1%), var(--cream-2) 0);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
}

    .hero-card__ring::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 5px;
        background-color: var(--paper);
        border-radius: 50%;
    }

    .hero-card__ring span {
        position: relative;
        font-family: var(--font-sans);
        font-size: 0.72rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        color: var(--aca-green-ink);
    }

.hero-card__body {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.hero-card__eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-3);
}

.hero-card__title {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-top: 0.2rem;
}

.hero-card--live {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
/*    gap: 0.5rem;*/
    margin-left: 7rem;
    margin-top: 8rem;
}

.hero-card__top {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.hero-card__date {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink-3);
}

.hero-card__badge {
    display: inline-block;
    background-color: var(--aca-yellow);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
}

.hero-card__progress {
    width: 100%;
    height: 5px;
    background-color: var(--cream-2);
    border-radius: 999px;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-top: 0.6rem;
}

.hero-card__progress-fill {
    height: 100%;
    background-color: var(--aca-green);
    border-radius: 999px;
}

.hero-card__stats-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin-top: 0.4rem;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: var(--ink-3);
}

.hero-card__meta {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    line-height: 1.5;
}

/* ===========================
   Responsive breakpoints
   =========================== */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .hero__container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .hero__floating {
        display: flex;
        gap: 1.5rem;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .hero-card--metric,
    .hero-card--live {
        margin: 0;
        flex: 1;
        min-width: 220px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .hero {
        padding: 2.5rem 1.25rem 3rem;
    }

    .hero__heading {
        font-size: 2.3rem;
    }

    .hero__stats {
        gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .hero__floating {
        flex-direction: column;
    }
}
/* ============================================================
   About Preview (Goal / Vision / Mission / Purpose)
   REPLACE the entire existing block for this section with
   everything below, to rule out any leftover manual edits.
   ============================================================ */
.about-preview {
    background-color: var(--paper) !important;
    padding: 0rem 1.5rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.about-preview__container {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}

.about-card {
    position: relative;
    padding: 1.75rem 1.75rem 2rem;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
    background-color: transparent;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, background-color 0.2s ease;
}

    .about-card:hover {
        background-color: var(--aca-neutral) !important;
        z-index: 1;
    }

    .about-card:last-child {
        border-right: none;
    }

.about-card__index {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1.5rem;
    right: 1.75rem;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    opacity: 0.6;
}

.about-card__icon {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
    background-color: var(--cream-2);
    color: var(--aca-green);
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.about-card:hover .about-card__icon {
    transform: scale(1.08) !important;
}

.about-card__icon img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
    padding: 6px;
}

.about-card__title {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}

.about-card__summary {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    margin: 0;
}

/* --- Theme variants for the icon box --- */
.about-card--green .about-card__icon {
    background-color: rgba(45, 90, 61, 0.1);
    color: var(--aca-green);
}

.about-card--yellow .about-card__icon {
    background-color: rgba(242, 201, 76, 0.18);
    color: var(--aca-green);
}

.about-card--blue .about-card__icon {
    background-color: rgba(45, 90, 140, 0.1);
    color: var(--aca-blue);
}

.about-card--dark .about-card__icon {
    background-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.06);
    color: var(--ink);
}

.about-card--neutral .about-card__icon {
    background-color: var(--cream-2);
    color: var(--aca-green);
}

/* ===========================
   Responsive breakpoints
   =========================== */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .about-preview__container {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .about-card:nth-child(2) {
        border-right: none;
    }

    .about-card:nth-child(1),
    .about-card:nth-child(2) {
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .about-preview__container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .about-card {
        border-right: none !important;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

        .about-card:last-child {
            border-bottom: none;
        }
}

/* ============================================================
   ============================================================
   Events Section
   ============================================================
   ============================================================ */
.events-section {
    background-color: var(--aca-neutral);
    padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
}

.events-section__container {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.events-section__header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.events-section__eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.6rem;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-2);
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.events-section__eyebrow-dash {
    width: 20px;
    height: 1px;
    background-color: var(--aca-green);
}

.events-section__heading {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 2.4rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 46rem;
}

.events-section__all-link {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.4rem;
    transition: color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}

    .events-section__all-link:hover {
        color: var(--aca-green);
        border-color: var(--aca-green);
    }

/* --- Grid --- */
.events-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    align-items: stretch;
}

.event-card {
    background-color: var(--paper);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 1.5rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

    .event-card:hover {
        transform: translateY(-4px);
        box-shadow: 0 16px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    }

.event-card__top-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 0.75rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.event-card__badge {
    display: inline-block;
    background-color: var(--cream-2);
    color: var(--ink-2);
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
}

.event-card__date {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.event-card__title {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}

.event-card__summary {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    margin: 0;
    flex: 1;
}

.event-card__divider {
    border-top: 1px dashed var(--line);
    margin: 1.25rem 0 1rem;
}

.event-card__meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1.25rem;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--ink-3);
}

    .event-card__meta span {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 0.4rem;
    }

/* --- Featured card variant --- */
.event-card--featured {
    background-color: var(--aca-green);
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    color: var(--aca-text-white);
    padding: 1.75rem;
    min-height: 340px;
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

    .event-card--featured .event-card__badge--featured {
        background-color: var(--aca-yellow);
        color: var(--aca-dark);
    }

    .event-card--featured .event-card__date--featured {
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    }

.event-card__title--featured {
    color: var(--aca-text-white);
    font-size: 1.6rem;
}

.event-card__summary--featured {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    flex: none;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.event-card__cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    align-self: flex-start;
    background-color: var(--aca-yellow);
    color: var(--aca-dark);
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 0.7rem 1.2rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    transition: transform 0.15s ease, background-color 0.15s ease;
}

    .event-card__cta:hover {
        transform: translateY(-2px);
        background-color: #e0b93f;
    }

.event-card__meta--featured {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    padding-top: 1rem;
}

/* ===========================
   Responsive breakpoints
   =========================== */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .events-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .event-card--featured {
        min-height: 280px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .events-section {
        padding: 3rem 1.25rem;
    }

    .events-section__heading {
        font-size: 1.9rem;
    }
}

/* ============================================================
   ============================================================
   Journal Preview Section
   ============================================================
   ============================================================ */
.journal-section {
    background-color: var(--aca-dark);
    background-image: radial-gradient(ellipse at top right, rgba(45, 90, 61, 0.35) 0%, transparent 55%);
    padding: 4rem 1.5rem 5rem;
}

.journal-section__container {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.journal-section__header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.journal-section__heading {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 2.4rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--aca-text-white);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 46rem;
}

.journal-highlight {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--aca-yellow);
}

.journal-section .events-section__eyebrow {
    color: var(--aca-yellow);
}

.journal-section .events-section__eyebrow-dash {
    background-color: var(--aca-yellow);
}

.journal-section .events-section__all-link {
    color: var(--aca-text-white);
    border-bottom-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
}

    .journal-section .events-section__all-link:hover {
        color: var(--aca-yellow);
        border-color: var(--aca-yellow);
    }

/* --- Panel now sits on the same dark background as the section
   itself (no separate box), matching the reference design --- */
.journal-panel {
    padding: 0;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 300px 1fr;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    align-items: start;
}

/* --- Cover card --- */
.journal-cover {
    position: relative;
}

.journal-cover__badge {
    position: absolute;
    top: -0.75rem;
    right: 1.5rem;
    background-color: #22c55e;
    color: #fff;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    padding: 0.35rem 0.8rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
    z-index: 1;
}

.journal-cover__card {
    background-color: var(--paper);
    border-radius: 14px;
    padding: 1.5rem;
}

.journal-cover__label {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    background-color: var(--cream-2);
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.35rem 0.7rem;
    border-radius: 6px;
    margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}

.journal-cover__title {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}

.journal-cover__art {
    height: 70px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background-color: var(--cream-2);
    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, rgba(45,90,61,0.06) 0, rgba(45,90,61,0.06) 1px, transparent 1px, transparent 12px);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: var(--aca-green);
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.journal-cover__stats {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    border-top: 1px dashed var(--line);
    padding-top: 1rem;
}

.journal-cover__stat {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.25rem;
}

.journal-cover__stat-label {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-3);
}

.journal-cover__stat-value {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink);
}

/* --- Article list --- */
.journal-articles {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.journal-article-row {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 2.5rem 1fr auto;
    gap: 1.25rem;
    align-items: start;
    padding: 1rem;
    margin-left: -1rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    transition: background-color 0.35s ease, padding-left 0.35s ease;
}

    .journal-article-row::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        left: 0;
        top: 0.4rem;
        bottom: 0.4rem;
        width: 3px;
        border-radius: 999px;
        background-color: var(--aca-yellow);
        transform: scaleY(0);
        transform-origin: top;
        transition: transform 0.35s ease;
    }

        .journal-article-row:first-child::before {
            top: 0;
        }

    .journal-article-row:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
    }

    .journal-article-row:hover {
        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
        padding-left: 1.5rem;
    }

        .journal-article-row:hover::before {
            transform: scaleY(1);
        }

.journal-article-row__number {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    padding-top: 0.15rem;
}

.journal-article-row__body {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.3rem;
    min-width: 0;
}

.journal-article-row__title {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--aca-text-white);
    transition: color 0.35s ease;
}

.journal-article-row:hover .journal-article-row__title {
    color: var(--aca-yellow);
}

.journal-article-row__authors {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
}

.journal-article-row__tags {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.4rem;
    margin-top: 0.4rem;
}

.journal-article-row__tag {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    padding: 0.2rem 0.55rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
}

.journal-article-row__meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: 0.3rem;
    text-align: right;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.journal-article-row__doi {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
}

.journal-article-row__pages {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
}

/* --- Indexed-in bar --- */
.journal-indexing-bar {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.6rem;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-style: italic;
}

.journal-indexing-bar__label {
    font-weight: 700;
    font-style: normal;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    margin-right: 0.5rem;
}

.journal-indexing-bar__item {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
}

.journal-indexing-bar__dot {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}

/* ===========================
   Responsive breakpoints
   =========================== */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .journal-panel {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .journal-cover {
        max-width: 320px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .journal-section {
        padding: 3rem 1.25rem;
    }

    .journal-section__heading {
        font-size: 1.9rem;
    }

    .journal-panel {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .journal-article-row {
        grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr;
    }

    .journal-article-row__meta {
        grid-column: 2;
        align-items: flex-start;
        text-align: left;
        flex-direction: row;
        gap: 0.75rem;
    }
}

/* ============================================================
   ============================================================
   Membership CTA Section
   ============================================================
   ============================================================ */
/* .cta-panel and friends moved to wwwroot/css/content-pages.css
   (2026-09) so pages other than the homepage can use the same
   component and actually get styled — this file is only
   <link>-ed on homePage.cshtml, so other pages never saw it. */

/* ============================================================
   ============================================================
   News Section
   ============================================================
   ============================================================ */
.news-section {
    background-color: var(--aca-neutral);
    padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
}

.news-section__container {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.news-section__header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.news-section__heading {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 2.4rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 46rem;
}

.news-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1.5rem;
}

.news-card {
    background-color: var(--paper);
    border-radius: 16px;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

    .news-card:hover {
        transform: translateY(-4px);
        box-shadow: 0 16px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    }

.news-card__image {
    position: relative;
    height: 220px;
    background-color: var(--cream-2);
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    padding: 1rem;
}

.news-card__badge {
    display: inline-block;
    background-color: var(--paper);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
}

.news-card__body {
    padding: 1.5rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex: 1;
}

.news-card__date {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.news-card__title {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}

.news-card__summary {
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--ink-3);
    margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
    flex: 1;
}

.news-card__link {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.4rem;
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--aca-green-ink);
    text-decoration: none;
    align-self: flex-start;
    transition: gap 0.15s ease;
}

    .news-card__link:hover {
        gap: 0.6rem;
    }

/* ===========================
   Responsive breakpoints
   =========================== */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .news-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .news-section {
        padding: 3rem 1.25rem;
    }

    .news-section__heading {
        font-size: 1.9rem;
    }
}