.news-page-hero {
    padding: clamp(4.25rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0;
    color: #fff;
    background:
        linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(3, 29, 58, .98), rgba(6, 43, 85, .88)),
        var(--news-hero-image) center/cover no-repeat;
}

.news-page-hero .container,
.news-page-main > .container {
    max-width: 1200px;
}

.news-breadcrumb {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .65rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.news-breadcrumb a { color: var(--school-gold); text-decoration: none; }
.news-page-kicker { margin-bottom: .8rem; color: var(--school-gold); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.news-page-title { max-width: 900px; margin: 0; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 5vw, 4rem); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.12; }
.news-page-lead { max-width: 720px; margin: 1.2rem 0 0; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82); font-size: 1.04rem; }
.news-page-main { padding: var(--section-space) 0; background: var(--school-light-gray); }
.news-page-main .news-card { position: relative; }
.news-section .news-card { position: relative; }
.news-title-link { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.news-title-link:hover { color: var(--school-royal-blue); }
.news-category { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; width: fit-content; margin-bottom: .75rem; padding: .28rem .58rem; color: var(--school-navy); background: rgba(244, 180, 26, .2); border-radius: 999px; font-size: .65rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.news-featured { margin-left: .4rem; color: #9a6800; }
.news-empty { padding: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6rem) 1.5rem; text-align: center; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--school-border); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft); }
.news-empty i { margin-bottom: 1rem; color: var(--school-gold); font-size: 2.5rem; }
.news-empty h2 { color: var(--school-navy); font-family: var(--font-heading); }
.news-pagination { display: flex; justify-content: center; margin-top: 2.5rem; gap: .55rem; }
.news-pagination a,.news-pagination span { display: grid; width: 42px; height: 42px; place-items: center; color: var(--school-navy); background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--school-border); border-radius: .55rem; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
.news-pagination .active { color: #fff; background: var(--school-navy); border-color: var(--school-navy); }
.article-shell { max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; }
.article-card { overflow: hidden; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--school-border); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft); }
.article-image-wrap { width: 100%; background: #dce5ee; }
.article-image { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; object-fit: contain; }
.article-body { padding: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.article-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 1.6rem; gap: .75rem 1.4rem; color: #708095; font-size: .84rem; }
.article-meta span { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .45rem; }
.article-meta i { color: var(--school-gold); }
.article-excerpt { margin-bottom: 2rem; padding-left: 1.2rem; color: #43536a; border-left: 4px solid var(--school-gold); font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.75; }
.article-content { color: #344258; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.9; }
.article-content p { margin-bottom: 1.35rem; }
.article-actions { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 2.2rem; padding-top: 1.5rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--school-border); gap: 1rem; }
.article-actions a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem; color: var(--school-navy); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .06em; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }

@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
    .news-page-hero { padding: 3.5rem 0; }
    .news-page-main { padding: 3.5rem 0; }
    .article-body { padding: 1.4rem; }
    .article-meta { flex-direction: column; gap: .45rem; }
}