.student-stories {position:relative;isolation:isolate;overflow:hidden;padding:48px 0 38px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 80%,#d6643c12,transparent 55%),#fff;}
.student-stories .ss-heading {position:relative;z-index:2;text-align:center;padding:0 20px;margin:0 auto 20px;}
.student-stories .ss-eyebrow {display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:12px;color:#d6643c;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:2.5px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:18px;}
.ss-eyebrow:before,.ss-eyebrow:after {content:'';width:28px;height:2px;background:#d6643c;}
.student-stories .ss-heading h2 {font-family:"Roboto",sans-serif !important;font-size:clamp(30px,3.7vw,48px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.6px;color:#17213b;margin:0 0 16px;}
.student-stories .ss-heading h2 span {color:#d6643c;font-weight:700;}
.student-stories .ss-heading p {font-size:clamp(15px,1.7vw,22px);color:#797674;line-height:1.5;margin:0;}
.ss-brand {width:158px;height:56px;margin:17px auto 0;border:1px solid #ecdcc7;border-radius:40px;background:white;box-shadow:0 9px 22px #ac875414;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;overflow:hidden;}
.ss-brand img {width:130px;height:auto;flex-shrink:0;}
.ss-waves {position:absolute;inset:120px 0 0;width:100%;height:calc(100% - 120px);z-index:-1;pointer-events:none;fill:none;stroke:#d6643c;stroke-width:.7;}
.ss-waves .ss-wave-fill {fill:#d6643c14;stroke:none;}
.ss-carousel {position:relative;height:315px;touch-action:pan-y;outline-offset:-4px;}
.ss-stage {position:relative;height:100%;width:100%;max-width:1440px;margin:auto;perspective:1400px;mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 12%,#000 88%,transparent);}
.student-stories .ss-card {position:absolute;left:50%;top:0;width:240px;height:300px;margin:0;border-radius:22px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #e8c99e;background:#e8e5dd;box-shadow:0 15px 25px #a3865722;transform:translateX(-50%);transition:transform 800ms cubic-bezier(.22,.68,.2,1),opacity 800ms;will-change:transform;}
.ss-card img {position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;max-width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;}


.student-stories button:focus-visible,.ss-carousel:focus-visible {outline:2px solid #a67549;outline-offset:4px;}
.ss-announcement {position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;overflow:hidden;clip-path:inset(50%);}
@media(max-width:900px) {.student-stories {padding-top:38px;}.ss-stage {mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 8%,#000 92%,transparent);}.ss-carousel {height:295px;}.student-stories .ss-card {width:216px;height:270px;}}
@media(max-width:600px) {.student-stories {padding:32px 0 28px;}.student-stories .ss-heading h2 {letter-spacing:-1px;}.student-stories .ss-heading p {max-width:290px;margin:auto;}.ss-heading {margin-bottom:22px;}.ss-carousel {height:285px;}.student-stories .ss-card {width:208px;height:260px;border-radius:18px;}.ss-brand {width:142px;height:50px;}.ss-brand img {width:118px;}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {.student-stories .ss-card,}