    body {
        margin: 0;
        font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
        background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c5c5, #b5b5b5);
        color: #333;
    }

    h1 {
        text-align: center;
        font-size: 2.5rem;
        margin: 2rem 0;
    }

    .event-container {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        gap: 2rem;
        padding: 0 2rem 2rem;
        height: 80vh;
    }

    .column {
        flex: 1;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
        backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
        padding: 1rem;
        border-radius: 1rem;
        overflow-y: auto;
        box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    }

    .column h2 {
        text-align: center;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .event {
        background: white;
        border-radius: 1rem;
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
    }

    .event:hover {
        transform: scale(1.03);
        box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    }

    .event img {
        height: 180px;
        object-fit: cover;
        border-top-left-radius: 1rem;
        border-top-right-radius: 1rem;
        display: block;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .event-content {
        padding: 1rem;
    }

    .event-content h3 {
        margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
        font-size: 1.7rem;
        font-weight: bold;
    }

    .event-content p {
        margin: 0.25rem 0;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .event-content time {
        font-style: italic;
    }

    .event-content a {
        display: inline-block;
        margin-top: 0.5rem;
        padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
        background-color: #4f46e5;
        color: white;
        text-decoration: none;
        border-radius: 0.5rem;
        transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .event-content a:hover {
        background-color: #4338ca;
    }

    .scroll-notice {
        text-align: center;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        color: #555;
        margin: 0.5rem 2rem 1rem;
    }

    /* Footer */
    .simple-footer {
        background-color: #111;
    }

    .social-icons a {
        font-size: 1.6rem;
        color: #fff;
        transition: transform 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .social-icons a:hover {
        transform: scale(1.3);
    }

    .social-icons a.twitter:hover {
        color: #1da1f2;
    }

    .social-icons a.facebook:hover {
        color: #1877f2;
    }

    .social-icons a.instagram:hover {
        color: #e1306c;
    }

    .social-icons a.linkedin:hover {
        color: #0077b5;
    }

    .social-icons a.youtube:hover {
        color: #ff0000;
    }

    .footer-dropdown {
        position: relative;
        display: inline-block;
    }

    .footer-dropdown-menu {
        position: absolute;
        top: 100%;
        /* shows below the link */
        left: 0;
        background-color: #343a40;
        padding: 10px 0;
        border-radius: 5px;
        display: none;
        z-index: 1000;
        min-width: 200px;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }

    .footer-dropdown:hover .footer-dropdown-menu,
    .footer-dropdown-menu:hover {
        display: block;
    }

    .footer-dropdown-menu li {
        list-style: none;
        padding: 5px 20px;
    }

    .footer-dropdown-menu a {
        color: white;
        text-decoration: none;
        display: block;
    }

    .footer-dropdown-menu a:hover {
        color: #ffc107;
        text-decoration: underline;
    }

    .footer-dropdown .dropdown-toggle {
        color: white;
        cursor: pointer;
        display: inline-block;
        padding: 5px 10px;
    }

    /*header*/
    .header {
        background-color: #273d4e !important;
    }

    /* Footer Navigation Link Styles */
    .footer-logo-img {
        max-height: 170px;
        transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    }

    .footer-logo-img:hover {
        transform: scale(1.2);
        cursor: pointer;
    }

    .footer-links a {
        font-weight: 500;
        position: relative;
        transition: color 0.3s ease;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
    }

    .footer-links a::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        bottom: -5px;
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        width: 0%;
        height: 2px;
        background-color: #fff;
        transition: width 0.3s ease;
    }

    .footer-links a:hover {
        color: #ffffffcc;
    }

    .footer-links a:hover::after {
        width: 80%;
    }

    .simple-footer {
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    }