diff --git a/app/api/dsoc/applications/route.ts b/app/api/dsoc/applications/route.ts
index 6e71118..a473358 100644
--- a/app/api/dsoc/applications/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/dsoc/applications/route.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,27 @@ async function getMenteeFromToken(request: NextRequest) {
   }
 }
 
-function getDeadlineEnd(dateString: string) {
-  const [year, month, day] = dateString.split('-').map(Number);
+function getDeadlineEnd(dateValue: string | Date) {
+  if (dateValue instanceof Date) {
+    return new Date(
+      dateValue.getFullYear(),
+      dateValue.getMonth(),
+      dateValue.getDate(),
+      23,
+      59,
+      59,
+      999
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (typeof dateValue !== 'string') {
+    return new Date(dateValue as unknown as string);
+  }
+
+  const [year, month, day] = dateValue.split('-').map(Number);
 
   if (!year || !month || !day) {
-    return new Date(dateString);
+    return new Date(dateValue);
   }
 
   return new Date(year, month - 1, day, 23, 59, 59, 999);
diff --git a/app/dsoc/page.tsx b/app/dsoc/page.tsx
index 600469a..e0b4079 100644
--- a/app/dsoc/page.tsx
+++ b/app/dsoc/page.tsx
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export default function DSOCPage() {
             <div className="inline-block mb-8">
               <div className="neo-brutal-badge bg-[var(--dsoc-primary)] text-white px-6 py-2 text-base font-bold">
                 <Zap className="w-5 h-5 mr-2" />
-                DSOC 2026 — Applications Open March 2026
+                DSOC 2026 — Applications Open May 2026
               </div>
             </div>
             
diff --git a/app/dsoc/projects/[id]/page.tsx b/app/dsoc/projects/[id]/page.tsx
index 14c4439..9696f08 100644
--- a/app/dsoc/projects/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/dsoc/projects/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ export default function ProjectDetailPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ id: st
               </div>
 
               {project.timelineUrl && (
-                <div className="neo-brutal-card p-6 bg-[var(--dsoc-secondary)] text-white border-[var(--dsoc-dark)]">
+                <div className="neo-brutal-card p-6">
                   <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
                     <div>
                       <h3 className="text-lg font-black flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ export default function ProjectDetailPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ id: st
               )}
 
               {/* Discord Card */}
-              <div className="neo-brutal-card p-6 dsoc-discord-card">
+              <div className="neo-brutal-card p-6">
                 <div className="text-[var(--dsoc-dark)] dark:text-[var(--dsoc-light)]">
                   <MessageCircle className="w-8 h-8 mb-3" />
                   <h3 className="font-bold text-lg mb-2">Have Questions?</h3>