diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee
index 78190b6b12..e2645bcd8e 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion.coffee
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ Discussion =
           interactive: true
           defaultText: "Tag your post: press enter after each tag"
           height: "30px"
-          width: "90%"
+          width: "100%"
           removeWithBackspace: true
         $local(".discussion-submit-update").unbind("click").click -> handleSubmitEditThread(this)
         $local(".discussion-cancel-update").unbind("click").click -> handleCancelEdit(this)
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ Discussion =
           interactive: true
           defaultText: "Tag your post: press enter after each tag"
           height: "30px"
-          width: "90%"
+          width: "100%"
           removeWithBackspace: true
         $local(".discussion-submit-post").click ->
           handleSubmitNewPost(this)
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index 7b90a33cc9..8384b19002 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $discussion_title_size: 1.6em;
 $comment_title_size: 1.0em;
 $comment_body_size: 0.9em;
 $comment_info_size: 0.75em;
-$discussion_input_width: 90%;
+$discussion_input_width: 100%;
 
 @mixin discussion-font {
   font-family: inherit;
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ $discussion_input_width: 90%;
   .search-wrapper-inline {
     width: 80%;
     display: inline-block;
-    margin-top: 2%;
+    margin-top: 3%;
+    margin-bottom: 6%;
   }
   .discussion-search-form {
     margin-bottom: 1%;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ $discussion_input_width: 90%;
   .discussion-search-within-board {
     font-style: normal;
     font: inherit;
+    font-size: $comment_body_size;
   }
   .control-button {
     @include button;
@@ -182,9 +184,13 @@ $discussion_input_width: 90%;
       -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
     }
   }
+  .discussion-sort {
+    float: right;
+    margin-top: -2.5%;
+  }
   .discussion-content-edit, .discussion-reply-new, .new-post-form {
     .new-post-control, .edit-post-control {
-      margin-left: 70.5%;
+      margin-left: 80%;
       margin-top: 1%;
     }
     .control-button {
@@ -193,13 +199,13 @@ $discussion_input_width: 90%;
       color: white;
       font-weight: bold;
       text-decoration: none;
-      margin-left: 3%;
+      margin-left: 10%;
       display: inline-block;
       padding-top: 9px;
       font-size: inherit;
       width: inherit;
     }
-    margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
+    margin: 10px 0 40px 0;
   }
   .thread {
     //display: none;
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_sort.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_sort.html
index 7be0235ef2..ab27b36b2a 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_sort.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_sort.html
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 <%def name="link_to_sort(key, title)">
   % if key == sort_key:
     % if sort_order.lower() == 'desc':
-      ${_link_to_sort(key, 'asc', title + ' (desc)')}
+      ${_link_to_sort(key, 'asc', title + ' [v]')}
     % else:
-      ${_link_to_sort(key, 'desc', title + '(asc)')}
+      ${_link_to_sort(key, 'desc', title + ' [^]')}
     % endif
   % else:
     ${_link_to_sort(key, 'desc', title)}
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 <div class="discussion-sort">
   Sort by: 
   ${link_to_sort('date', 'Date')}
+  |
   ${link_to_sort('votes', 'Votes')}
+  |
   ${link_to_sort('comments', 'Comments')}
 </div>