diff --git a/common/djangoapps/course_groups/cohorts.py b/common/djangoapps/course_groups/cohorts.py
index f84e18b214..5c8a1ca067 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/course_groups/cohorts.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/course_groups/cohorts.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ def is_course_cohorted(course_id):
     Raises:
        Http404 if the course doesn't exist.
     """
-    return courses.get_course_by_id(course_id).is_cohorted
+    #return courses.get_course_by_id(course_id).is_cohorted
+    return True
 
 
 def get_cohort_id(user, course_id):
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
index 9737d59537..715cb575d4 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ def forum_form_discussion(request, course_id):
     Renders the main Discussion page, potentially filtered by a search query
     """
     course = get_course_with_access(request.user, course_id, 'load')
+    print "\n\n\n\n\n****************************"
+    print course
     category_map = utils.get_discussion_category_map(course)
 
     try:
@@ -165,10 +167,13 @@ def forum_form_discussion(request, course_id):
             'course_id': course.id,
             'category_map': category_map,
             'roles': saxutils.escape(json.dumps(utils.get_role_ids(course_id)), escapedict),
-            'is_moderator': cached_has_permission(request.user, "see_all_cohorts", course_id),
-            'cohorts': get_course_cohorts
+            #'is_moderator': cached_has_permission(request.user, "see_all_cohorts", course_id),
+            'is_moderator': True,
+            'cohorts': get_course_cohorts(course_id)
         }
         # print "start rendering.."
+        print "\n\n\n\n\n\n*************************************"
+        print context
         return render_to_response('discussion/index.html', context)
 
 @login_required
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_new_post.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_new_post.html
index c733704d09..3af63f9ea1 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_new_post.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_new_post.html
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
                     %elif course.metadata.get("allow_anonymous_to_peers", False):
                         <input type="checkbox" name="anonymous_to_peers" class="discussion-anonymous-to-peers" id="new-post-anonymous-to-peers"><label for="new-post-anonymous-to-peers">post anonymously to classmates</label>
                     %endif
-                    % if is_moderator:
+                    %if is_moderator:
                     <div class="form-group-label">
                         Make visible to:
                         <select class="group-filter-select">