\documentstyle[twocolumn]{article}

% HORIZONTAL MARGINS
% Left margin 0.875 inch (-0.125 + 1)
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-0.125in}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{-0.125in}
% Text width 6.75 inch.
\setlength{\textwidth}{6.75in}
% Column width 3.1 inch.
\newlength{\colwidth}
\setlength{\colwidth}{3.05in}
% Separation between columns
\setlength{\columnsep}{0.4in}
% ----------------
% VERTICAL MARGINS
% Top margin 1 inch (-0 + 1)
\setlength{\topmargin}{0in}
% Head height 0 inch (where page headers go)
\setlength{\headheight}{0in}
% Head separation 0 inch (between header and top line of text)
\setlength{\headsep}{0in}
% Text height 9 inch
\setlength{\textheight}{9in}
% ----------------
% PARAGRAPH INDENTATION
\setlength{\parindent}{0in}
% SPACE BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS
\setlength{\parskip}{\medskipamount}
% LINE SPACING
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{0.925}
% ----------------
% STRUTS
% HORIZONTAL STRUT.  One argument (width).
\newcommand{\hstrut}[1]{\hspace*{#1}}
% VERTICAL STRUT. Two arguments (offset from baseline, height).
\newcommand{\vstrut}[2]{\rule[#1]{0in}{#2}}
% ----------------
% ``TIGHTLIST'' ENVIRONMENT (no para space betwee items, small indent)
\newenvironment{tightlist}%
{\begin{list}{$\bullet$}{%
    \setlength{\topsep}{0in}
    \setlength{\partopsep}{0in}
    \setlength{\itemsep}{0in}
    \setlength{\parsep}{0in}
    \setlength{\leftmargin}{1.5em}
    \setlength{\rightmargin}{0in}
    \setlength{\itemindent}{0in}
}
}%
{\end{list}
}
