Your class could not have come during a more interesting market..
These are some stocks that have shown decent momentum for a while.
MOS DGLY TRA TNH POT... I did well with TRA and TNH during the 07 CNBC contest. Fertilizer stocks..
If you want to gamble on some stocks that are in the crapper and barely on life support...Try--ETFC FNLY SCA FINL IMB SPF FMDA..
Finally a few that I have a dog in the fight,,, I'm thinking I will get a chance to buy them low tomorrow AM and sell slightly higher in the PM. I can't say I'd go with them for a semester, but I like them for the short run.. CRNT CCC DGLY BIOS XING NM.
Most importantly do your own DD....Lots and lots.