Volume 15, Issue 6

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Volume 15, Issue 6 | Friday, March 26, 2021

Standardized tests to take place in April, May AP/IB testing timeline Calculus AB/BC 8 a.m.

Mandarin SL/HL Afternoon

History (cont) HL Morning

History HL Afternoon

French 8 a.m.

ESS (cont) SL Morning

English Language 8 a.m.

Global Politics SL/HL Morning

Biology SL/HL Morning

Art History 1 p.m.

Latin SL/HL Morning

Euro History 9 a.m.

Human Geo 9 a.m.

Comp Sci A Noon Physics SL/HL Afternoon

Art History Chemistry Noon 8 a.m.

Math ALL Afternoon Physics C Mechanics Noon

Math (cont) ALL Morning US History 8 a.m.

Comp Sci SL/HL Afternoon Vaya Vayas Vaya

Biology 8 a.m.

May 28

Key

Comp Sci A 1 p.m.

French SL/HL Afternoon

English Literature 9 a.m.

Studio Art 2-D Design Submission deadline

Chinese Noon

Spanish 8 a.m.

Biology 9 a.m.

May 27

May 19

US History 9 a.m.

May 20

Chemistry SL/HL Morning

May 17

May 13

Math (cont) HL Morning

ESS SL Afternoon

Spanish SL/HL Afternoon

May 18

Euro History Noon

May 14

Comp Sci (cont) SL/HL Morning

May 12

May 10

English HL Afternoon

May 11

May 7

May 5

English Literature 8 a.m.

May 6

May 3

April 29

Human Geo Noon

May 4

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Sources: College Board, IB Coordinator Devin Demartini Cooke, International Baccalaureate, Registrar Betsy Pfeiffer

online option IB test times are TBD at press time; AP make up period is June 6-11

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Most exams will be held on campus with online options available for some AP subjects

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onvent & Stuart Hall will hold Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams for seniors in April and May despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The College Board, which administers Advanced Placement examinations, has delegated testing responsibilities to schools, allowing them to decide whether they will require all students to be in-person for exams.

“The College Board gave us the option to have a digital exam,” registrar Betsy Pfeiffer said. “They’re going to offer fulllength, digital tests for some subjects — not all, but some. We felt that students should be able to choose if they want to take it at home or in-person.”

The International Baccalaureate, which administers IB examinations, did not give schools the same choice.

“They asked, ‘Are you open?’ and ‘Are you allowed to host

exams?’” IB Coordinator Devin DeMartini Cooke said.

Schools were required to submit information to the IB regarding the capacity of a school to host students on campus, and the IB decided whether a school could hold exams.

“We had to declare to the IB that we’ve been offering in-person instruction since November,” Head of School Tony Farrell said, “therefore, we qualify as an in-person testing school.”

For schools that are not open or cannot host exams, IB is offering a non-exam route.

“If you do the non-exam route, scores are calculated based on a variation of your Internal Assessment scores and predicted scores as well as an algorithm that looks at historical data of a school and other information,” Cooke said.

IB has amended testing content for schools taking the exam route in May of 2021. The organization has also altered the content of juniors’ May 2022

examinations.

“They’ve gone through and removed a chunk of content from examinations so that schools were able to focus more significantly on what would be tested,” Cooke said. “They condensed the material to ac-

count for any lost instructional time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Farrell says he is confident in the IB’s decision to hold tests because of the IB’s testing philosophy.

SENIOR WEEK Administrators are planning an in-person Baccalaureate Mass and graduation for the Class of 2021.

The Baccalaureate Mass is going to be held in the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption rather than in the usual venue to accomodate social distancing guidelines. The school is still searching for venues where guests can gather safely for graduation on May 29.

“The IB has an inherently dynamic approach when it comes to ascertaining how someone knows how to apply what they know,” Farrell said. “IB is trying to build an assessment that may accommodate for learning loss for any reason.”

Some teachers say they believe holding exams will be beneficial for students.

“I’m very glad that we’re giving the exams, especially because last year the formula that they used was based off the school’s past performance, and for me every class is unique,” IB Math teacher Lindsay MacGarva said. “I want this because it’s the first year of the new math curriculum.”

Other teachers say they have mixed feelings about holding exams.

“I know some students will be wondering about how well-prepared they are,” IB English HL teacher Daniel Popplewell said.

“It’s going to be different for different students. Some are going

ART EXHIBITION Flex and Flow, the Spring Art Exhibition that will showcase artworks from seniors enrolled in IB Visual Art, AP Studio Art and Advanced Portfolio, will take place virtually on April 22.

Works will also be displayed in the Syufy Gallery, President's Gallery and Siboni 2nd Floor Gallery on the Broadway campus, and in the Pine/Octavia Learning Commons.

The event is open to all.

to benefit from this rigorous exam experience.”

Some students say they would prefer not to have exams, particularly because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their learning.

“I believe the pandemic has made it extremely hard to keep regular and consistent study, especially with our changing schedules,” senior Peter Wolfe said. “While I do believe the school has all the facilities in place to hold the tests, I also believe that our education has been greatly affected by the pandemic, and holding the tests would not be the best indicator of our strength as students.”

Faculty, however, say they are confident in students’ abilities despite the effects of COVID-19 on mental health and instructional time.

“We do believe our students will be successful with examinations,” DeMartini Cooke said.

“This does feel like an advantage for our students.”

HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER Convent & Stuart Hall raised money for Easter meals for members of St. Benedict's Parish for the Deaf who are in need of assistance and meet at St. Xavier Church, where Stuart Hall High School holds Chapels in normal years.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, each advisory collected and donated both meal items and money from its students during Easter and Thanksgiving.

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News

The Roundtable | March 26, 2021

Program builds problem-solving skills Participants design original solutions

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n independent study program is empowering students to identify a problem and work collaboratively and individually to develop solutions.

“Creating the Design to Action program was an effort to combine students' passions and ideas for solutions with design

thinking and entrepreneurialism in an effort to promote our students to affect change now,” computer science teacher Liam Carey, who leads the initiative, said.

Carey says he founded the program to intertwine real-world issues with his classes.

“I've been working for a long time on finding ways to move

education forward by attempting to make it resemble the world outside the classroom,” Carey said. “This has come to mean making each student's education more individualized, relevant, interesting, hands-on and cross-curricular.”

Students in the Design to Action program attend monthly cohort meetings while also having individual meetings with the program directors to check in on their progress on their projects.

“Being able to meet with all the students in the D2A program has helped my motivation to solve my individual challenge,” junior AP Pang said. “I get to see peers who have similar goals in creating change in the world.”

Pang, who participated in D2A during his sophomore year, is spending this school year researching mealworms and their effectiveness in breaking down styrofoam. He says he is in the process of addressing the issues of food deserts and their effects on low-income communities.

“Last year I was very interested in researching ways to promote sustainable food con-

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DESIGNING CHANGE Senior Miles Raneri works on a diagram for his Design to Action project, which is a portable wind power generator. The D2A program began in 2018 and aims to help students develop the design skills they need to identify and develop a solution to a problem related to technology and sustainability.

sumption when it comes to eliminating waste,” Pang said. “This year I have found another topic of research as I am curious in ways in which communities like ours can limit food waste.”

Participants say the program helps them to begin pursuing their career interests while still in high school.

“I have been designing and building things my whole life,” senior Miles Raneri said, “and this program has given me the

opportunity to build some of the skills I would need to make this interest into a career.”

Raneri says he is using his interest in sailing to develop a portable means of producing electricity through wind power.

“My project is a wind-powered solution that’s both ultra-portable and cost-effective,” Raneri said. “It can be sent to disaster zones and places without access to electricity.”

Design to Action leaders say

that implementing ideas of resolving global challenges will help build a well-rounded curriculum for all students.

“I believe strongly that education is the potential first step to addressing the countless issues our nation is facing,” Carey said.

“Ignorance and complicitness are the key culprits in these areas, and our youth have the right to a modern, effective education that consistently weaves these issues into the curriculum.”

Seniors prepare to commit to colleges Counselors offer advice about navigating decision process Nik Chupkin & Ansh Ghayalod

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hile seniors are receiving college decision letters and selecting the school they will attend in the fall, college counselors are helping them navigate stress while they plan for their futures and consider their available options.

“The power actually goes back to the students because you only get to go to one school,” Cesar Guerrero, Director of Academic Guidance and College Counseling, said. “All these colleges want to roll out the red carpet because they want you to invest your time and tuition dollars into their community.”

Seniors say they plan to consider a variety of factors ranging from extracurricular involvement to financial aid packages when making their final decision.

“I applied to colleges that already met my education standards,” senior Jaylen Chu said, “so the tie-breaker for choosing which college to attend will be a combination of school spirit, financial support and internship opportunities.”

Guerrero says he advises seniors to also heavily weigh residential and community life before committing to a school.

“You’re choosing a place to move to,” Guerrero said. “Taking a look at the house and the residence life is one of the biggest things. Ask yourself, ‘Do I see myself living and working

here?’”

For many families, being able to pay for college is just as important as choosing one that fits a particular profile.

“I’m going to have to work a few jobs or take up an internship during the summer to help support me throughout college,” senior Trieu Tran said. “It’s up to me to see where I want to go and then be able to support myself throughout the process.”

Although it may be tempting for seniors to slack off during their last months of high school,

Guerrero says that continuing to demonstrate excellence through the end of the year could help students get into waitlisted colleges.

Some students worry that lower second semester grades may cause selective colleges to rescind acceptance letters.

“I was worried how my second semester grades would affect college admissions,” Chu said. “I know that colleges request second semester transcripts after they accept you.

A school’s decision to rescind acceptance depends more

on student behavior than their grades, according to Guerrero.

“It’s not just about grades declining,” Guerrero said. “Rescinding is actually more common when students aren’t good citizens, and more common than not, if a college is going to rescind an acceptance letter, it’s going to be because students don’t behave great on social media.”

Although many students feel stressed out about college denials, Guerrero says getting into colleges doesn’t determine a person’s worth.

“No matter what happens, getting into these schools will not mean that you’re a better person,” Guerrero said. “Your value as a person is not going to be from this process.”

As the decision period begins, seniors say they are feeling optimistic about their college acceptances.

“I know I’ll get in somewhere that I will be satisfied with,” Tran said. “I’ll be happy wherever I end up.”

Guerrero says he hopes applicants can find confidence in themselves and hope in their futures.

“I don’t think they know that even at a time of uncertainty, courage is all they’ve shown us,” Guerrero said about seniors navigating the application process during the COVID-19 pandemic. “They should have faith and courage to go to that next stage, and it’s just going to get better."

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Young investors encourage peers to enter stock market

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oung entrepreneurs who have invested in the stock market are helping spread financial literacy, encouraging their fellow students to follow their lead.

“I first started investing in the stock market when I was in the fifth grade,” senior Alex Di Napoli said. “I grew up in a household where most of my family members dealt with finance, so I was inspired by them.”

Di Napoli is a member of the Stuart Hall High School Finance Club. Another group of students, which includes junior William White, has started a separate finance club. Members of both groups say they seek to increase financial literacy among the student body.

White said he began investing because he was afraid his savings were losing value due to inflation — where the printing of money lowers the value of the dollar in consumer markets as it naturally

becomes more prevalent.

Many young people, however, have found investing “scary,” according to recent studies. Sixty-three percent of people do not invest until older than the age of 35 years old, according to a Gallup Poll.

“I think it's a great exercise with a family member or friends, so someone that knows the investment landscape,” David Lyon, Chief Investment Officer at J.P. Morgan Chase said about how students should begin investing. “Really the best way is to learn by experience by getting practice and following different investments in different companies.”

The recent GameStop short squeeze has spurred teens to invest, according to the Washington Post, where a large number of investors drove up the price of GameStop stock from $17.25 to $347.51 in January.

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Op-Ed

The Roundtable | March 26, 2021 Staff Editorial

Mandating IB exams is unfair to students

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Current schedule will reduce performance on cumulative tests

eniors enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program should not be forced to take IB assessments this May because of an unconventional schedule.

Convent & Stuart Hall limited students' COVID-19 exposure when returning to in-person instruction in November in adopting the two-cohort model recommended by the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

As a result, students have to spend an intensive four to five week period focused on two subject areas, rotating to two more courses a total of four times over a semester.

While this unconventional schedule is a good compromise given the global pandemic, it will undoubtedly have consequences on students’ ability to retain information in the long term, ultimately affecting their performance on IB assessments.

The main problem with this schedule is that effective learning requires time.

“Our ability to remember a piece of information depends critically on the number of times we have reviewed it, the temporal distribution of the reviews, and the time elapsed since the last review,” a study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reads.

In past years, students experienced such spaced repetition due to classes that lasted 70 minutes and met two to three times per week.

Now, with two and a half hour classes, students cover a week's worth of material daily, negat-

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Caucasian man shot and killed eight people in Atlanta on March 16, and six of the victims were of Asian descent.

Instead of condemning the shooting, which was clearly racially motivated, Capt. Jay Baker, a spokesman for the investigation, said that the shooter had had “a really bad day” in a press conference.

He should have denounced the violence. Instead, he offered an excuse.

Baker also seemed to have posted a photo of a racist T-shirt that read, “COVID-19: Imported virus from Chy-Na” a few months ago, according to NYT. This is no coincidence. Racism towards Asian Americans has greatly increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the 7% decrease in

When do you anticipate investing in the stock market?

When was my last COVID test?

Four-week blocks fly by!

"I recently turned 18 and opened a Robin Hood account. I'm going to start investing in stocks I like." ­— Chase Mack, 12

Cole Charas | The Roundtable

ing students' abilities to prepare ahead. As a result, students must often study a breadth of material the night before a test, a

method of studying known as cramming.

“While previous lab studies comparing cramming vs. spaced repetitions sometimes found a

benefit of cramming on immediate tests,” Sean Kang, a postdoctoral fellow at University of California, San Diego, wrote, “these short-term gains were invariably reversed when the test was administered after a longer delay — i.e., cramming leads to rapid forgetting.”

This delay, however, is longer than the customary hour or day that a test can be delayed, given the schedule. For many IB students, finishing a class means that they will not revisit its material for five or more months.

These long breaks from subject areas will skew student’s actual results on IB assessments, causing their scores to deviate from teacher-predicted grades.

The caveat to predicted grades is that “the IB takes measures to work with schools that consistently under- or over-pre-

dict student grades,” according to the IB. In addition to impacting students' scores, forcing students to take IB assessments with the current schedule could negatively impact the school’s credibility

"I want to invest in stocks when there's a significant loss in the market." ­— Max Young, 11

"I have been dollar-cost averaging money through index funds." ­— Tyler Hummel, 10

with the IB. It is ultimately both unfair and imprudent for the school to force students to take IB exams given the current schedule, which contradicts the in-depth educational method that the IB requires.

"I am invested in Sony and Activision. I am going to branch out to other companies this summer."

­— Nicholas McNamara, 9

Speaking out against hate crimes is everyone's responsibility Anti-Asian hate has reached worrying extremes with little done to address it

overall hate crimes in 2020, hate crimes against Asian Americans have risen by 149%, according to the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism.

Former President Donald Trump’s word choice as it pertains to the coronavirus could be partially to blame, having on many occasions referred to the coronavirus as the “China virus” and the “Kung flu.”

The number of posts with hashtags that contained anti-Asian language increased on Twitter within a week of Trump tweeting the phrase “China virus,” according to a University of California San Francisco study.

Clearly, inflammatory language has an effect on some Americans’ actions towards minorities.

Asian American hate has skyrocketed in San Francisco as well.

Just last Wednesday, a Caucasian man assaulted a 75-yearold Asian American woman on Market Street, and last month, three men beat an elderly Asian American man in a laundromat.

Hate crimes against Asian Americans — or against any other race — must stop. We need to proactively defend Asian Americans, and speaking out against both physical violence and microaggressions, which are often overlooked, is a good place to start.

Microaggressions are incidents in which minorities face subtle racism, such as when all Asians are called “smart.” Oftentimes, the people who commit microaggressions do not recognize the harmful effects of their actions.

Studies that ask Asian Americans whether they have faced microaggressions show how of-

ten Asian Americans experience racism.

Approximately 78% of participants reported at least one racial microaggression over the twoweek study period,” according to a study in the Asian American Journal of Psychology.

Our society has normalized racism directed towards Asian Americans, and it’s coming to a head because of the pandemic.

As a South Asian American myself, I am disgusted by the prejudice Asian Americans face on a day-to-day basis. Recent instances of physical violence against Asian Americans are despicable, and the microaggressions Asian Americans constantly face contribute to the bigotry that plagues America.

I will continue to speak out against anti-Asian hate. I hope everyone around me will do the same.

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Sports & Activities

The Roundtable | March 26, 2021

Using the digital edge

IB seniors alter CAS projects during pandemic

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any IB seniors have altered their CAS projects to adapt to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, as safety regulations barred students from pursuing project categories that required large amou nt s of i n - p e rs on interaction.

“When COVID-19 hit last March, students were trying to put together their proposals,” IB CAS Coordinator Emily Brenner said. “We really didn’t know what was going to happen. Maybe we're going out for a few weeks, and then maybe we would be back.”

CAS, which stands for Creativity, Activity, Service, is a core component of the International Baccalaureate program that serves as a student-initiated challenge with careful planning and reflection, according to the IB website.

“When I was doing second CAS interviews with the current seniors, we were speaking very tentatively with ideas that needed to be in-person,” Brenner said. “We also wanted to have a Plan B.” While students returned to campus in November, ongoing health and safety regulations have altered what was and currently is possible for their projects.

“I was originally planning on doing an art piece where each viewer would have to wear 3D glasses to see it,” senior Mattheus Tellini said. “Nowadays, it's not so wise to be sharing objects such as 3D glasses, and I didn't want to have to order a ton of glasses and waste them for onetime use.”

The pandemic has given some seniors the opportunity to ex-

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Athletes return to sports as new season Participants reflect on year away from teammates, competitions

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DIGITAL PROJECT Senior Mattheus Tellini works on his CAS project, which has taken on a partially digital form. Many IB students moved their projects to digital media in response to restrictions on in-person interaction due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

plore and reevaluate their projects. While COVID-19 affected and influenced their projects, juniors are finding ways to do their projects safely and without

having to worry about restarting far along in the process.

“My CAS project was not really affected by COVID-19,” junior

Aiden Guibert said. “I realized people need to find cheaper alternatives to recipes while in college, and I will be posting around five different cooking videos on a website that I will create.”

Despite the challenges that the pandemic and shift to online learning caused, some students overcame their hurdles by utilizing digital tools and technology.

“There has definitely been a rise in digitally-based projects,” Brenner said. “While it may be because of our uncertain future, I feel students' digital skills have really improved over the past year. It may be a function of necessity, but maybe it's also a function of emerging opportunities.”

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s Season 2 sports begin, many athletes have been reflecting on their year off and say they are excited to play as a team again.

“In the thick of quarantine, I became lazy and lost lots of motivation,” senior Cole Matthes, who is on the track team, said.

“Being able to get outside, workout and see your friends can really help your mental health.”

This season's sports began on March 22 and include track and field, baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, tennis, badminton and fencing, with athletes still having to play in masks, abstain from club sports, and get tested weekly. Spectators are limited to only parents, and they must also follow social distancing guidelines.

“Students can still only participate in one sport during each individual season and may not sign up for multiple teams,” Dana Kuwahara, Head of Athletics and Physical Education, wrote in an email to the student body. “Parents from different households must remain at least 6-feet distanced from other families and be masked at all times.”

During the pandemic, students say they found other ways to entertain themselves, spending more time on their non-athletic hobbies.

“Coronavirus hasn't affected me much when it comes to sports, but I was able to shift my focus to other things during that time,” freshman Benjamin Garcia-Meza, who plays soccer, said. “I am really excited for school sports because playing sports with classmates is always

Professional athletes must be aware of the repercussions of their language

Famous players need to stop promoting hate against minorities, take accountability for their actions

iami Heat’s Power For w a rd Me y e r s Leonard used a derogatory antisemitic slur while live-streaming a video game on the popular platform known as Twitch in early March.

The NBA fined Leonard $50,000, the maximum allowed by league policy, and the Miami Heat indefinitely suspended him.

In his apology, Leonard stated he “did not know what the word meant at the time” and vowed to seek ways to educate himself on the history of anti-Jewish hate and ways to fight it.

It is implausible that Leonard did not know the derogatory nature of the slur he was using, as he used it in response to a

frustrating moment in his video game.

Leonard abused a platform where he had attention from fans to promote a terrible word with a dark history of hate.

There is absolutely no room for antisemitism or any form of derogatory ethnic slurs on or off the court.

Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, who is Jewish, received Leonard's vow to seek information on anti-Semitism well and wrote a profound letter about the effects of causal ignorance.

“Casual ignorance is harder to combat and has greater reach, especially when you command great influence,” Edelman wrote.

“Hate is like a virus, even acci-

dentally it can spread.”

Edelman is right about how the casual slip-up of one slur can have grave negative consequences when spoken by someone who is idolized by thousands.

Any form of hate speech can create a ripple effect that changes the way many ethnic and religious minorities feel about their safety in this country.

The NBA and Miami Heat reacted well by investigating this issue and quickly suspending Leonard in accordance with their zero-tolerance policy in regards to hate speech.

Leonard now needs to prove he has changed his perspective on hate speech and the history of antisemitism and grow from his

mistakes before reentering the league.

While some might argue in favor of holding public figures and professional athletes to a higher standard, at a minimum they should observe common standards of decency and respect and should be aware of the consequences of what they say and do.

Many high school students jokingly and ignorantly use racial slurs.

They should learn from Leonard’s mistake.

Many people who harbor casual attitudes surrounding derogatory rhetoric do not understand that their complacency only perpetuates senseless hatred.

fun.”

Athletes say that the many new sports beginning during Season 2 will allow them more opportunities to work together and bond as a team, much like they did before the pandemic.

“I am looking forward to lacrosse because I get to compete with a group of guys, and it's great to have a sense of community again,” sophomore Cooper Loveless, who is on the lacrosse team, said. “The social aspect of sports is very important and lots of fun. Not having that was very tricky.”

Season 2 ends on April 30, and Season 3 begins on May 3 and extends until June 4, past the end of the school year.

“Playing sports is a great way to start off the summer,” freshman Brayden Wasserman said about sports continuing after classes have ended. “I think those who haven’t been able to play their sport of choice this year would appreciate it.”

Senior athletes say they are happy they can spend their last months in high school just playing team sports again.

“I am very glad I can go out for a sport during my last semester in high school,” Matthes said.

“It would be great to compete, but if not, I am glad I can get out with friends and exercise.”

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White said. “Seeing the internet even the playing field between retail investors and market makers and big hedge funds is great.”

Lyon, however, cautions against students adopting investing practices from Reddit, the platform that independent investors used to plan the GameStop short squeeze.

“I wouldn't call that investing," Lyon said. "I call that gambling. Be very careful when you're investing in themes and momentum types of investments driven by the internet. You can lose money very quickly.”

White agreed, saying that he encourages all students to invest.

“Investing isn't scary, but not investing is,” White said. “Every student should be investing in the stock market. Just don’t be what the finance world calls 'dumb money,' and be smart about your choices.”