re: What is a good way to get into the stock market

You're not in any position to be making short term plays in the stock market. Focus on doing well in college, setting yourself up for a job/career after college, and find another job for your "spending mkney." If you want to get into trading, use whatever free time you have leftover to learn about it so that when you do graduate and get a decent paying job you will be in a position to use discretionary money to make some plays.