Hey, what do you know? My last column for the semester.

Yes, as I go off to do my internship somewhere in the Chicagoland area, you won’t be hearing from me again in some shape or form until next fall.

With that in mind, let’s now look back at the semester past and award those who have been noteworthy and/or somehow just managed to take up a lot of sportswriters’ time. Introducing the first ever “Robbie” award.

Our first “Robbie,” for the best kick since Bruce Lee, goes to Chicago Bulls forward Dennis Rodman, for his best kung-fu move on cameraman Eugene Amos in Minneapolis January 28. I guess he must have been practicing for his movie with Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Our next “Robbie”, for best use of his…errr….groin, goes to said cameraman Amos. For his troubles from Rodman’s kick, he managed to screw the multi-colored-haired one out of $200,000. To top it off, soon afterward, he was arrested for beating his girlfriend.

Moving on, while a congratulations is given to the Green Bay Packers for winning their first Super Bowl in 30 years, the “Limburger cheese Robbie” goes to Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard, for his cheesy and self-serving performance as he pranced and shimmied to three touchdowns.

An honorable mention “Robbie” for too much time on their hands goes to those who made a party of watching “Ellen” come out of the closet on Wednesday night. Guys, there are more important things in life, such as watching grass grow and Iowa weather change from sun to snow in a matter of 24 hours.

Ladies and gentlemen, we now introduce boxer Andrew Golota. “Thank you,” he says. “The ‘Robbie’ for the wimpiest performance goes to Riddick Bowe, for wimping out of Marine Corps boot camp.” The committee feels the same way, Andy. No more showboating for you, Mr. Bowe.

Next, a special “Robbie” in the “We suck” category is awarded to Chicago’s baseball teams, the Cubs and White Sox. The White Sux, whom many thought would be challenging for the AL Central Division title and possibly the AL pennant, are now languishing in last place with an 8-17 record.

The Cubs have been even worse, starting out the season with a 14-game losing streak and now in last place at 6-19. However, things are looking up as the Cubs have won six out of their last 10 and are now threatening to climb out of the cellar.

Finally, the “Robbie” for worst omission goes to Sports Illustrated, for not including Iowa State in its Top 50 Jock Schools list this week. Although we did get mention for our broomball intramural program (yeah baby!), we should have been in the top 50, with our up-and-coming football program and our always kickin’ men’s and women’s basketball teams. Also, can anyone say “Hilton Magic,” the best place to watch a college basketball game in the country? Heck, even Northwestern, who hadn’t done squat athletically until their football team started kicking butt and taking names, got 40th.

Well, that’s the end of our awards show. Come back again next semester as we tackle more fun stuff in the world around us that we call “Earth.”

ROB DANIEL is a junior in journalism and mass communication from Zion, Ill.