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APPALL-O-METER

By Dave Mulcahey

In a sanguinary reprise of their age-old antagonism, jock and nerd skirmished last month on the parched plains of DeKalb, Illinois. The field of battle, it seems, had been double-booked. Twenty or so members of the Northern Illinois University football team showed up at Huskie Stadium for a practice session, only to discover that the field was occupied by the… return to article

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