TWIST

Hello Subi owners. I have an issue with my 1995 SUBARU LEG LS/LSI, and I'm hoping for some help. I had noticed that a couple of times when starting it that I really had to push on the ignition switch to engage. Then I was going down the road and I noticed the speedometer and the RPM gages were not moving. Then they started jumping up and down as gages sometimes do when its subzero temps or not moving at all. It felt like the car was losing power and I was getting bumps of power and then none. Then completely lost power, no lights came on from the dash. Just zero power. I coasted to the side of the road and called a friend for a jump. The car started after the second try and I headed for home. Car stalled as I turned the corner to go down the hill to my house and coasted into its parking spot. Several friends mentioned the altenator. I have not pulled the positive cable off the battery because even after sitting the (brand new battery) is low and doesnt have enough power to start the car to test that. Could it be something besides the altenator? I would hate to spend that chuck of change if it wasnt even the altenator at all.